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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Detroit

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$130
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$101

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Low season

January

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$44
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Detroit to San Jose

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  • High season is considered to be October, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from Detroit is January.

Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 San Francisco Bay Area? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 8220 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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Rode in a smaller plane and short trip meant no snacks, no free wifi or tv. It was only 30min flight so honestly wasn’t a big deal to lack these items.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025DTW - YYZ
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Rode in a smaller plane and short trip meant no snacks, no free wifi or tv. It was only 30min flight so honestly wasn’t a big deal to lack these items.

Kind staff. Snacks are small but that’s the new normal.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

All fine save for the abominable catering. Really gone downhill. We found it all inedible.

I appreciated friendly service from check-in, to boarding, to in-flight amenities! Attendants were accommodating and helpful. Thank you! Elaine

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

Was unsure of this flight due to high winds in CVG from Hurricane Helene. Crew did a great job of getting us to CVG safely.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

It was on time, which is always a good thing. There wasn’t any food hence my okay rating.

Flight was on time It was a good flight overall

Check in at dtw was understaffed and chaotic. Flight itself was smooth. Airplane seats seemed newly upholstered and comfortable, flight attendants attentive.

Your crew is a representation of your Standards and Values. The crew from Seattle to LAX, was very disappointing. The crew was more interested in hanging out at the lobby area. Talking, laughing loudly and eating all the snacks. They did not do regular rounds to see if customers needed anything. This was a huge disappointment. I will no longer be flying with your airlines moving forward.

More groups for smother boarding, I didnt have any food. and there was no entertainment

- flight attendants not very friendly. - Paid for WiFi and plane didn’t have it working , never got a refund.

We got to fly on the new airplane. Much better as it’s roomier and cleaner than before. Most Importantly it’s much more comfortable. I still can’t move the seat back but the extra space made up for it. I didn’t taste the food or drinks because they charge for everything so I didn’t bother. I didn’t experience the entertainment because I downloaded my own movies on my phone. The crew was great. The flight itself was smooth . No complaints.

I was comfortable because I upgraded. I would not have been comfortable in economy. It was a short flight so there was limited food service and no inflight entertainment.

I thought since I upgraded my seat I would get some perks. Free water, free snacks. Free carry on luggage.

It’s ridiculous to pay for carry-on luggage. I also wasn’t given an option to specify I have carry on bag at time of ticket purchase. I also could not specify I have carry on luggage at time of online check-in.

Delayed fight LAS to LAX. OK, fog in LA, not your fault. But all your staff, onboard in in lounge, speak so fast, enunciate so poorly and often have a accent that it is impossible to understanding anything they are saying.

The check in process was a mess for no reason. I spent an hour waiting in line trying to get them to print my boarding pass and as a result I missed my flight.

The airline used deceptive tactics to charge us more for our trip. Search Frontier Class Action Lawsuit to find out more or read the hundreds of reviews that have nearly identical stories.. don't fly this airline.. you've been warned.

Check in at Philadelphia international was absolutely terrible! I fly 2 to 3 times a month and avoid frontier at all cost and will never fly Frontier again! The night before travel, I tried checking in however, the app was giving me an error, so I went to the desktop, which instructed you that you need to use the app. The next day I presented at the check-in gate after trying at least a half dozen times prior to getting into the airport and continuing to getting the error in the app. I actually had rebooted my phone numerous times and reinstall the app just in case. My phone is only one generation older than the current model. It has no problems completing a frontier flight purchase or any other app issues. There was only three frontier employees working at check-in and a huge line while I was in line I continued to try and check in via the app. As I approach the desk, I was dreading dealing with the agent. He was extremely unprofessional, anti-semantic & very ignorant, and mean to the people in front of me, as well as the people who ended up being behind me. He literally told people “Man I don’t care bout y’all” in his native dialect! Maintaining my composure I approached and explained the situation. To which he replied, you’re gonna have to pay then! I don’t understand. It’s an issue with their app not allowing me to check in! Not my issue! He told me if I pay cash it would be $15, $25 if I pay credit card. I don’t understand a $10 difference for paying with a credit card? I am completely cashless so I continued to try using the app to avoid the $25 fee, Which I still don’t believe that I should be responsible for since it was Frontier’s technical issue!!! I continued to check in via the app a couple more times after he verified I was doing everything right he proceeded to continue to belittle the people behind me. Yelling at them saying I don’t care about you people! I cannot believe that this is the way that businesses would treat its customers! Unfortunately, the black mail with dreadlocks did not have a name tag all he had was a frontier sweater on! For the $25 fee that I ended up getting charged on my credit card. I should’ve just booked originally with Spirit or any other carrier! I have no problem paying fees that I should be responsible for, but when it’s due to a technical failure of a company, the customer should not be responsible for it! I cannot believe that it’s not frontier going out of business!

