Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
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Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 11/03/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F93565, F93439 09h 21min | Return 11/12/25 1 Stopover (JFK) B60416, B60820 08h 47min | | ![]() | ? | $257 | |
Best option Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 11/03/25 direct UA1881 05h 23min | Return 11/12/25 direct UA0369 04h 38min | | ![]() | ? | $361 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (MSP) SY1982, SY0395 25h 18min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (MSP) SY0396, NK2383 11h 06min | | ![]() | $277 | ||
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (BOS) B61336, B60333 12h 22min | Return 10/24/25 1 Stopover (BOS) B60434, B61337 10h 02min | | ![]() | ? | $267 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F92211, F91229 06h 43min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (PHX) F92638, F94672 07h 07min | | ![]() | $291 | ||
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0313, AS1050 08h 17min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (DEN) F91230, F92212 07h 53min | | ![]() | $296 | ||
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (ORD) AA6346, AA0834 07h 18min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (ORD) AA2761, AA3472 11h 07min | | ![]() | ? | $325 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 10/18/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0313, AS1050 08h 06min | Return 11/17/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0656, AS0313 27h 12min | | ![]() | ? | $336 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 09/04/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0313, AS0980 10h 08min | Return 09/28/25 1 Stopover (BOS) B60134, B61037 10h 50min | | ![]() | ? | $339 | |
Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 10/10/25 1 Stopover (MSP) SY1906, SY0395 07h 39min | Return 11/04/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0501, AS0313 29h 22min | | ![]() | ? | $355 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- United Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- Sun Country Airlines
- American Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
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 | 256,06 $ |
---|---|
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 92 $
- Flight Detroit - Las Vegas from 158 $
- Flight Detroit - Los Angeles from 183 $
- Flight Detroit - Miami from 103 $
- Flight Detroit - New Orleans from 138 $
- Flight Detroit - Fort Lauderdale from 125 $
- Flight Detroit - Tampa from 93 $
- Flight Detroit - Atlanta from 73 $
- Flight Detroit - New York from 155 $
- Flight Detroit - Fort Myers from 146 $
Alternative flights to San Francisco
- Flight Las Vegas - San Francisco from 66 $
- Flight New York - San Francisco from 249 $
- Flight Los Angeles - San Francisco from 92 $
- Flight New York - San Francisco from 249 $
- Flight Seattle-Tacoma - San Francisco from 116 $
- Flight Honolulu - San Francisco from 267 $
- Flight San Diego - San Francisco from 49 $
- Flight Washington-DC - San Francisco from 239 $
- Flight Boston - San Francisco from 203 $
- Flight Chicago - San Francisco from 200 $
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- Flight San Francisco - Nassau from 380 $
- Flight San Francisco - Vancouver from 136 $
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Flight destinations with a similar price
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