Cheap flights from New York to Detroit from C$ 171

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Detroit. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around C$ 244. If you don’t want to visit Detroit in January, then you should wait until February to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of C$ 267.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Detroit is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as C$ 147. When flying out on a Thursday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to Detroit for around C$ 897.

Our data shows that the cheapest New York to Detroit flights are usually those with departure times in the evening. Our users have found flights to Detroit in the evening for as low as C$ 206. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of C$ 605.

Fly from New York LaGuardia to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County for the best New York - Detroit flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Detroit from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Detroit for around C$ 400 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Detroit from New York for as low as C$ 231 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York to Detroit flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 31% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Detroit flight.

As of October 2026, prices for New York to Detroit flights are approximately 68% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between New York and Detroit have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 148 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and Detroit is 89 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 4:00p.m., with 48% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

625 flights are operational weekly from New York to Detroit as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 15% of flights per week taking off on this day.