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C$ 146 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles

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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 247
Overall average: C$ 395
Frontier
Tue 5/5Wed 6/5
DTW - LAX • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
C$ 257
Typical prices: C$ 303-C$ 696
Spirit Airlines
Sat 14/3Sat 21/3
DTW - LAX • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles (DTW-LAX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Los Angeles that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to Los Angeles

Tue, 5 May - Wed, 6 May
Frontier Logo
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
9h 30m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:07 p.m. - 9:10 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
8h 03m
1 stop
C$ 247Frontier
Tue, 24 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:32 p.m. - 8:33 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 01mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:07 p.m. - 4:35 a.m.
LAX
-
DTW
9h 28m
1 stop
C$ 250Spirit Airlines
Sat, 14 Mar - Sat, 21 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:32 p.m. - 8:33 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 01mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:49 p.m. - 5:05 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
4h 16mdirect
C$ 257Spirit Airlines
Tue, 24 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:07 p.m. - 8:11 a.m.
DTW
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LAX
16h 04m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:12 a.m. - 4:35 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
16h 23m
1 stop
C$ 258Spirit Airlines
Fri, 13 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:35 a.m. - 12:39 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 04mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:35 p.m. - 8:54 p.m.
LAX
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DTW
4h 19mdirect
C$ 260Spirit Airlines
Fri, 13 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:35 a.m. - 12:39 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 04mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:49 p.m. - 5:05 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
4h 16mdirect
C$ 261Spirit Airlines
Thu, 30 Apr - Sat, 9 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:14 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 11mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:54 p.m. - 9:49 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
9h 55m
1 stop
C$ 271Multiple Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Wed, 6 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:10 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 15mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:07 p.m. - 9:10 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
8h 03m
1 stop
C$ 272Multiple Airlines
Tue, 31 Mar - Tue, 7 Apr
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:32 p.m. - 8:33 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 01mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:12 a.m. - 4:35 a.m.
LAX
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DTW
16h 23m
1 stop
C$ 273Spirit Airlines
Thu, 26 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:14 p.m. - 8:25 p.m.
DTW
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LAX
5h 11mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:59 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LAX
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DTW
34h 31m
2 stops
C$ 276Spirit Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Los Angeles flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Los Angeles to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Los Angeles?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Los Angeles, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Los Angeles, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles is February, where tickets cost C$ 338 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 495 and C$ 477 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of C$ 342, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flightC$ 146
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles

When to book flights from Detroit to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Los Angeles flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles was C$ 146 for a one-way ticket and C$ 247 for a round-trip.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, and Aeromexico offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Los Angeles flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    The Airbus A321-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Los Angeles flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Detroit and Los Angeles.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    There are direct flights from Detroit to Los Angeles on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Los Angeles, Delta or Spirit Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Los Angeles are Delta and Spirit Airlines. With an average price for the route of C$ 463 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Spirit Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 289 and an overall rating of 6.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Detroit to Los Angeles.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Los Angeles from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Los Angeles with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Los Angeles from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 171 or less one-way and C$ 342 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to Los Angeles?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Los Angeles.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Los Angeles Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Los Angeles

Monday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Tuesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Wednesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Thursday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Friday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Saturday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Sunday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

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Direct returns

Los Angeles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Tuesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Wednesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Thursday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Friday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Saturday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Sunday

Delta,Spirit Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Detroit to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Los Angeles. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8125 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
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DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

2.0 MediocreZhenyu, Jan 2026
DTW - BWI
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DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Delta is a good airline. I've never had an issue with Delta. I'll continue to fly with them until they show me that I shouldn't.

Very good flight crew and very nice people staff were incredible especially the gate agent

Flight delays both to Detroits and return flight . The flight to Detroit was associated with mechanical difficulty

Great. I had to modify a flight. That was easy and free. Thank You

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

The crew was not very visible. This might be a good thing for people who wanted to sleep but seemed odd when compared to the Atlantic crossing where they are more present in the cabin. The Food (beef) was not good. Tough and tasteless. Would love to see more choices on a long flight like that.

The flight crew was friendly. I tried to adjust my seat online ahead of time but no option existed without additional fees. My friend asked at the gate about a seat change and was able to make it happen. That was great! The flight crew moved a very tall gentleman and his companion which allowed us to have more space which was nice. Overall, good experience. Appreciated the blanket and pillow.

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

it was terrible. flight was cancelled hours before the flight without a given reason and no other booking available .

The plane was freezing and everyone had on their winter coats. I pulled out my sweaters out of my carryon to cover myself and put on an extra pair of socks. They offered NO FREE drinks or snacks on a 6 hour flight. The seats don’t have plugs or charges or any form of entertainment- so I just played my one downloaded game on my phone because I couldn’t sleep because I was too cold. Miserable flight though we landed safely.

Always comes in handy when I want a quick weekend getaway.

My luggage didn’t arrive at LAX, so that wasn’t a good experience.

I was never aware that I had to pay $100 per luggage to them on the plane that are simply carry-ons. This is discriminatory and I’m going to be alerting my entire family and friends and my Instagram following up over 75,000 of this issue and misunderstanding, including mismanaging.

Cancelled my flight last minute and did not help me rebook. It was a horrible experience.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

The third party booking with cheapflightsfares was awful. Kayak should NOT partner with them. They sold me a bundle including seat selection and carry-on, but did not book the carry-ons with Frontier, so I’m out of pocket for $414 more while I await resolution.

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