Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
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Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F92211, F91229 29h 05min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F93440, F92212 26h 39min | | ![]() | $156 | ||
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F92211, F91229 10h 07min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (PHX) F92638, NK1333 19h 32min | | ![]() | $259 | ||
Best option Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 direct UA2866 05h 14min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (ORD) UA1448, UA3569 07h 18min | | ![]() | ? | $377 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91263, F91949 08h 39min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F93440, F92212 26h 39min | | ![]() | ? | $213 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91263, F91949 08h 39min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91448, F91264 12h 46min | | ![]() | $254 | ||
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F92211, F93439 21h 06min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (PHX) F92638, F94672 22h 51min | | ![]() | ? | $328 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (JFK) B61119, B60315 11h 47min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91448, F91264 12h 46min | | ![]() | ? | $336 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (CLT) AA2735, AA3301 09h 37min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (CLT) AA2855, AA0419 10h 31min | | ![]() | ? | $459 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/25/25 1 Stopover (DFW) AA1355, AA0446 07h 29min | Return 10/05/25 1 Stopover (CLT) AA1960, AA0660 08h 51min | | ![]() | ? | $487 |
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Detroit to San Francisco
Favorite airline: Sun Country Airlines
The majority of passengers on the route Detroit – San Francisco prefer to fly with Sun Country Airlines.

Sun Country Airlines
31 %

Frontier Airlines
21 %

Delta
20 %
Cheapest weekday: Thursday
The cheapest day of departure is Thursday. You can save up to 47 % when you fly on these days of the week.
Direct flights are more expensive
On this route, direct flights are $375.00 more expensive than flights with a stopover.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
05h 18min
13h 30min
15h 20min
$545
$170
$605
Favourite connection: via Minneapolis
The most popular route is via Minneapolis and is booked by 40 % of all travelers.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, MN
07h 06min, from $226
40 %
1 stopover Denver International Airport, CO
13h 30min, from $170
24 %
1 stopover Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA
28h 10min, from $451
16 %
Important flight information
Flight information: Detroit - San Francisco
Roundtrip from | $155.43 |
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Flight duration | min. 05:18 / max. 06:11 |
Return flight duration | min. 04:29/ max. 04:43 |
Distance | 3341 km |
Flights per week | 39 |
Departure airport | Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW) |
Arrival airport | Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) |
Destination country | Flights to United States |
Alternative routes to United States
- Flight Detroit - Newark from $112
- Flight Detroit - Las Vegas from $155
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- Flight Detroit - Fort Lauderdale from $125
- Flight Detroit - Tampa from $86
- Flight Detroit - Atlanta from $72
- Flight Detroit - San Diego from $176
- Flight Detroit - New York from $141
Alternative flights to San Francisco
- Flight New York - San Francisco from $178
- Flight Los Angeles - San Francisco from $80
- Flight New York - San Francisco from $178
- Flight Washington-DC - San Francisco from $412
- Flight Boston - San Francisco from $207
- Flight Chicago - San Francisco from $156
- Flight Miami - San Francisco from $167
- Flight Denver - San Francisco from $112
- Flight Dallas - San Francisco from $144
- Flight Newark - San Francisco from $230
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