There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Detroit by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Detroit
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW)plane MEL - DTW
24h 57m$822–2,722Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane MEL - FWA
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MIbus
28h 58m$666–2,094Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane MEL - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
27h 16m$845–2,668Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane MEL - CMH
- Take the bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Detroit Bus Stationbus
29h 48m$847–2,805Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MEL - GRR
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Stationbus
33h 8m$1,004–3,279Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MEL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
29h 22m$1,197–1,695Fly to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane MEL - YQG
27h 9m$873–2,823
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Detroit is to fly and bus which costs $650 - $2,100 and takes 28h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Detroit is to fly which takes 24h 57m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Detroit is 9991 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 57m to get from Melbourne to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:02 AM in Melbourne and 9:02 PM in Detroit.
There are 509+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
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