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£126 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to London

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Detroit to London departing on 2/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Detroit to London, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
£477
Typical prices: £542-£770
Multiple Airlines
Mon 16/2Mon 23/2
DTW - LHR • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£628
Typical prices: £542-£962
Virgin Atlantic
Tue 3/3Tue 10/3
DTW - LHR • Direct
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Air France's Economy includes 31-inch seat pitch.
Virgin Atlantic's Economy Delight has extra legroom.
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Cheapest • from £490 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to London (DTW-LON)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Detroit to London 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 return flight deals from Detroit to London

Mon, 16 Feb - Mon, 23 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:18 - 07:10
DTW
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LHR
16h 52m
2 stops
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13:25 - 13:30
LHR
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DTW
29h 05m
3 stops
£477Multiple Airlines
Mon, 23 Feb - Fri, 27 Feb
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06:00 - 20:45
DTW
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LHR
9h 45m
1 stop
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12:20 - 23:59
LHR
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DTW
16h 39m
1 stop
£479JetBlue
Thu, 5 Mar - Thu, 12 Mar
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06:00 - 21:40
DTW
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LHR
10h 40m
1 stop
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09:20 - 08:54
LHR
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DTW
27h 34m
1 stop
£480JetBlue
Sun, 1 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
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05:00 - 06:00
DTW
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LGW
20h 00m
1 stop
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08:30 - 13:30
LGW
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DTW
34h 00m
3 stops
£480Multiple Airlines
Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
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20:05 - 09:20
DTW
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LGW
32h 15m
1 stop
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06:25 - 19:10
LGW
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DTW
16h 45m
1 stop
£490Turkish Airlines
Thu, 23 Apr - Tue, 28 Apr
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20:50 - 09:55
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STN
32h 05m
1 stop
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06:15 - 18:45
STN
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DTW
17h 30m
1 stop
£506Turkish Airlines
Thu, 26 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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16:15 - 09:30
DTW
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LCY
12h 15m
1 stop
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08:40 - 17:50
LCY
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DTW
14h 10m
1 stop
£670Virgin Atlantic
Wed, 25 Feb - Thu, 5 Mar
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16:15 - 08:10
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LCY
10h 55m
1 stop
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10:00 - 15:55
LCY
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DTW
10h 55m
1 stop
£671KLM
Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
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16:15 - 08:10
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LCY
10h 55m
1 stop
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10:00 - 18:50
LCY
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DTW
12h 50m
1 stop
£672Virgin Atlantic
Thu, 26 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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14:56 - 08:50
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LCY
12h 54m
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09:20 - 20:02
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15h 42m
2 stops
£675KLM
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to London flights

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

What is the cheapest Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to London flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to London costs £622 on the route between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from Detroit to London, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Detroit, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

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 London, 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 London is September, where tickets cost £553 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £997 and £847 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to London?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £666 on average.

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

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 London, 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 London, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Detroit to London

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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KLM

KLM's Premium Comfort offers 48 cm wide seats with 20 cm recline, perfect for long-haul comfort.


KLM's SkyPriority security line access is a lifesaver at busy hubs like Heathrow.

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class features fully flat beds and direct aisle access.


Virgin Atlantic's Economy Delight offers additional legroom and priority boarding.

Air France

Air France's Premium cabin offers SkyPriority benefits and meals by French chefs on long-haul flights.


Air France's Economy offers 31 inches of seat pitch and complimentary champagne.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Detroit to London

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight£126
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Detroit to London Gatwick Airport

When to book flights from Detroit to London

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to London 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 London flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to London was £126 for a one-way ticket and £477 for a return.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to London flight route: Air France, Virgin Atlantic, Delta, KLM, WestJet Encore, Alaska Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, American Airlines, Air Canada, Sun Country Air, Iberia, and Finnair.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to London?

    The Airbus A330-900neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to London flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to London?

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to London, Virgin Atlantic or Air France?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to London are Virgin Atlantic and Air France. With an average price for the route of £815 and an overall rating of 7.5, Virgin Atlantic is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £727 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 London.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London 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 London?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to London 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 London?

