There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Detroit by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Detroit
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Detroit (DTW)plane SYD - DTW
22h 51m$717–2,518Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SYD - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Detroitbus
28h 34m$549–1,875Fly to Windsor Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane SYD - YQG
26h 22m$869–3,020Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SYD - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
26h 18m$697–2,364Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane SYD - FWA
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne to Detroitbus
26h 6m$567–1,890Fly to London International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to London International Airport (YXU)plane SYD - YXU
- Take the train from London to Windsortrain
28h 37m$1,044–3,993Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane SYD - CMH
- Take the bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Detroit Bus Stationbus
28h 50m$702–2,476
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Detroit is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,900 and takes 28h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Detroit is to fly which takes 22h 51m and costs $700 - $2,600.
The distance between Sydney and Detroit is 9553 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 51m to get from Sydney to Detroit, including transfers.
Detroit is 16h behind Sydney. It is currently 1:39 PM in Sydney and 9:39 PM in Detroit.
There are 523+ hotels available in Detroit.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Detroit, MI, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Detroit (DTW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Detroit via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London International Airport via San Francisco, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London International Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London International Airport via Houston, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Windsor Airport via Vancouver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Windsor Airport via San Francisco, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Windsor Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Windsor Airport via Houston, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London International Airport via Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Detroit via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from London to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Fort Wayne to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilson & Ferrell Shell Station - Columbus to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Fort Wayne to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Indian Trails
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