How long is the flight from Australia to Michigan?

The flight from Australia to Michigan depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith (a popular airport in Australia) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (the most popular airport in Michigan), then the flight time is 21h 41m on average. If you fly from Melbourne (another popular airport in Australia) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, then the average flight time is 23h 04m.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in Michigan

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Flights to Detroit

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Qantas Airways

8 June

SYD

24h 39m

1 stop

DTW

15 June

DTW

21h 35m

1 stop

SYD

$1,438

American Airlines

29 May

MEL

24h 40m

2 stops

DTW

5 June

DTW

43h 40m

1 stop

MEL

$1,449

Qantas Airways

27 May

MEL

23h 04m

1 stop

DTW

10 June

DTW

22h 50m

1 stop

MEL

$1,455

American Airlines

8 June

SYD

23h 20m

2 stops

DTW

15 June

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,455

American Airlines

4 June

SYD

23h 19m

2 stops

DTW

21 June

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,456

American Airlines

1 June

SYD

25h 15m

2 stops

DTW

9 June

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,457

American Airlines

28 May

SYD

27h 29m

2 stops

DTW

21 July

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,461

United Airlines

9 June

MEL

23h 27m

2 stops

DTW

16 June

DTW

36h 15m

2 stops

MEL

$1,464

United Airlines

11 June

MEL

25h 29m

2 stops

DTW

18 June

DTW

36h 00m

2 stops

MEL

$1,466

American Airlines

8 June

SYD

20h 30m

1 stop

DTW

15 June

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,466

United Airlines

10 June

MEL

28h 13m

3 stops

DTW

17 June

DTW

25h 58m

2 stops

MEL

$1,467

American Airlines

4 June

SYD

20h 29m

1 stop

DTW

21 June

DTW

24h 48m

2 stops

SYD

$1,467

Flights to Grand Rapids

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Multiple Airlines

4 June

BNE

28h 39m

2 stops

GRR

29 June

GRR

28h 32m

2 stops

BNE

$2,768

United Airlines

22 May

MEL

26h 55m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

27h 20m

2 stops

MEL

$2,942

United Airlines

22 May

MEL

23h 16m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

27h 20m

2 stops

MEL

$2,948

United Airlines

23 May

MEL

25h 19m

2 stops

GRR

27 May

GRR

27h 20m

2 stops

MEL

$2,958

United Airlines

22 May

MEL

23h 16m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

25h 53m

2 stops

MEL

$2,961

American Airlines

22 May

MEL

37h 20m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

21h 38m

1 stop

MEL

$3,057

American Airlines

22 May

MEL

37h 20m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

21h 38m

1 stop

MEL

$3,062

American Airlines

23 May

MEL

37h 20m

2 stops

GRR

27 May

GRR

21h 38m

1 stop

MEL

$3,073

American Airlines

22 May

MEL

37h 20m

2 stops

GRR

25 May

GRR

21h 38m

1 stop

MEL

$3,075

United Airlines

13 May

BNE

21h 29m

2 stops

GRR

16 May

GRR

44h 15m

2 stops

BNE

$3,115

United Airlines

13 May

BNE

21h 29m

2 stops

GRR

16 May

GRR

44h 15m

2 stops

BNE

$3,118

Multiple Airlines

4 June

BNE

28h 59m

2 stops

GRR

29 June

GRR

28h 21m

3 stops

BNE

$3,124

Flights to Traverse City

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United Airlines

22 May

SYD

24h 30m

2 stops

TVC

24 May

TVC

25h 32m

2 stops

SYD

$2,954

United Airlines

22 May

SYD

26h 10m

2 stops

TVC

24 May

TVC

26h 37m

2 stops

SYD

$2,958

United Airlines

22 May

SYD

22h 27m

2 stops

TVC

24 May

TVC

25h 32m

2 stops

SYD

$2,969

United Airlines

22 May

SYD

24h 30m

2 stops

TVC

24 May

TVC

26h 42m

2 stops

SYD

$2,970

American Airlines

22 May

SYD

42h 14m

1 stop

TVC

24 May

TVC

48h 01m

2 stops

SYD

$3,041

American Airlines

22 May

SYD

40h 36m

2 stops

TVC

24 May

TVC

23h 51m

1 stop

SYD

$3,043

American Airlines

22 May

SYD

42h 14m

1 stop

TVC

24 May

TVC

53h 02m

2 stops

SYD

$3,051

American Airlines

22 May

SYD

42h 14m

1 stop

TVC

24 May

TVC

53h 02m

2 stops

SYD

$3,069

Flights to Bay City

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Multiple Airlines

24 May

BNE

39h 10m

2 stops

MBS

31 May

MBS

33h 55m

2 stops

BNE

$7,507

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12:00 - 22:39

SYD

DTW

24h 39m

1 stop

19:20 - 06:55

DTW

SYD

21h 35m

1 stop

$1,438Qantas Airways

Mon, 8 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun

09:45 - 20:25

MEL

DTW

24h 40m

2 stops

19:20 - 05:00

DTW

MEL

43h 40m

1 stop

$1,449American Airlines

Fri, 29 May - Fri, 5 Jun

13:35 - 22:39

MEL

DTW

23h 04m

1 stop

16:10 - 05:00

DTW

MEL

22h 50m

1 stop

$1,455Qantas Airways

Wed, 27 May - Wed, 10 Jun

09:10 - 18:30

SYD

DTW

23h 20m

2 stops

16:17 - 07:05

DTW

SYD

24h 48m

2 stops

$1,455American Airlines

Mon, 8 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun

10:55 - 20:22

MEL

DTW

23h 27m

2 stops

06:00 - 08:15

DTW

MEL

36h 15m

2 stops

$1,464United Airlines

Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun

10:55 - 05:20

MEL

DTW

32h 25m

1 stop

06:34 - 08:15

DTW

MEL

35h 41m

1 stop

$1,466United Airlines

Thu, 11 Jun - Thu, 18 Jun

10:00 - 19:16

MEL

DTW

23h 16m

1 stop

14:09 - 07:50

DTW

MEL

27h 41m

1 stop

$1,474Delta

Fri, 29 May - Fri, 5 Jun

12:10 - 23:10

MEL

ORD

26h 00m

2 stops

14:13 - 10:55

ORD

MEL

29h 42m

2 stops

$2,077Air New Zealand

Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 9 Sep

09:40 - 21:47

BNE

ORD

27h 07m

2 stops

16:45 - 11:05

ORD

BNE

27h 20m

2 stops

$2,292Air New Zealand

Tue, 18 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep

09:15 - 18:33

SYD

MDW

24h 18m

2 stops

13:22 - 06:50

MDW

SYD

26h 28m

2 stops

