| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 04/03/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B61336, B60333 12h 00min | Return 04/16/26 1 Stopover (JFK) B60416, B61419 10h 12min |  JetBlue Airways |  | ? | $343 | |
| Best option Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 04/03/26 direct UA0611 05h 23min | Return 04/16/26 direct UA0743 04h 55min |  United Airlines |  | ? | $375 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 direct UA1585 05h 27min | Return 02/26/26 direct UA1781 04h 39min | United Airlines | | ? | $388 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 04/03/26 direct UA0611 05h 23min | Return 04/16/26 direct UA0743 04h 55min | United Airlines |  | ? | $397 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 1 Stopover (CLT) AA3311, AA2110 08h 28min | Return 02/26/26 1 Stopover (CLT) AA1146, AA2352 07h 16min |  American Airlines |  | ? | $489 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0313, AS0528 08h 38min | Return 02/26/26 1 Stopover (BOS) B60734, B61037 08h 36min |  Alaska Airlines | | ? | $511 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 1 Stopover (CLT) AA2376, AA2410 08h 27min | Return 02/26/26 1 Stopover (ORD) AA2614, AA3472 05h 56min | American Airlines |  | ? | $536 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 1 Stopover (DEN) F93565, F93439 15h 20min | Return 02/26/26 1 Stopover (DEN) F91230, F93566 25h 55min |  Frontier Airlines |  | $671 | ||
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 04/03/26 direct UA0611 05h 23min | Return 04/16/26 direct UA0743 04h 55min | United Airlines | | ? | $989 | |
| Detroit San Francisco | Outbound 02/13/26 2 Stopovers (DEN, MCO) F93565, F91734, UA1613 37h 54min | Return 02/26/26 4 Stopovers (FRA, BUD, BRU, IAD) LH0455, LH1338, SN2826, SN8801, SN9058 49h 11min | Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |  | ? | $1,814 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- United Airlines
- American Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
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 | $342.39 |
|---|---|
| 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 $137
- Flight Detroit - Las Vegas from $265
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- Flight Detroit - Miami from $264
- Flight Detroit - New Orleans from $235
- Flight Detroit - Fort Lauderdale from $176
- Flight Detroit - Tampa from $223
- Flight Detroit - Atlanta from $196
- Flight Detroit - New York from $151
- Flight Detroit - Fort Myers from $229
Alternative flights to San Francisco
- Flight New York - San Francisco from $287
- Flight Los Angeles - San Francisco from $136
- Flight New York - San Francisco from $287
- Flight Washington-DC - San Francisco from $313
- Flight Boston - San Francisco from $290
- Flight Chicago - San Francisco from $333
- Flight Miami - San Francisco from $351
- Flight Denver - San Francisco from $275
- Flight Dallas - San Francisco from $151
- Flight Portland-Oregon - San Francisco from $182
Flight destinations with a similar price
- Flight San Francisco - Auckland from $690
- Flight San Francisco - Amsterdam from $583
- Flight San Francisco - Brussels from $1,631
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- Flight San Francisco - Hong Kong from $708
- Flight San Francisco - London Heathrow from $641
- Flight San Francisco - Munich from $783
- Flight San Francisco - Sydney from $1,080
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