Which airlines fly to Detroit?

United Airlines, Qantas Airways and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Detroit from Australia according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Detroit. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Detroit on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Australia to Detroit?

Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Detroit

How long does it take to fly to Detroit?

On average, it takes 23h 54m to fly from Australia to Detroit if you fly out of Brisbane (the most popular airport in Australia) and into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (the most popular airport in Detroit). If you’re flying out of Sydney and into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, then the flight time is around 24h 35m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Detroit?

Prices for flights from Australia to Detroit are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Detroit?

As of September 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Detroit.

How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Detroit?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Detroit.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Detroit?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Detroit may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Detroit. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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10:20 - 21:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

50h 10m2 stops Vancouver Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

13:55 - 08:20DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

51h 25m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,406Air Canada

Wed, 14 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

11:20 - 17:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 20m2 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

13:39 - 09:35DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 56m2 stops Newark Vancouver Intl

$1,415Multiple Airlines

Wed, 20 Jan - Wed, 10 Feb

10:20 - 21:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

50h 10m3 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

13:55 - 08:20DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

51h 25m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,418Air Canada

Wed, 14 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

11:20 - 17:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 20m2 stops Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

12:31 - 09:35DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 04m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl

$1,426Multiple Airlines

Wed, 20 Jan - Wed, 10 Feb

13:10 - 09:34BNE Brisbane-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

35h 24m2 stops Los Angeles Chicago O'Hare Intl

16:51 - 06:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-BNE Brisbane

22h 39m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,556American Airlines

Thu, 4 Feb - Mon, 8 Feb

11:10 - 10:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

39h 35m2 stops Los Angeles Dallas/Fort Worth

19:24 - 06:55DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 31m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,574American Airlines

Thu, 5 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov

09:40 - 19:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

24h 35m1 stop Los Angeles

20:40 - 08:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 50m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,612Delta

Mon, 26 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov

09:40 - 18:46SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

24h 06m2 stops Los Angeles Seattle/Tacoma Intl

20:40 - 08:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 50m1 stop Los Angeles

$1,617Delta

Mon, 26 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov

13:10 - 09:27BNE Brisbane-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

35h 17m2 stops Los Angeles Chicago O'Hare Intl

05:51 - 06:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-BNE Brisbane

33h 39m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,639Qantas Airways

Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov

12:00 - 23:43SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

25h 43m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

16:11 - 06:55DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 44m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,878Qantas Airways

Sat, 3 Oct - Sat, 17 Oct

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16:10 - 16:40MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

38h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

12:56 - 22:05DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

43h 09m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$2,588Multiple Airlines

Tue, 22 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

22:00 - 22:57MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

38h 57m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Miami

07:00 - 17:50DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

43h 50m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$3,208Multiple Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

10:55 - 18:06MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

21h 11m1 stop San Francisco

07:00 - 09:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

35h 15m1 stop San Francisco

$3,578United Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

10:55 - 18:06MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

21h 11m1 stop San Francisco

09:04 - 08:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

32h 26m2 stops Denver Intl Los Angeles

$3,578United Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

10:55 - 11:27MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

38h 32m2 stops San Francisco Chicago O'Hare Intl

19:41 - 08:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

22h 34m1 stop San Francisco

$3,608United Airlines

Tue, 22 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

20:45 - 14:12MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

55h 27m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

13:35 - 23:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

42h 40m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

$4,366Multiple Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

06:00 - 14:12MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 12m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

14:55 - 11:05DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

30h 10m3 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

$4,586Air Canada

Tue, 22 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

09:00 - 19:01MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

24h 01m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dallas/Fort Worth

16:04 - 10:00DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

27h 56m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith

$5,211Multiple Airlines

Tue, 22 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

20:45 - 14:12MEL Melbourne-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

55h 27m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Vancouver Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

19:15 - 14:10DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-MEL Melbourne

51h 55m3 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

$5,634Multiple Airlines

Sun, 20 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

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14 Oct

SYD10:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

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18 Oct

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SYD08:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

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26 Oct

SYD09:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 35m

1 stop

DTW19:15Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

1 Nov

DTW20:40Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

43h 50m

1 stop

SYD08:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,612

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26 Oct

SYD09:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 06m

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DTW18:46Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

1 Nov

DTW20:40Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

43h 50m

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SYD08:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,617

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2 Nov

SYD10:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 50m

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9 Nov

DTW12:29Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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1 stop22h 39m

$1,556

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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$1,574

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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1 stop24h 35m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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1 stop43h 50m

$1,612

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 26/10

09:40-18:46

2 stops24h 06m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sun 1/11

20:40-08:30

1 stop43h 50m

$1,617

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BNE Brisbane - DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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Tue 3/11

13:10-09:27

2 stops35h 17m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 10/11

05:51-06:30

1 stop33h 39m

$1,638

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

SYDDTW

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 3/10

12:00-23:43

1 stop25h 43m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sat 17/10

16:11-06:55

1 stop23h 44m

$1,878

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Detroit?

In general, November is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Detroit. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,464. The month of April is another great option to travel to Detroit, with average flight prices from Australia averaging around $1,506.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Detroit?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Detroit from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Detroit for around $1,766 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Detroit from Australia for as low as $1,460 on momondo.

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Best price found	$864
Fastest flight time	21h 54m
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The best one-way flight to Detroit from Australia in the past 72 hours is $864. The best return flight deal from Australia to Detroit found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,406.

The fastest flight from Australia to Detroit takes 21h 54m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Detroit?
Prices for flights from Australia to Detroit are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Detroit?
As of September 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Detroit.
How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Detroit?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Detroit.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Detroit?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Detroit may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Detroit. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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American Airlines	PriceFrom $829	Free cancellation	Rating 7.1 12,078 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $849	Free cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,586 reviews	Search Delta flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $1,019	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,224 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $1,025	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,101 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights
Air Canada	PriceFrom $1,057	Free cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,649 reviews	Search Air Canada flights

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