There are 6 ways to get from Tacoma to Detroit by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Detroit (DTW)plane SEA - DTW
7h 29m$125–617Bus, train
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the train from Seattle to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$238–1,213Drive 2,308.6 mi
- Drive from Tacoma to Detroitcar 2,308.6 mi
37h 15m$422–609Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Detroit (DTW)plane PDX - DTW
10h 7m$201–866Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane SEA - YQG
12h$166–718Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane SEA - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Stationbus
10h 49m$137–600
Tacoma to Detroit by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Detroit is to fly which costs $120 - $650 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $120 - $650.
The distance between Tacoma and Detroit is 1979 miles. The road distance is 2322.1 miles.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Detroit without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $230 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Tacoma to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 11:26 AM in Tacoma and 2:26 PM in Detroit.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Detroit is 2322 miles. It takes approximately 37h 15m to drive from Tacoma to Detroit.
There are 477+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and Southwest Airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Detroit (DTW) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to 4th Ave S & Jackson St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flint to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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