
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $104 (Trip.com) |
One-way from | $53 (Trip.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | September |
Average price | $302 |
Good round-trip deal | $339 or less |
Good one-way deal | $189 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 3/5
11:59 am-11:55 pm
1 stop8h 56m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sun 3/8
10:27 pm-8:05 am
1 stop12h 38m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 3/5
11:59 am-10:59 am
1 stop20h 00m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Wed 3/11
6:00 am-2:31 pm
1 stop11h 31m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 2/19
6:36 pm-9:50 am
2 stops36h 14m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Tue 2/24
8:30 am-9:41 pm
1 stop16h 11m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Tue 4/28
12:29 pm-10:08 pm
1 stop6h 39m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Mon 5/4
6:00 am-2:25 pm
1 stop11h 25m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Wed 2/18
9:45 am-10:43 pm
2 stops33h 58m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sat 2/21
5:21 pm-12:08 am
1 stop9h 47m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Fri 2/27
8:35 am-11:55 pm
1 stop12h 20m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sun 3/8
10:27 pm-8:05 am
1 stop12h 38m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Fri 5/1
3:20 pm-6:05 am
2 stops35h 45m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Fri 5/8
6:00 am-2:25 pm
1 stop11h 25m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Thu 3/26
2:50 pm-1:25 am
1 stop7h 35m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sun 3/29
10:27 pm-8:05 am
1 stop12h 38m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Mon 2/9
6:30 am-4:19 pm
1 stop6h 49m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Wed 2/11
8:30 am-9:41 pm
1 stop16h 11m
San DiegoDetroit
SAN - DTW
SANDTW
San Diego
Tue 2/17
8:34 pm-9:06 am
1 stop9h 32m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sat 2/21
11:05 am-7:24 pm
1 stop11h 19m
| 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 Accuracy1 star | 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, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Diego to Detroit (average of $113). Flying from San Diego to Detroit in January is currently the most expensive (average of $212). 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 31% 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 Tuesday (9 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (7 on average).
Denver (DEN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 57% of 1-stop itineraries from San Diego to Detroit on Cheapflights.
Dallas (DFW) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $200.
Flights via Dallas (DFW) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 8h 44m.
Flights via Dallas (DFW) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 57m.
About 9% of weekly flights between San Diego and Detroit have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 136 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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