There are 9 ways to get from Fullerton to Detroit by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW)plane LAX - DTW
8h 6m$217–575Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane LAX - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
11h 37m$198–391Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain Wolverine
2d 1h$1,369–2,110Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Detroitbus
2d 5h$426–660Drive 2,267.7 mi
- Drive from Fullerton to Detroitcar 2,267.7 mi
35h 48m$388–560Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Detroit (DTW)plane SNA - DTW
9h 8m$556–4,506Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Detroit (DTW)plane SAN - DTW
9h 21m$267–836Fly Long Beach Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Detroit (DTW)plane LGB - DTW
10h 21m$267–1,208Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Detroit (DTW)plane ONT - DTW
11h 9m$228–660
Fullerton to Detroit by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fullerton to Detroit is to fly which costs $210 - $600 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Fullerton to Detroit is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $210 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Fullerton station to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Detroit via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Fullerton station to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Fullerton Amtrak Station and arriving at Detroit via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Fullerton and Detroit is 2048 miles. The road distance is 2281 miles.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Detroit without a car is to train which takes 2 days 1h and costs $1,300 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Fullerton to Detroit, including transfers.
Fullerton to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Fullerton to Detroit train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Fullerton Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Fullerton to Detroit is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $210 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,300 - $2,200 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs $420 - $700 and takes 2 days 5h.
What companies run services between Fullerton, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Detroit (DTW) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Detroit via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- Barons Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Fullerton to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Fullerton. It is currently 3:20 AM in Fullerton and 6:20 AM in Detroit.
Fullerton to Detroit train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fullerton to Detroit is 2281 miles. It takes approximately 35h 48m to drive from Fullerton to Detroit.
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