There are 10 ways to get from Manhattan to Detroit by subway, plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Subway to New York La Guardia, fly • 4 h 30 min
$77 - $372
Cheapest option
Bus Greyhound USA • 14 h 5 min
$60 - $160
8 alternative options
Fly from Newark • 4 h 36 min
$114 - $409
Subway to New York JFK, fly • 4 h 56 min
$117 - $660
Train to White Plains, fly • 6 h 16 min
$133 - $572
Train to Newburgh, fly • 6 h 50 min
$117 - $1,134
Bus Wanda Coach • 13 h 15 min
$87
Train • 16 h 12 min
$104 - $349
Train, bus • 16 h 40 min
$115 - $320
Drive • 10 h 18 min
$60 - $90
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Detroit is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 10 h 18 min.
The quickest way to get from Manhattan to Detroit is to subway and fly which costs $75 - $380 and takes 4 h 30 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from New York, Ny and arriving at Detroit, Mi. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 14 h 5 min.
No, there is no direct train from Manhattan to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Grand Central Terminal and arriving at Windsor via Aldershot. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16 h 12 min.
The distance between Manhattan and Detroit is 484 miles. The road distance is 626.4 miles.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Detroit without a car is to bus which takes 13 h 15 min and costs $87.
It takes approximately 4 h 30 min to get from Manhattan to Detroit, including transfers.
Manhattan to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from New York, Ny station.
Manhattan to Detroit train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Grand Central Terminal station.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Detroit is to fly which takes 4 h 36 min and costs $110 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $87 and takes 13 h 15 min, you could also train, which costs $100 - $350 and takes 16 h 12 min.
The quickest flight from New York La Guardia Airport to Detroit Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 46 min.
Manhattan to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Detroit, Mi station.
- Distance: 484 miles
- Duration: 4 h 30 min
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines and two other airlines fly from Manhattan to Detroit hourly. Alternatively, Wanda Coach operates a bus from Manhattan to Detroit 5 times a week. Tickets cost $80 and the journey takes 9 h 55 min.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from New York La Guardia to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Newark to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $900
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 8 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 3 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 26 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 29 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from White Plains to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,400
Flights from Newburgh to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from New York La Guardia to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 2 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $750
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,600
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 46 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,600
Flights from White Plains to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 1 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $2,200
Flights from White Plains to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $2,200
Flights from Newburgh to Detroit via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 16 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Newark to Detroit via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from New York La Guardia to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from New York JFK to Detroit via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,900
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Lexington Av/63 St to Jackson Hts - Roosevelt Av
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from 5 Av/53 St to Sutphin Blvd - Archer Av - JFK Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- mta.info
- Phone
- +1 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Harlem-125th St. to White Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $17
- Schedules at
- mta.info
- Off-peak at station
- $8 - $10
- Off-peak onboard
- $14 - $16
- Onboard
- $12 - $17
- At station
- $7 - $12
Train from Harlem-125th St. to Beacon
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14 - $29
- Schedules at
- mta.info
- Off-peak at station
- $14 - $16
- Off-peak onboard
- $20 - $22
- Onboard
- $21 - $29
- At station
- $18 - $22
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Aldershot
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $230
- Website
- viarail.ca
- Escape
- $65 - $95
- Economy
- $120 - $160
- Economy Plus
- $160 - $230
- Business
- $170 - $240
- Business Plus/Sleeper
- $310 - $430
Train from Aldershot to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35 - $120
- Website
- viarail.ca
- Escape
- $35 - $55
- Economy
- $55 - $75
- Economy Plus
- $80 - $120
- Business
- $80 - $110
- Business Plus/Sleeper
- $140 - $200
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to Toledo Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $290
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $100 - $150
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $180 - $260
- Business Coach Seat
- $200 - $290
- Room
- $410 - $600
- Phone
- 6466307186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York, NY - 3 Allen St to Madison Heights
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- wandacoach.com
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New York, Ny to Detroit, Mi
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60 - $160
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $60 - $100
- Flexible
- $120 - $160
Bus from Toledo, Oh to Detroit, Mi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $27
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $12 - $18
- Flexible
- $21 - $27
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