There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Alaska by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Detroit to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane DTW - ANC
9h 27m$364–1,504Fly Detroit to Juneau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane DTW - JNU
11h 51m$174–754Drive 3,843.6 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Anchoragecar 3,843.6 mi
2d 22h$702–1,014Fly Detroit to Fairbanks
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane DTW - FAI
11h 42m$184–804Fly Detroit to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)plane DTW - SIT
23h 46m$174–754Bus to Bishop International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flintbus
- Fly from Bishop International Airport (FNT) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FNT - FAI
12h 53m$206–856Drive to Capital Region International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Drive from Detroit to Lansing-Airport-LANcar
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LAN - FAI
13h 1m$309–1,226
Detroit (DTW) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Alaska is to fly which costs $170 - $800 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Alaska is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Detroit and Alaska is 3022 miles. The road distance is 3866 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Detroit to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 4h behind Detroit. It is currently 6:03 PM in Detroit and 2:03 PM in Alaska.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Alaska is 3866 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Detroit to Alaska.
There are 104+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Alaska, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Detroit to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Detroit to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport via Minneapolis, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fairbanks via Nashville, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fairbanks via Detroit, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Grand Rapids, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Juneau International Airport via Minneapolis, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fairbanks via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Fairbanks via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Detroit to Juneau International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Bishop International Airport to Fairbanks via Nashville, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Anchorage International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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