    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 London 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 London

  • Looking for a cheap flight from London to Detroit? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £531 or less one-way and £712 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to London?

 
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 London.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to London, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to London

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Direct returns

London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Detroit to London

 
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7.5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 678 reviews
8.2Crew
6.9Food
7.3Comfort
7.6Entertainment
7.7Boarding
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Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

10.0 ExcellentRanj, Nov 2025
DEL - LHR
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Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Communication on the delay, rebooking and how to get a hotel was poor. Mails, airport check-in and transfer desk said different things.

Not consistent with the food quality (I mean taste not freshness)

Safe and stable made me sleepy and I slept and dreamt 😂😂😂😂

Food was really mediocre for premium economy in comparison to other airlines… the crew was nowhere to be found… 14 hour flight…

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Worst airlines either. First leg was delayed because of crew not available. My connection was missed so they booked me automatically the next day! But, impossible to get anyone on site, web site does not let me access my reservation anymore, confirmed by useless agents over the phone. My 2-leg trip with part in business class arriving at 4:10pm ends up in an awful 3-leg arriving at 9pm the next day with no way to even choose the seats and of course at the very end of the plane. I can understand problems arrive but the way Air France handle it is just unacceptable. You are on your own. Apparently getting you to your destination is the only thing they consider their duty. The customer experience and fatigue is none of their concern. And I have a status with them. I will reconsider my priorities when flying with Air France and encourage everyone to do the same.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Flight was fine, price was good but food onboard was abysmal. I was on there for breakfast and lunch and dinner 845am EST to 845pm GMT and all I got was a yoghurt parfait, fruit and a piece of cake. Later snacks included an ice-cream brownie and a pizza twist. I was hungry by the time I landed and the airport amenities were closed. Not happy.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

Good. No issues except a slight delay. Crew came in late.

Not a pleasant experience, service was poor. Didn't like it

It was good. I prefer JB over other airlines.I just wish we had headphones for the films, but other than that - good.

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Checking In on JetBlue site was impossible. It hung up on REAL ID. Even my Global Entry did not help. Luckily, on Kayak site it was a breeze. Entire flight the temperature was COLD! Otherwise the crew was great!

Delays at check-in, seemed like they were short ground staff at the time and some passengers needed extra processing.

Problems checking in both on the laptop and on the app. No free seating available at check-in as advertised - must pay for EVERY seat between $23 and $75. No way to cancel seat choice. App menus and site menus are not responsive, and some items are impossible to find. Crew and mobile assistance are friendly and helpful.

Food - Non-Existent. You pay for everything. It is strictly Pay-to-Play!

Having been prepared for paying for everything on board other than water, coffee and tea the service was OK. Food and drink is expensive but the food was OK if limited in scope. Plane was clean and obviously well serviced. After complaining about having to walk in wind and rain to a get a bus to the airport the same thing happened at Portland. I’m sure you could get a terminal gate flight, complimentary food and drink for not much more money without traipsing through rain and slush in Reykjavik. Not bad but not great.

If there was a disclaimer regarding food service or lack thereof, l missed it. If l had known l would have prepared better. Same with transferring at Reykjavik. No information about disembarking via stairs into rain, slush and puddles deep enough to swallow a foot. After being treated to haute cuisine restaurants and warm inviting environment during the flight, the airport is, let’s be kind, disappointing. Plane was comfortable, Airbus, staff were welcoming enough. I would likely try the route again. Maybe have a night and day in Iceland. Maybe not.

Iceland air transfer was bad. They lost my luggage and I just received it 11/1

It was too cold in the plane my feet froze

Service was excellent. Food and drinks were very good except for a greasy lump of a donut at the end of the flight that left us both feeling internally disgusted.

Handling our luggage was the biggest issue - they lost it and we got it almost 3 days later. Really threw off the beginning of our trip and we really had to change our itinerary accordingly.

Seat was hard and uncomfortable and the temperature too warm and uncomfortable.

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