What is the cheapest airline that flies from Detroit to China?

Cathay Pacific, Turkish Airlines, and Korean Air are the most popular carriers operating from Detroit to China

What airlines fly to China?

Delta, China Eastern and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to China from Detroit according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to China. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to China on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How many flights depart from Detroit to China on average per week?

The number of flights available between Detroit and China is 2 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 50% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Detroit to China?

Prices for flights from Detroit to China were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Detroit to China?

There are 7 operators available for flights from Detroit to China as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Detroit to China?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Detroit to China.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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7:00 am - 1:30 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

42h 30m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Hong Kong Intl

2:45 pm - 11:25 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

44h 40m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$980Multiple Airlines

Tue, Apr 6 - Wed, Apr 21

1:33 pm - 1:30 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

35h 57m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

2:45 pm - 9:14 pmTAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

42h 29m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$980Multiple Airlines

Wed, Apr 7 - Wed, Apr 21

9:05 pm - 4:15 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PEK Beijing Capital

30h 10m1 stop Istanbul

12:50 am - 6:00 pmPEK Beijing Capital-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

30h 10m1 stop Istanbul

$986Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 18

9:05 pm - 5:10 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

43h 05m1 stop Istanbul

9:55 am - 6:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

45h 05m1 stop Istanbul

$986Turkish Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Wed, Nov 18

6:49 am - 2:00 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

30h 11m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

5:00 am - 9:41 pmCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

28h 41m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$991Cathay Pacific

Tue, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 29

10:18 am - 5:20 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PEK Beijing Capital

42h 02m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

7:30 am - 8:06 pmPEK Beijing Capital-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

24h 36m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,010Cathay Pacific

Thu, Mar 11 - Thu, Mar 18

2:15 pm - 1:15 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 00m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

2:35 am - 6:51 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

29h 16m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,086ANA

Tue, Feb 23 - Tue, Mar 2

12:35 pm - 1:15 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

23h 40m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

2:35 am - 1:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

23h 25m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,086ANA

Wed, Feb 24 - Wed, Mar 3

9:02 pm - 4:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

30h 48m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

6:50 pm - 11:38 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

17h 48m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,208American Airlines

Wed, Dec 23 - Tue, Jan 19

9:02 pm - 4:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

30h 48m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

6:50 pm - 12:44 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

30h 54m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,208American Airlines

Wed, Dec 23 - Tue, Jan 19

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7:00 am - 2:00 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

31h 00m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

5:45 am - 8:39 pmCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

27h 54m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$992Cathay Pacific

Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 24

7:00 am - 7:30 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-FOC Fuzhou

24h 30m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Hong Kong Intl

8:45 pm - 5:41 amFOC Fuzhou-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

45h 56m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,054Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 24

7:00 am - 9:00 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

26h 00m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Hong Kong Intl

10:15 pm - 11:52 pmCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

38h 37m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,065Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 24 - Mon, Nov 9

7:26 am - 9:25 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

49h 59m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Tokyo Haneda

8:35 am - 6:56 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

47h 21m2 stops Tokyo Haneda Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,347ANA

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 22

7:15 pm - 3:00 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CGO Zhengzhou

31h 45m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Intl

4:15 pm - 11:38 pmCGO Zhengzhou-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

43h 23m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,368Cathay Pacific

Fri, Oct 23 - Tue, Oct 27

4:11 pm - 4:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 39m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

6:50 pm - 11:53 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

18h 03m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

$1,662American Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 22

7:15 pm - 4:50 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

33h 35m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

6:50 pm - 1:00 pmPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 10m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,667American Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 22

7:57 pm - 7:55 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

35h 58m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl

10:00 am - 10:31 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

13h 31mnonstop

$1,774Delta

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 22

9:05 pm - 7:40 amDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

22h 35m1 stop Istanbul

11:15 pm - 6:00 pmCAN Guangzhou Baiyun-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 45m1 stop Istanbul

$1,827Turkish Airlines

Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 24

11:10 am - 3:15 pmDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

16h 05mnonstop

10:00 am - 11:31 amPVG Shanghai Pu Dong-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

13h 31mnonstop

$1,869Delta

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 31

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Turkish Airlines flights from Detroit to China

