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£253 Find Cheap Flights from London to Detroit

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Cheapest return fare
£557
Typical prices: £1,057-£728
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LHR - DTW • 3 stops
Cheapest direct flights
£887
Typical prices: £1,104-£876
KLM
Mon 20/4Wed 13/5
LHR - DTW • Direct
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Cheap Flights from London to Detroit (LON-DTW)

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

Sat, 2 May - Sat, 9 May
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06:00 - 22:52
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21h 52m
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21:50 - 06:30
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LHR
27h 40m
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£557Multiple Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Tue, 12 May
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DTW
20h 31m
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06:10 - 09:30
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22h 20m
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£558JetBlue
Tue, 28 Apr - Sun, 10 May
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£559JetBlue
Sat, 2 May - Sat, 9 May
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9h 45m
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£560JetBlue
Mon, 4 May - Wed, 6 May
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16h 51m
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£560JetBlue
Fri, 1 May - Fri, 8 May
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£563Multiple Airlines
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30h 10m
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32h 05m
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£606Turkish Airlines
Tue, 16 Jun - Sun, 5 Jul
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£616Turkish Airlines
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51h 49m
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20h 55m
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£684Lufthansa
Sun, 6 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
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Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to Detroit to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport departing in May.

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

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

The cheapest return flight from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport costs £553 on the route between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Detroit on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to London, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 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 London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is February, where tickets cost £561 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £819 and £788 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 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 London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to Detroit

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£253
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Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from London to Detroit

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FAQs for booking London to Detroit flights

  • What flight routes operate between London and Detroit?

    There are several routes to choose from when flying from London to Detroit. Direct flights are operated by a variety of airlines and run from London Heathrow International. JetBlue operates flights between Gatwick and Detroit with a single layover in Boston en route, while Lufthansa offers flights with a layover in Frankfurt. Flights with Finnair typically have a single layover at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) between London Heathrow and Detroit.

  • How do I get from Detroit Airport to the city centre?

    Detroit Airport offers two transport methods to get to the city centre if you're not driving yourself or hiring a car. A quick and convenient option is to catch a taxi from the taxi rank on Level 4, in the middle of the Ground Transportation Center. A much more affordable option is to catch the bus from the Ground Transportation Center at the North Terminal of the airport. The SMART bus company operates buses regularly, which take around 50min to reach the city centre.

  • What is the luggage allowance on these flights?

    If you're taking a flight with a low-cost airline, bear in mind that luggage generally costs extra per check-in piece. On standard airlines, you can expect the standard economy allowance to be 30 kg check-in and one carry-on piece of luggage. 40 kg is the usual business-class allowance, while the limit for first class is generally 50 kg.

  • What documents do I need to fly from London to Detroit?

    As a British citizen with a full passport, you'll need to apply for an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), or visa waiver. Your passport will need to be valid for the duration of your stay.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was £253 for a one-way ticket and £557 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London to Detroit?

    There are 4 airports in London (London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, and London Stansted.) and only 1 airport in Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County). The cheapest flights are generally found on the London Heathrow Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County flight route.

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

    Alaska Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Delta, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the London to Detroit flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London to Detroit?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between London and Detroit, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Detroit, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Detroit are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of £983 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £928 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 London to Detroit.

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

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

    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 Detroit with an airline and back to London with another airline.

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

    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 Detroit from London 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 London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Detroit to London? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £719 or less one-way and £730 or less round-trip.
  • If you're staying close to the city centre, consider booking flights from London City Airport (LCY) or London Heathrow Airport (LHR), as these are easy to access. London City typically has the more expensive flights, whereas London Heathrow usually offers more frequent daily flights.
  • London Gatwick (LGW) is the second busiest airport in London and is often the preferred airport, especially for those who want to avoid the large number of people at Heathrow. London Gatwick also works in conjunction with several low-cost airlines, so flights from here are often more affordable than from the other London airports.
  • London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted all have express trains that transit passengers from the city to the respective airports. The Heathrow Express travels from London Paddington Station to Heathrow in around 15min. The Gatwick Express runs from London Victoria and takes around 30min, while the Stansted Express runs from London Liverpool Street and takes close to 45min.
  • Be aware of self-transfer flights between London and Detroit, which are sometimes cheaper. These flights run from Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick and require that you collect your luggage and re-check it during your layovers en route. To avoid the hassle of self-transfer, ensure your flights include transferring your luggage.
  • If you're planning on hiring a car at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), you'll find ground transportation to the hire car campus located on Lucas Drive, on the northeast corner of the airport. Several well-known car hire companies operate out of the airport, including Budget, Avis, Alamo and Hertz.

Prefer to fly direct from London to Detroit?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from London to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.
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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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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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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to Detroit

 
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Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 685 reviews
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6.9Food
7.3Comfort
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Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2026
BOS - LIS
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Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

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

Middle seats SUCK!!!! I paid more money than I should have because of your terrible site Kayak.com. I'll try to use your competitors going forward. I am so disappointed you would play off business class.com as business class seats

The boarding was efficient. The entertainment system was a bit unstable but Air France has a good selection of movies.

