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Cheap flights from Detroit to Chicago

53 nonstop flights a week, 7 of them today. Operated by 4 airlines, about 1h 34m in the air, 237 mi (381 km). Tickets from $91.

Flights from Detroit to Chicago

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Prices by day: Detroit to Chicago

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Best fares from Detroit to Chicago

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $91 16 November 2026, nonstop Cheapest nonstop $91 16 November 2026, American Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $91 16 November, Mon Cheapest weekend departure $94 Sat, 14 November 2026 Cheapest month November 2026 tickets from $91

Detroit to Chicago at a glance

flight time, from 1h 20m to 2h 1m
1h 34m
straight-line distance
237 mi (381 km)
flights a week
53
flights today
7
first and last departure
06:15 - 10:10
lowest price, nonstop, 16 November
$91
airlines
4

Detroit to Chicago flight schedule

53 flights a week, 7 today, 57 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 3501
United Airlines
06:15 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:57 , terminal 2
1h 42m
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
Embraer 175
UA 5814
United Airlines
06:15 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:57 , terminal 2
1h 42m
Tue, Sat, Sun
Embraer 175
AA 5003
American Airlines
06:42 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 48m
Daily
Canadair reg jet 700
AA 4980
American Airlines
06:44 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:33 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Canadair reg jet 700
DL 3841
Delta
07:15 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
07:49 , terminal 5
1h 34m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Canadair Regional Jet 900
UA 426
United Airlines
07:26 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:00 , terminal 1
1h 34m
Daily
Airbus A319
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
08:20 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:45 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:55 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
08:50 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
09:05 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:25 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Sat
Boeing 737
DL 4684
Delta
09:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
09:46 Chicago Midway International
1h 36m
Daily
Canadair reg jet 700
DL 3902
Delta
10:09 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
10:38 , terminal 5
1h 29m
Sat
Canadair Regional Jet 900
DL 3902
Delta
10:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
10:39 , terminal 5
1h 29m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Canadair Regional Jet 900

