DTT - SYD

$680 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Sydney

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 Sydney departing on 30/10. 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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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Sydney (DTT-SYD)

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

Tue, 30 Sep - Wed, 31 Dec
United Airlines Logo
11:00 - 07:00DTW-SYD
30h 00m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:20 - 22:30SYD-DTW
27h 10m2 stops
$1,256United Airlines
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Sat, 27 Sep - Sun, 5 Oct
United Airlines Logo
17:06 - 07:00DTW-SYD
47h 54m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:20 - 16:40SYD-DTW
20h 20m1 stop
$1,276United Airlines
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Sat, 27 Sep - Mon, 6 Oct
Delta Logo
21:45 - 06:35DTW-SYD
42h 50m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:25 - 22:25SYD-DTW
27h 00m2 stops
$1,277Delta
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Thu, 25 Sep - Tue, 7 Oct
Delta Logo
16:23 - 06:35DTW-SYD
24h 12m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:25 - 17:09SYD-DTW
21h 44m1 stop
$1,286Delta
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Thu, 25 Sep - Wed, 8 Oct
Delta Logo
16:00 - 06:35DTW-SYD
24h 35m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:25 - 18:55SYD-DTW
23h 30m1 stop
$1,297Delta
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Wed, 1 Oct - Mon, 13 Oct
American Airlines Logo
15:18 - 07:30DTW-SYD
26h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:10 - 18:33SYD-DTW
23h 23m2 stops
$1,325American Airlines
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Wed, 1 Oct - Wed, 15 Oct
American Airlines Logo
15:18 - 07:30DTW-SYD
26h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
13:10 - 22:34SYD-DTW
24h 24m1 stop
$1,327American Airlines
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Fri, 17 Oct - Fri, 7 Nov
Air Canada Logo
20:35 - 08:20DTW-SYD
44h 45m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
11:20 - 17:35SYD-DTW
46h 15m2 stops
$1,459Air Canada
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Wed, 22 Oct - Thu, 13 Nov
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 08:20DTW-SYD
32h 20m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
11:20 - 17:35SYD-DTW
46h 15m2 stops
$1,469Air Canada
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Fri, 26 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep
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14:29 - 11:45DTW-SYD
31h 16m2 stops
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13:15 - 10:11SYD-DTW
34h 56m3 stops
$1,820
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Everything you should know

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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $1,256 (return)
Qantas Airways
Best reviews • 7.5 score
Airline reviews
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 9% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
August
Cheapest • 13% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest return fare
$1,256
Overall average: $1,468
United Airlines
Tue 30/9Wed 31/12
DTW - SYD • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$680
Typical prices: $738-987
American Airlines
Thu 30/10
DTW - SYD • 2 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Sydney flights

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

How much is a return flight from Detroit to Sydney?

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit to Sydney, 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 to Sydney is August, where tickets cost $1,372 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,024 and $1,792 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit to Sydney?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit to Sydney, 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 to Sydney, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$680
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Detroit to Sydney

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit to Sydney?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit to Sydney was $453 for a one-way ticket and $837 for a return.

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

    When flying out of Detroit you will be using Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County. You will be landing at Sydney, also known as Sydney Kingsford Smith.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Sydney?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Sydney, Qantas Airways or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Sydney are Qantas Airways and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,763 and an overall rating of 7.5, Qantas Airways is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,694 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Sydney.

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

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

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

    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 Sydney 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 Sydney?

    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 Sydney from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Detroit to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Sydney. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit to Sydney? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 905 reviews
7.5Comfort
7.2Entertainment
6.9Food
8.2Crew
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

8.0 ExcellentTerry, Aug 2025CNS - SYD
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A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

IAD with the archaic people movers is just a place to be avoided.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Tastless food and too obvious lack of enthusiasm for service in the economy vesus business class

All of the United employees I interacted with were professional and courteous. The aircraft was clean, the food on the flight was good. No complaints here.

I had no checked baggage but was required to hand over carry on baggage at the door of the plane. There was a lot of overboard space in the plane and I was one of the last ones. I ran to get my carry on but it was gone. I was given back at the plane door in Toronto, so the wait was not as long as it would have been at the carousel.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Don’t know they cancelled the flight day before I was to leave. They sent a email at 9:00 pm at night saying they cancelled. That is the smooth way to say we don’t want your business! I think they didn’t have enough people booking so they cancelled the flight! It’s all about the money anymore there is no honesty in business.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

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