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$1,780 Find cheap flights from Melbourne to Detroit

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Cheap flight deals from Melbourne to Detroit (MEL-DTW)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne 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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10:55 - 22:43MEL-DTW
25h 48m2 stops
16:55 - 08:30DTW-MEL
24h 35m2 stops
$1,780United Airlines
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Sat, 31 Aug - Mon, 28 Oct
11:30 - 22:59MEL-DTW
25h 29m2 stops
07:46 - 09:20DTW-MEL
35h 34m2 stops
$1,823Qantas Airways
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Thu, 29 Aug - Sat, 7 Sep
09:00 - 00:27MEL-DTW
29h 27m2 stops
19:58 - 05:25DTW-MEL
43h 27m1 stop
$1,863Qantas Airways
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Thu, 29 Aug - Sat, 7 Sep
18:15 - 23:59MEL-DTW
43h 44m2 stops
08:15 - 10:45DTW-MEL
34h 30m2 stops
$1,902Air New Zealand
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Tue, 13 Aug - Sun, 10 Nov
18:15 - 23:59MEL-DTW
43h 44m2 stops
08:15 - 10:45DTW-MEL
34h 30m2 stops
$1,908Air New Zealand
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Tue, 13 Aug - Sun, 10 Nov
13:00 - 22:59MEL-DTW
23h 59m1 stop
05:20 - 05:45DTW-MEL
32h 25m1 stop
$1,932American Airlines
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Tue, 13 Aug - Sun, 10 Nov
11:55 - 00:12MEL-DTW
26h 17m2 stops
08:27 - 05:45DTW-MEL
29h 18m2 stops
$1,935American Airlines
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Mon, 26 Aug - Tue, 19 Nov
10:55 - 18:43MEL-DTW
21h 48m1 stop
16:00 - 07:30DTW-MEL
25h 30m2 stops
$1,985United Airlines
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Sat, 24 Aug - Fri, 30 Aug
06:00 - 10:38MEL-DTW
42h 38m3 stops
11:20 - 11:05DTW-MEL
33h 45m3 stops
$2,784Air Canada
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Thu, 29 Aug - Sat, 7 Sep
06:00 - 10:38MEL-DTW
42h 38m3 stops
10:45 - 13:35DTW-MEL
34h 50m3 stops
$2,793Air Canada
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Tue, 13 Aug - Sun, 10 Nov

Flights from Melbourne to Detroit - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Detroit 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 Melbourne to Detroit?

The average price of all flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Melbourne to Detroit, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Detroit back to Melbourne, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport 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 Melbourne Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is June, where tickets cost $1,606 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of tickets is $3,490 and $3,097 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport 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 month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 85 days before departure.

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Low season

January

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$1,780
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 37% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to Detroit

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was $1,189 for a return ticket.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Detroit?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Detroit, Air New Zealand or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Detroit are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,673 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,665 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Detroit.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne 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 Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Melbourne to Detroit

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Detroit. 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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8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 626 reviews
8.4Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.8Crew
7.6Food
8.1Comfort
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The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

10.0 ExcellentSharon, Mar 2024AKL - JFK
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The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

The pilot tried to make up for lost time due to delays that were out of her control. She communicated the issues openly and clearly and made every effort to do what she could to alleviate issues.

So here's the rub - my flight was booked through Chatdeal even though I bought it under the Kayak umbrella. All the return flights were theoretically through Air New Zealand, however except for the initial leg from New Zealand, they were all partnered flights. So when I arrived at the airport in New Zealand they could only issue me my ticket to Fiji. Once in Fiji I had to do some serious leg work and finagling to get my ticket to Los Angeles through Fiji Air. This included a monitored covid RAT that I wasn't aware I needed to do. So I gave the score I did because of the complexity and annoyance created in the process of getting a boarding pass for my Nadi-LA flight.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

The international flight from Sydney to Dallas had great food. I have travelled a lot over the years and this has been the most memorable in my experience so far.

Initial flight was cancelled so moved to an alternative flight. As a result, stuck in a middle seat. Flight then place in holding pattern prior to landing resulting in a very late trip home.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

We enjoyed that we boarded and took off on time. We didn’t like that our connection flight was a twenty minute walk through the airport with only one hour in between flights.

