There are 8 ways to get from Mountain View to Detroit by plane, subway, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 44m$165–670BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 13h$748–1,703Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to 285 S East End Ave - Pomonabus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
2d 16h$450–871Drive 2,422.8 mi
- Drive from Mountain View to Detroitcar 2,422.8 mi
37h 46m$443–639Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
9h 3m$249–1,010BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
10h 16m$210–866Fly San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane SFO - YQG
11h 29m$196–771Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
11h 16m$262–1,026
Mountain View to Detroit by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mountain View to Detroit is to fly which costs $160 - $700 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Mountain View to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Mountain View to Detroit. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Castro and arriving at Detroit, MI via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Mountain View to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Mountain View Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Detroit via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Mountain View and Detroit is 2134 miles. The road distance is 2437 miles.
The best way to get from Mountain View to Detroit without a car is to BART and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs $750 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Mountain View to Detroit, including transfers.
Mountain View to Detroit bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant station.
Mountain View to Detroit train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
The best way to get from Mountain View to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $900 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from El Camino & Castro to Detroit, MI via King & Virginia, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, 285 S East End Ave - Pomona, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transit Center, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Mountain View to Detroit bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Mountain View. It is currently 12:21 PM in Mountain View and 3:21 PM in Detroit.
Mountain View to Detroit train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mountain View to Detroit is 2437 miles. It takes approximately 37h 46m to drive from Mountain View to Detroit.
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