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Turkish Airlines

Nov 3

DTW9:05 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

43h 05m

1 stop

PVG5:10 amShanghai Pu Dong

Nov 18

PVG9:55 amShanghai Pu Dong

45h 05m

1 stop

DTW6:00 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$986

Turkish Airlines

Jan 22

DTW8:05 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 30m

1 stop

CAN4:35 pmGuangzhou Baiyun

Feb 16

CAN11:15 pmGuangzhou Baiyun

31h 45m

1 stop

DTW6:00 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$996

Turkish Airlines

Jan 22

DTW8:05 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 30m

1 stop

CAN4:35 pmGuangzhou Baiyun

Feb 15

CAN9:20 amGuangzhou Baiyun

45h 40m

1 stop

DTW6:00 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$999

Cathay Pacific flights from Detroit to China

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Cathay Pacific

Mar 9

DTW6:49 amDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

30h 11m

2 stops

CAN2:00 amGuangzhou Baiyun

Mar 29

CAN5:00 amGuangzhou Baiyun

28h 41m

2 stops

DTW9:41 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$991

Cathay Pacific

Oct 27

DTW7:00 amDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 00m

2 stops

CAN2:00 amGuangzhou Baiyun

Nov 24

CAN5:45 amGuangzhou Baiyun

27h 54m

2 stops

DTW8:39 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$992

Cathay Pacific

Mar 11

DTW10:18 amDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

42h 02m

2 stops

PEK5:20 pmBeijing Capital

Mar 18

PEK7:30 amBeijing Capital

24h 36m

2 stops

DTW8:06 pmDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,010

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DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

DTWTAO

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 4/6

7:00 am-1:30 pm

2 stops42h 30m

Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

Wed 4/21

2:45 pm-11:25 pm

2 stops44h 40m

$980

DetroitQingdao

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

DTWTAO

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Wed 4/7

1:33 pm-1:30 pm

2 stops35h 57m

Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

Wed 4/21

2:45 pm-9:14 pm

2 stops42h 29m

$980

DetroitBeijing

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PEK Beijing Capital

DTWPEK

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Mon 11/2

9:05 pm-4:15 pm

1 stop30h 10m

Beijing Capital

Wed 11/18

12:50 am-6:00 pm

1 stop30h 10m

$986

DetroitShanghai

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

DTWPVG

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 11/3

9:05 pm-5:10 am

1 stop43h 05m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 11/18

9:55 am-6:00 pm

1 stop45h 05m

$986

DetroitGuangzhou

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

DTWCAN

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 3/9

6:49 am-2:00 am

2 stops30h 11m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Mon 3/29

5:00 am-9:41 pm

2 stops28h 41m

$991

DetroitBeijing

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PEK Beijing Capital

DTWPEK

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Thu 3/11

10:18 am-5:20 pm

2 stops42h 02m

Beijing Capital

Thu 3/18

7:30 am-8:06 pm

2 stops24h 36m

$1,010

DetroitShanghai

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

DTWPVG

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 2/23

2:15 pm-1:15 am

2 stops22h 00m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 3/2

2:35 am-6:51 pm

2 stops29h 16m

$1,086

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DetroitShanghai

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

DTWPVG

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Wed 2/24

12:35 pm-1:15 am

2 stops23h 40m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Wed 3/3

2:35 am-1:00 pm

2 stops23h 25m

$1,086

DetroitShanghai

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

DTWPVG

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Wed 12/23

9:02 pm-4:50 pm

2 stops30h 48m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 1/19

6:50 pm-11:38 pm

1 stop17h 48m

$1,208

DetroitShanghai

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

DTWPVG

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Wed 12/23

9:02 pm-4:50 pm

2 stops30h 48m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Tue 1/19

6:50 pm-12:44 pm

2 stops30h 54m

$1,208

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What is the cheapest month to fly to China?

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit to China. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,209. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to China from Detroit during September instead. Flights to China in September, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $1,264.

What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to China?

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to China. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,931. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to China on Sunday is $2,231.

What is the cheapest Detroit to China flight route?

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Best Price Found	$494
Fastest flight time	15h 05m
Direct flights	Every day
Airports in China	238 airports

The best one-way flight to China from Detroit in the past 72 hours is $494. The best round-trip flight deal from Detroit to China found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $980.

The fastest flight from Detroit to China takes 15h 05m

Direct flights go from Detroit to China every day.

There are 238 airports in China. From Detroit there are direct flights to Shanghai Pu Dong (PVG).

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Detroit to China?
Prices for flights from Detroit to China were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Detroit to China?
There are 7 operators available for flights from Detroit to China as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Detroit to China?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Detroit to China.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular plane model from Detroit to China?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between Detroit and China, the leading plane model is Airbus A350-900, making up 80.00% of the total bookings. Other popular models include Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) with 20.00%.

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Delta	PriceFrom $541	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,664 reviews	Search Delta flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $807	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 245 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $898	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,524 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $924	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,461 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $963	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,186 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
ANA	PriceFrom $1,289	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.3 1,328 reviews	Search ANA flights

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