They lost my bag and I still haven’t received it yet

They lost my bag and I still have not received it

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

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.

They forced me to check my hand luggage at the gate.

I specifically choose not to check bags to ensure I can proceed directly to ground transportation upon arrival. However, due to a recurring lack of cabin space, I was again forced to gate-check my rolling luggage after going through my luggage to take out electronics and batteries. This practice unilaterally changes the service agreement made at the time of purchase. JetBlue needs to find a better way to manage overhead space that honors the carry-on baggage allowance.

Still hasn’t left. Why are you asking how it was?

Flight was good wish there were more snacks options for such a long flight but stewardesses were very pleasant as was flight crew.

I was denied a plastic fork to eat my food and was told plastic forks are for paying customers who buy Jet Blue’s food. So I had to make a utensil out of a cup so nourish my body. Like a refugee. Because decency is dead.

I was especially impressed without efficiently the crew got passengers on and off. One of the stewards was slightly gruff, I thought. No big deal but that's what I noticed.

For the price point it was very good. Definitely leave on the earlier flights as it can become terribly crowded later in the day

Absolutely horrible. Flight was delayed 4 hours and they had no clue what was going on.

Delayed our flight to accommodate another flight but didn’t make the decision to do so until we were supposed to board despite having all the same information hours prior. Arrived so delayed that we didn’t get a gate and had to deplane on the tarmac and get bussed to terminal in the rain after 1am. Arrived to the terminal and due to construction could not get a ride share - had to either take the air train to Howard beach or stand in line with 200 other people waiting for a taxi.

Onboard functioning wide-variety entertainment on a budget and having an open pantry is nice. Seats are not comfortable but go provide plenty of legroom for a 6'2" 260lbs man.

The most uncomfortable seat i’ve ever had on a flight

Waiting area on top of stairs before Boarding the bus wasn’t great. Took a long time to load the bus to gate.

The real reason why the flying experience with Icelandair ---was mediocre was because of not being able to enter DC airspace yesterday evening. This obviously was out of your control and do realize this is a safety issue. I did notice---that everything was being done to get us to Washington Dulles and we did arrive at Dulles SAFELY with just a 4 hour delay. Thank you!

They wouldn’t check in my luggage even though I had one checked bag prepaid. So I took my bag to the gate and tried to check it in there and two employees scolded me for bringing a large bag to the gate. I told them I was trying to check it in and that it was prepaid, and they said they couldn’t guarantee that it would arrive at my destination but they finally let me drop it off when boarding the plane and pick it up right after exiting the plane. There was no food, and there was no entertainment.

Overall satisfied and would fly with them again. They could improve the check-in efficiency at BOS, we got backed up because it seemed there were passengers requiring much more time for check in.

The customer service was unbeatable from the wheelchair assist team to the flight attendants. The pilot also did an excellent job managing the turbulence.

Again, we paid $ 328.00 for specific seats are were assigned those seats.

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.

The boarding process seem to take longer than necessary, resulting in a 20+ minute delay

Everything was spectacular except the boarding. It was just a mob of people while all groups were called over the public address system.

The Britts are wonderful to fly with and the crew were very hospitable. Again, I really wish they had been able to retrieve my carryon bag from baggage claim before the flight so I could be in a less worrisome state of mind, but that's not on them. I completely understand. The window seats with the dimmable windows were very cool!

There was a delay for the San Francisco-London flight, but we were all informed via text and email. The staff was very friendly and nice and the food was good. I do recommend that the airline offer something without eggs or something vegan for the vegetarian meal option. A lot of Indians are lacto-vegetarian, while some could be allergic to eggs/dairy.

food options were terrible. for a 10-hour flight, there should be 2 decent meals. Also, flight attendants should come around with drinks more than just at the meals.

Smooth flight. The seats were comfortable but the reclining mechanism didn't work very well. My wife's seat required the flight attendant to push the seat forward while she pushed the button. The leg support didn't want to return to its home under the seat. I ordered the diabetic meal which was full of carbs. It was low in sugar but carbs turn into sugar so was it really diabetic? Overall the flight was pleasant, long but pleasant.

Crew were nice, food was good. Boarding was horrendous. We were driven around the airport in a bus forced to climb a long flight of very steep stairs with no adequate handrails to board the plane . In many many years of flying to the US I have never been required to do this . There was no assistance for those needing help getting up the stairs to the plane. A fellow passenger helped me. No idea how other elderly, physically limited passengers or those with young children managed . It was a full flight with crowds trying to get up the stairs. It was an accident waiting to happen.

Horrible, the plane is just old and junky...Filthy restroom, seat was as hard as rock. The food, mystery side dish, inedible..geez..just Horrible. Never flying BA again

the service on Business class should be improved to be at par with industry leaders like Cathay Pacific and Singapore AIrlines. A lot of room for improvement.

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

Good. For a long flight. The comfort of the seat could be better. Also, the food was « normal » plane food. Not indian plane food unfortunately! Everything else was smooth and great.

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