
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $196 (CheapOair) |
One-way from | $79 (Super.com) |
Popular in | March |
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $629 |
Good round-trip deal | $389 or less |
Good one-way deal | $226 or less |
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San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Fri 5/8
10:25 am-11:52 pm
1 stop10h 27m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sat 5/9
6:00 am-2:14 pm
1 stop11h 14m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Tue 5/26
12:15 pm-11:05 pm
2 stops7h 50m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Tue 6/2
6:35 am-12:10 pm
2 stops8h 35m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Mon 4/20
10:25 pm-3:10 pm
1 stop13h 45m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Thu 5/14
8:16 pm-10:00 pm
Nonstop4h 44m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Wed 8/5
10:30 pm-5:57 am
Nonstop4h 27m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Wed 8/19
4:30 pm-6:23 pm
Nonstop4h 53m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Tue 5/12
2:30 pm-9:57 pm
Nonstop4h 27m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Tue 5/19
8:35 am-10:23 am
Nonstop4h 48m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 5/21
2:30 pm-9:57 pm
Nonstop4h 27m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Mon 5/25
4:16 pm-6:01 pm
Nonstop4h 45m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Tue 5/26
10:15 pm-5:40 am
Nonstop4h 25m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sun 5/31
4:16 pm-6:01 pm
Nonstop4h 45m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 5/7
2:30 pm-9:57 pm
Nonstop4h 27m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sat 5/9
4:16 pm-6:01 pm
Nonstop4h 45m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Wed 5/27
11:33 am-7:01 pm
Nonstop4h 28m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Thu 6/4
12:35 pm-2:20 pm
Nonstop4h 45m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 5/21
10:15 pm-5:40 am
Nonstop4h 25m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Wed 5/27
8:16 pm-10:00 pm
Nonstop4h 44m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from San Diego to Detroit, you should look to book at least 88 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Diego to Detroit (average of $97). Flying from San Diego to Detroit in January is currently the most expensive (average of $211). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
A simple way to save on the total cost of your ticket is to fly from San Diego to Detroit in the afternoon. If you’re flexible enough to do this you can expect to save up to 30% on your trip compared to booking a flight at noon.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San Diego to Detroit flight should consider departing on Friday afternoons when fares are most often at their lowest. Saturday at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from SAN to DTT are scheduled on a Monday (8 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (8 on average).
Denver (DEN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 92% of 1-stop itineraries from San Diego to Detroit on Cheapflights.
Denver (DEN) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $177.
Flights via Phoenix (PHX) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 6h 23m.
Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 0h 50m.
About 8% of weekly flights between San Diego and Detroit have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 134 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Sunday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, Delta have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 8% of flights being delayed.
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