There are 7 ways to get from Mountain View to Detroit by plane, subway, train, bus (Greyhound), or car
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)SJC - DTW
7h 34m$169–760Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)SFO - DTW
7h 40m$145–620BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
2d 13h$238–1,773Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
2d 16h$310–546Drive 2,422.8 mi
- Drive from Mountain View to Detroit2,422.8 mi
37h 35m$443–639BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)OAK - DTW
9h 54m$150–666Fly San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Windsor Airport (YQG)SFO - YQG
11h 17m$186–771
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 $140 - $650 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Mountain View to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $160 - $800.
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 2105 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 $230 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 7h 34m 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 34m and costs $160 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $550 and takes 2 days 16h.
What companies run services between Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW) every 4 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- 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
- $170–1,600
- 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
- $50–150
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 11:14 AM in Mountain View and 2:14 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 35m to drive from Mountain View to Detroit.
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