they delayed my flight which ended up, causing my layover flight to leave without me, resulting in me missing a flight and having to stay overnight in Houston international. I got no compensation other than a flight to my original location only a day later. i’ve never experienced such a unprofessional situation

Very easy with the app to board and staff skills

After waiting several minutes to be acknowledged by 3 employees on their phones, was told we had missed our flight because the doors were closed at that literal moment. Had they given any actual service or help while we were standing there we would have been on with time to spare. More than 10 people were turned away in this fashion claiming there was no way they could let us on the plane, even though it was still sitting connected to the terminal. After the desk agents let us know they didn't care about the situation we were forced to pay more than twice the price of our original tickets as no credits were given for the price of the "missed" flight. And the icing on the cake was after being treated poorly, fleeced for another few hundred dollars for new tickets? We waited on the next plane for 25 minutes passed the "doors closed" time, letting almost an extra dozen passengers on board. You're company has lazy, disinterested employees and your lack of any real help will ensure this was the first and last time we fly Frontier. Awful.

My experience with the phoenix airport was terrible, the personnel lay the ticket counter charged me for a carry on that fit in the carry on size box, and the two women I spoke with were terribly rude and not willing to help.,,, there was one lady “candy” on the flight crew that was amazing and is the only reason I stayed on the flight at all, because the other stewards helping people to get seated on the plane were terrible

I loked walking out on the tarmac to board and no first class. I didn't like that they have no snacks or onboard wifi to bide your time.

The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.

The seats were extremely hard and uncomfortable, even for a budget airline.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/15Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
23h 39mDTW-SJC
4/29Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 34mSJC-DTW
$101
4/3Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 49mDTW-SJC
4/9Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 34mSJC-DTW
$106
4/29Tue
1 stopFrontier
15h 38mDTW-SFO
5/4Sun
1 stopFrontier
13h 07mSFO-DTW
$130
4/15Tue
1 stopFrontier
12h 16mDTW-SFO
4/22Tue
1 stopFrontier
31h 50mSFO-DTW
$133
4/16Wed
1 stopDelta
12h 14mDTW-SJC
4/23Wed
1 stopDelta
15h 24mSJC-DTW
$263
4/17Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 24mDTW-SJC
4/22Tue
1 stopDelta
12h 29mSJC-DTW
$290
3/29Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
11h 12mDTW-SFO
4/5Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
13h 01mSFO-DTW
$334
4/23Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 58mDTW-SFO
4/28Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 20mSFO-DTW
$360
3/7Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 53mDTW-SJC
3/11Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 31mSJC-DTW
$443
3/7Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 04mDTW-SJC
3/11Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 05mSJC-DTW
$448

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/25Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 49mDTW-SJC
$44
3/19Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 49mDTW-SJC
$55
3/25Tue
1 stopFrontier
9h 34mDTW-SFO
$64
5/3Sat
1 stopFrontier
9h 01mDTW-SFO
$65
3/19Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 56mDTW-SFO
$157
3/19Wed
1 stopDelta
16h 54mDTW-SFO
$159
4/21Mon
1 stopDelta
6h 44mDTW-SJC
$159
4/4Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 35mDTW-SJC
$189
4/17Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
8h 42mDTW-SJC
$239
5/8Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
13h 15mDTW-SJC
$264

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Last minute flights from Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area

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 Detroit to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/24Mon
multi-stopFrontier
8h 17mDTW-SFO
3/5Wed
multi-stopFrontier
10h 29mSFO-DTW
$260
2/24Mon
multi-stopFrontier
8h 17mDTW-SFO
2/25Tue
multi-stopFrontier
8h 44mSFO-DTW
$282
2/25Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 06mDTW-SJC
3/13Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 42mSJC-DTW
$314
2/25Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 30mDTW-OAK
3/13Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 09mOAK-DTW
$353
2/24Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 31mDTW-SFO
3/5Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 39mSFO-DTW
$766
2/24Mon
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 31mDTW-SFO
3/5Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 39mSFO-DTW
$768
2/22Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 25mDTW-SFO
2/25Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 30mSFO-DTW
$770
2/22Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 04mDTW-SFO
2/24Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 59mSFO-DTW
$774
2/21Fri
nonstopDelta
5h 24mDTW-SFO
4/6Sun
nonstopDelta
4h 26mSFO-DTW
$814
2/24Mon
nonstopDelta
5h 24mDTW-SFO
3/5Wed
nonstopDelta
4h 28mSFO-DTW
$844

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