Flights from San Francisco to Detroit

Our cheapest offers for flights from San Francisco to Detroit

Here you can compare cheap flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Detroit (DTW) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Detroit. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Outbound Return Airlines Shop Baggage Price
San Francisco
Detroit
Outbound
04/12/25
1 Stopover (MCO)
F91646, F92529
19h 32min
Return
04/27/25
1 Stopover (MCO)
F94286, F91645
27h 20min
Frontier Airlines
$248
Best option
San Francisco
Detroit
Outbound
04/12/25
direct
UA1954
04h 47min
Return
04/27/25
direct
UA2866
05h 22min
United Airlines ?
$766
San Francisco
Detroit
Outbound
04/12/25
1 Stopover (DEN)
F91230, F93566
28h 35min
Return
04/27/25
2 Stopovers (ATL, PHX)
F92897, F91099, F91191
26h 42min
Frontier Airlines ?
$269
San Francisco
Detroit
Outbound
04/12/25
1 Stopover (DEN)
F93440, F93566
14h 54min
Return
04/27/25
1 Stopover (ATL)
F92897, F91949
09h 19min
Frontier Airlines
$381
San Francisco
Detroit
Outbound
04/12/25
1 Stopover (ORD)
AA2614, AA4500
15h 25min
Return
04/27/25
1 Stopover (ORD)
AA4444, AA1253
11h 28min
American Airlines ?
$511
Prices based on recent searches, subject to last-minute changes
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from San Francisco to Detroit

Favorite airline: Frontier Airlines
76 % of travelers choose to book flights on this route with Frontier Airlines, Delta and United Airlines.
Frontier Airlines
45 %
Delta
17 %
United Airlines
14 %
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
Compared to direct flights, flights with a stopover on this route are on average 202 % cheaper.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
04h 32min
07h 25min
26h 13min
$567
$188
$616
Favourite connection: via Las Vegas
When booking flights from San Francisco to Detroit 35 % of travelers prefer to fly via Las Vegas.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV
08h 24min, from $192
35 %
1 stopover Denver International Airport, CO
07h 25min, from $188
31 %
Direct flights
04h 32min, from $567
15 %

Important flight information

Flight information: San Francisco - Detroit

Roundtrip from $247.22
Flight duration min. 04:29 / max. 04:43
Return flight duration min. 05:18/ max. 06:11
Distance 3341 km
Flights per week 35
Departure airport Airport San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO)
Arrival airport Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW)
Destination country Flights to United States
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