There are 9 ways to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), rideshare, car, or bus
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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Detroit (DTW)SLC - DTW
4h 52m$177–771Bus
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
40h 30m$177–553Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to DetroitWolverine
42h 13m$243–1,106Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Salt Lake City-SLC to Detroit1,666.6 mi
25h 56mDrive 1,666.6 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit1,666.6 mi
25h 56m$305–440Fly to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Windsor Airport (YQG)SLC - YQG
7h 27m$233–967Fly to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)SLC - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Station
8h 45m$189–807Fly to Capital Region International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)SLC - LAN
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI
10h 35m$263–1,106Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)SLC - CMH
- Take the bus from Columbus Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
9h 39m$239–1,070
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit by tram and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit is to bus which costs $170 - $600 and takes 40h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit station. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City Airport, UT and arriving at Detroit Bus Station via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) station to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Airport Station and arriving at Detroit via Arena Station, Salt Lake City and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 13m.
The distance between Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) and Detroit is 1509 miles. The road distance is 1676.3 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit without a car is to bus which takes 40h 30m and costs $170 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit, including transfers.
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salt Lake City station.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $600 and takes 40h 30m, you could also train, which costs $240 - $1,200 and takes 42h 13m.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City Airport (SLC), USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Detroit (DTW) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Salt Lake City Airport, UT to Detroit Bus Station via Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 40h 30m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Kansas City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Windsor Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Windsor Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Detroit is 2h ahead of Salt Lake City Airport (SLC). It is currently 8:21 PM in Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) and 10:21 PM in Detroit.
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit is 1676 miles. It takes approximately 25h 56m to drive from Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) to Detroit.
There are 497+ hotels available in Detroit.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) and Detroit. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.















