There are 8 ways to get from Detroit to Tonga by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Vava'U International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Vava'U International Airport (VAV)DTW - VAV
30h 52m$787–2,847Fly Detroit to Lifuka Island Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)DTW - HPA
- Take the ferry from Pangai to Nuku'alofa
42h 7m$618–3,068Fly Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)DTW - TBU
25h 8m$923–4,623Fly Windsor Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)YQG - TBU
34h 32m$977–5,027Bus, train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Vava'U International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Take the train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Vava'U International Airport (VAV)CLE - VAV
33h 47m$1,266–6,645Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)MDW - TBU
31h 6m$1,070–5,654Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Columbus Bus Station
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)CMH - TBU
30h 4m$1,161–6,128Bus, train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Take the train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)CLE - TBU
31h 11m$1,252–6,621
Detroit (DTW) to Vava'U International Airport (VAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Tonga is to fly and ferry which costs $600 - $3,100 and takes 42h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Tonga is to fly which takes 25h 8m and costs $900 - $4,700.
The distance between Detroit and Tonga is 11476 km.
It takes approximately 30h 52m to get from Detroit to Tonga, including transfers.
Tonga is 18h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 8:45 PM in Detroit and 2:45 PM in Tonga.
There are 79+ hotels available in Tonga.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Tonga?
Delta, Fiji Airways, and two other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Vava'U International Airport (VAV) twice daily.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Vava'U International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,700
Flights from Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,700
Flights from Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Detroit to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,600
Flights from Windsor Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Windsor Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Toronto, San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Kansas City, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via St. Louis, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Denver, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Phoenix, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
- Website
- lulutai-airlines.to
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Vava'U International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Detroit to Lifuka Island Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Detroit to Lifuka Island Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Detroit to Lifuka Island Airport via San Francisco, Nadi, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Toledo to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Columbus Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toledo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +676 23853
- mvotugaofa@fisa.to
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pangai to Nuku'alofa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $66
- moreinfo
- Friendly Island Shipping Agency
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