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 26 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:05 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 4980
American Airlines
10:11 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
11:00 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
08:25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:50 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 5353
United Airlines
07:05 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:50 , terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
DL 3841
Delta
07:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
07:59 , terminal 5
1h 49m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
UA 622
United Airlines
08:41 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:15 , terminal 1
1h 34m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
DL 4684
Delta
09:15 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
09:37 Chicago Midway International
1h 22m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
AA 5014
American Airlines
06:44 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:43 , terminal 3
1h 59m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
AA 5014
American Airlines
06:31 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 59m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
WN 1877
Southwest Airlines
09:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:25 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
DL 1754
Delta
10:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
10:29 , terminal 5
1h 29m
Seasonal
Boeing 717-200
AA 3584
American Airlines
10:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
10:50 , terminal 3
1h 40m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
UA 426
United Airlines
06:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:44 , terminal 1
1h 44m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 4964
American Airlines
06:31 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 59m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
UA 5353
United Airlines
07:03 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:53 , terminal 2
1h 50m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
UA 4754
United Airlines
06:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:51 , terminal 2
1h 51m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 3513
American Airlines
08:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:48 , terminal 3
1h 48m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
DL 4684
Delta
08:25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
08:50 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
DL 3868
Delta
09:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
09:49 , terminal 5
1h 39m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
AA 1119
American Airlines
07:57 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:53 , terminal 3
1h 56m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
AA 4964
American Airlines
06:45 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:44 , terminal 3
1h 59m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
DL 5316
Delta
09:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
09:49 , terminal 5
1h 39m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
DL 4456
Delta
08:25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
08:58 , terminal 5
1h 33m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
UA 4697
United Airlines
07:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:53 , terminal 2
1h 53m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
UA 426
United Airlines
08:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:15 , terminal 1
1h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
AA 4954
American Airlines
06:59 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:00 , terminal 3
2h 1m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
WN 4100
Southwest Airlines
08:35 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 4103
American Airlines
10:13 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
11:00 , terminal 3
1h 47m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 4954
American Airlines
06:49 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:43 , terminal 3
1h 54m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
UA 5353
United Airlines
07:35 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:00 , terminal 2
1h 25m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
WN 4100
Southwest Airlines
08:25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 35m
Seasonal
UA 2070
United Airlines
08:42 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:15 , terminal 1
1h 33m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
WN 4100
Southwest Airlines
08:15 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:50 Chicago Midway International
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 5653
United Airlines
05:45 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:14 , terminal 2
1h 29m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
WN 1761
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:55 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
WN 1761
Southwest Airlines
08:10 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:30 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1761
Southwest Airlines
08:35 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 5353
United Airlines
07:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:55 , terminal 2
1h 25m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
UA 4736
United Airlines
08:50 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:22 , terminal 2
1h 32m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 3387
American Airlines
05:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
05:23 , terminal 3
1h 23m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 1202
American Airlines
06:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
06:24 , terminal 3
1h 24m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
AA 5013
American Airlines
08:20 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 , terminal 3
1h 50m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
WN 1765
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:50 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
AA 3948
American Airlines
09:43 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
10:18 , terminal 3
1h 35m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1765
Southwest Airlines
08:50 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
WN 1358
Southwest Airlines
09:05 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:25 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1765
Southwest Airlines
08:25 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:45 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
DL 4456
Delta
07:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
07:33 , terminal 5
1h 33m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
DL 3673
Delta
09:00 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal M
09:33 , terminal 5
1h 33m
Seasonal
Canadair Regional Jet 900
AA 5013
American Airlines
06:40 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:23 , terminal 3
1h 43m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
AA 3387
American Airlines
07:42 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:25 , terminal 3
1h 43m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 6465
American Airlines
06:45 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 45m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700
WN 1574
Southwest Airlines
08:30 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 1229
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 2873
Southwest Airlines
08:40 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 30m
Seasonal
WN 1574
Southwest Airlines
08:20 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
08:45 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
AA 6465
American Airlines
06:40 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, terminal E
07:29 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Canadair reg jet 700

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Chicago is 1 hour behind Detroit. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Detroit to Chicago

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Delta20 a week United Airlines14 a week American Airlines12 a week Southwest Airlines7 a week

Airports

Where flights from Detroit to Chicago depart and land

Departure from Detroit

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County DTW

53 flights a week, terminals E, M, 18 mi (29 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Chicago

Chicago Midway International MDW

14 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Chicago

Weather by month

Best time to visit: May, June, July, August, September and October, +18° to +27° by day. In November it is +10° by day and +2° at night, with 7 rainy days.

Jan
0° −7° 10 days
Feb
+2° −6° 7 days
Mar
+9° 0° 12 days
Apr
+14° +5° 13 days
May
+19° +10° 11 days
Jun
+27° +17° 9 days
Jul
+27° +19° 12 days
Aug
+27° +19° 10 days
Sep
+24° +16° 7 days
Oct
+18° +10° 11 days
Nov
+10° +2° 7 days
Dec
+4° −3° 10 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Detroit to Chicago?
A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 34 minutes on average, from 1h 20m to 2h 1m depending on the flight.
How far is Chicago from Detroit?
237 mi (381 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Chicago?
Delta (20 a week), United Airlines (14 a week), American Airlines (12 a week) and Southwest Airlines (7 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Detroit to Chicago?
7 flights today and 53 a week, about 7.6 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Detroit to Chicago?
The first departure is at 06:15 (UA3501), the last at 10:10 (DL3902). Local time.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Detroit to Chicago?
16 November 2026 (Monday): from $91 one way, nonstop, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Detroit to Chicago?
American Airlines: nonstop tickets from $91 on 16 November by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Chicago?
Chicago is 1 hour behind Detroit. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Detroit airport do flights to Chicago leave from?
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (53 a week).