$2,360Delta

Thu, 21 May - Wed, 3 Jun

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

SydneyDetroit

SYD - DTW

SYDDTW

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 8/6

12:00-22:39

1 stop24h 39m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Mon 15/6

19:20-06:55

1 stop21h 35m

$1,438

MelbourneDetroit

MEL - DTW

MELDTW

Melbourne

Fri 29/5

09:45-20:25

2 stops24h 40m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Fri 5/6

19:20-05:00

1 stop43h 40m

$1,449

Fastest return journey

MelbourneDetroit

MEL - DTW

MELDTW

Melbourne

Wed 27/5

13:35-22:39

1 stop23h 04m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Wed 10/6

16:10-05:00

1 stop22h 50m

$1,455

SydneyDetroit

SYD - DTW

SYDDTW

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 8/6

09:10-18:30

2 stops23h 20m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Mon 15/6

16:17-07:05

2 stops24h 48m

$1,455

MelbourneDetroit

MEL - DTW

MELDTW

Melbourne

Tue 9/6

10:55-20:22

2 stops23h 27m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 16/6

06:00-08:15

2 stops36h 15m

$1,464

MelbourneDetroit

MEL - DTW

MELDTW

Melbourne

Thu 11/6

10:55-05:20

1 stop32h 25m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Thu 18/6

06:34-08:15

1 stop35h 41m

$1,466

MelbourneDetroit

MEL - DTW

MELDTW

Melbourne

Fri 29/5

10:00-19:16

1 stop23h 16m

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Fri 5/6

14:09-07:50

1 stop27h 41m

$1,474

MelbourneChicago

MEL - ORD

MELORD

Melbourne

Wed 2/9

12:10-23:10

2 stops26h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 9/9

14:13-10:55

2 stops29h 42m

$2,077

BrisbaneChicago

BNE - ORD

BNEORD

Brisbane

Tue 18/8

09:40-21:47

2 stops27h 07m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/9

16:45-11:05

2 stops27h 20m

$2,292

SydneyChicago

SYD - MDW

SYDMDW

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 21/5

09:15-18:33

2 stops24h 18m

Chicago Midway

Wed 3/6

13:22-06:50

2 stops26h 28m

$2,360

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Michigan flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to Michigan?

United Airlines, Qantas Airways and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Michigan from Australia according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Michigan. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Michigan on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about Michigan flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$885
Best Round-Trip Price	$1,438
Fastest flight time	22h 08m

The best one-way flight price to Michigan from Australia in the last 72 hours is $885 (Melbourne to Chicago O'Hare Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to Michigan from Australia in the last 72 hours is $1,438 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County).

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The fastest flight to Michigan from Australia takes 22h 08m (Melbourne to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Michigan

What is the cheapest flight I can find to Michigan?

Flights to Michigan vary based on month, airline, when you book, where you are departing from and many more variables, but on average momondo users can expect to spend about $896/pp. The absolute cheapest flight to Michigan is $150/pp

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Detroit?

Detroit is about 77% more popular to visit than any other city in Michigan, according to momondo users. When visiting Detroit, it is recommended to fly into Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, where you can typically get the cheapest prices and the most convenient travel options into the city.

I plan on visiting DeVos Place. Which airport is the quickest drive?

DeVos Place is closest to Grand Rapids Airport. Those looking for an alternative airport option near DeVos Place could try flying into South Bend Airport.

What is the weather like in Michigan?

The temperatures in Michigan range from -4 °C to 23 °C depending on the time of year. The warmest month in Michigan is July, and the coldest month in Michigan is January. Those looking for a drier month during their visit should travel during the months of January, January, or March, when rain is least likely compared to the rest of the year.

Which airlines fly to Michigan?

Of the 6 airlines that fly to Michigan, United Airlines, Qantas Airways and American Airlines happen to be the most favoured based on our user data. United Airlines is the most popular among the three airlines, with 52% of users choosing them for their travels to Michigan.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Michigan?

Prices for flights to Michigan refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Michigan?

The number of operators available for flights to Michigan is 6 as of April 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Michigan?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel to Michigan.

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

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Michigan can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Michigan. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Michigan?

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to Michigan. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

Can I find flights to Michigan with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Flights to Michigan with flexible booking policies can be found by using the search form above and then selecting our dedicated flexible booking filter, which will highlight only the flights where this policy is applied.

How can momondo help me find flights to Michigan?

Once you have performed a search for flights to Michigan, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

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