Detroit flights and travel guide

Grab the keys to your Model T and turn up the Motown music as you drive through Motor City. While your flight to Detroit might be music-less, there’s no stopping the beat once you hit the streets. Detroit got its nickname, “Motor City,” after Henry Ford rolled the first car off the assembly line in Detroit. Today, Detroit is still centre for automobile production but there’s more than Ford Thunderbirds and classic Mustangs gracing this city.

Tourists booking Detroit flights and accommodations will find themselves in the entertainment hub of the Midwest. Many travellers leave their Detroit flight and head straight to Hitsville USA, where the Motown Sound comes to life and continues to play. But there are other attractions for visitors to Detroit. The Detroit Museum of Art and the Renaissance Center are popular with tourists. Detroit sports fans can book Detroit flights during football season and cheer on the NFL Lions, or find cheap flights to Detroit during hockey season and root for the Detroit Red Wings.

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Detroit climate

Winters in Detroit are bitter cold and snowy, with icy winds and low temperatures and at least one subzero cold snap. Spring is damp and chilly with temperatures ranging from zero to the teens. June starts to get warm, and July and August are hot and humid with temperatures in the mid 20s. The September and October temperatures start to go down to the 20s and teens and can be very pleasant. July tends to be the hottest month and January the coldest.

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When to fly to Detroit

Peak Season:
Summer is the most popular time to visit the Midwest and the Great Lakes, and July and August are when prices for flights to Detroit tend to be the highest.

Autumn foliage season starts around mid-September, and the colours reach their peak by mid-October.

Off Season:
Winter and early spring is the off season; however, despite the bitter winters, visitors come to Michigan for downhill skiing.

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Getting into town Detroit

Detroit Metro Airport (DTW)

Distance: 26 miles west
Drive time: 25-30 mins

Visitors generally drive from the airport to downtown, and there are car rental agencies both on and off the airport. Taxi service to downtown and public transport are also available. The Ground Transportation page of the airport website has detailed information.

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