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Boarding was terrible. My wife uses a wheel chair and she was in an incredibly hot closed metal cargo box for close to 20 minutes before getting on board

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

It was okay, no wifi or entertainment real disappointment. Staff onboard not very friendly.

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

It started with multiple delays, cancellations, re booking, 5 hour lay over and finally on a plane from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Gates, times, etc were changed multiply times. Once on the plane, staff was fine, but built in tv did not work and could not even turn it off. Light at eye level the entire trip, so sleeping was near impossible. No snacks or drinks given.

LIT to DFW - 3 hours late; the entire plane had been boarded before they told us there was a delay due to a weather-related ground stop in Dallas. DFW to MAY - 2+ hours late due to A/C needing to be repaired after everyone had boarded, then when we finally reach the runway, the First Officer timed out and we had to taxi all the way back to the gate and wait for a new one. I arrived in New Orleans 5+ hours later than I should have. Return flights were completely cancelled; rebooked through the app to fly through CLT instead of DFW. MSY to CLT had no issues, but CLT to LIT was delayed 1.25 hrs because flight attendants had not arrived to the airport yet. At least they didn’t make us all sit on the plane to wait for them. I should have driven.

Tray table was filthy when I sat down. I needed to have someone come clean it because there was food and stains on it WiFi didn’t work after paying for in-flight WiFi. Food was terrible and was not filling at all Chicken was rubbery Flight attendant had an attitude, interrupted me and wasn’t able to answer basic questions about the food selection such as “does the chicken have red sauce in it”. If your flight attendants are not going to know what is in the meals so we can make an educated decision based on dietary restrictions, they shouldn’t be on the plane. My 1.5 year old niece was sleeping and dropped her binkie. I went on the ground under the chairs looking for it. It was at that time that she came up to me as I’m CLEARLY on all 4s with a flashlight and said “I need to get by”. I said one moment please I’m getting something from under the seat (while my head was literally under the seat). Her reply was “no you need to move now” and proceeded to almost push me out of the way. I looked up and all I saw was her toes under my eyes. When I looked in front of me, her private parts were inches away from my face. I then made a comment “you couldn’t waited 2 seconds?” and her response was, “no I need to use the bathroom”. I understand that and would never want to be the reason someone couldn’t get to the bathroom but I was under the seat. She could’ve gone around the other way instead of harassing me, basically placing her private parts on my head and borderline pushing me out of the way. You don’t pay that much for this deplorable experience. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had on American. I will be absolutely thinking twice and thrice about flying American Airlines again. I would rather pay more to fly delta because at least I know their WiFi will work and their flight attendants won’t have a shitty attitude for no reason, nor will they act the way this woman did. Unacceptable.

Liked - nothing. Disliked - delayed 35+ min sitting on the plane. Caused me to miss my connection in Charlotte. American Airlines is the worst US Air Carrier company with atrocious customer service.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Left on time. Arrived early. Turbulence coming in and gate not open due to early arrival but expected.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Last minute flights from Melbourne to Detroit

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Melbourne to Detroit that are departing in the next 10 days.
18/5Sat
multi-stopJapan Airlines
35h 54mMEL-DTW
30/5Thu
multi-stopJapan Airlines
32h 35mDTW-MEL
$2,462
19/5Sun
multi-stop
51h 29mMEL-DTW
29/5Wed
multi-stop
32h 05mDTW-MEL
$2,565
19/5Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 51mMEL-DTW
28/5Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 43mDTW-MEL
$2,979
19/5Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 51mMEL-DTW
2/6Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 43mDTW-MEL
$3,016
21/5Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 55mMEL-DTW
29/5Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
23h 48mDTW-MEL
$3,025
18/5Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 22mMEL-DTW
29/5Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
23h 48mDTW-MEL
$3,104
21/5Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
37h 57mMEL-DTW
29/5Wed
multi-stopAir Canada
29h 05mDTW-MEL
$3,137
18/5Sat
multi-stopAir Canada
27h 57mMEL-DTW
30/5Thu
multi-stopAir Canada
29h 35mDTW-MEL
$3,161
20/5Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
25h 14mMEL-DTW
31/5Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
23h 48mDTW-MEL
$3,422
19/5Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 34mMEL-DTW
31/5Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
23h 48mDTW-MEL
$3,464

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