There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Detroit by plane or bus
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Fly to Detroit
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW)plane MEL - DTW
24h 47m$722–2,622Fly 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
26h 9m$669–2,299Fly 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 45m$1,049–3,778Fly to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane MEL - YQG
37h 21m$823–2,923Fly 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 32m$1,001–3,515Fly 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
32h 43m$1,154–4,179Fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MEL - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
29h 35m$1,007–3,408
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 - $2,300 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Detroit is to fly which takes 24h 47m and costs $700 - $2,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Detroit is 9991 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 47m to get from Melbourne to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:32 AM in Melbourne and 4:32 PM in Detroit.
There are 485+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via San Francisco, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windsor Airport via San Francisco, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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