There are 8 ways to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), subway, bus, or car
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit
best- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 49m$186–720Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station 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 13h$386–787Caltrain, BART, train, bus
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
2d 13h$815–1,675Drive 2,421.7 mi
- Drive from Sunnyvale to Detroitcar 2,421.7 mi
37h 46m$442–639Fly 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$309–1,210Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
10h 44m$247–983Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Windsor Airport
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane SFO - YQG
11h 31m$227–871Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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 20m$291–1,071
Sunnyvale to Detroit by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit is to Caltrain and fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunnyvale to Detroit. However, there are services departing from El Camino & Mathilda and arriving at Detroit, MI via San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Sunnyvale and Detroit is 2136 miles. The road distance is 2435.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $380 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit, including transfers.
Sunnyvale to Detroit bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
The best way to get from Sunnyvale to Detroit is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $380 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $300 - $1,300 and takes 9h.
Sunnyvale to Detroit bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Sunnyvale. It is currently 3:55 AM in Sunnyvale and 6:55 AM in Detroit.
What companies run services between Sunnyvale, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from El Camino & Mathilda to Detroit, MI via Tully & King, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, Los Angeles Downtown, Indio Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–8
- 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
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
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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