Which airlines fly to Traverse City?

There may be other airlines that fly to Traverse City from United States, but the most popular among our users are United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta and Allegiant Air. These airlines should offer flights to Traverse City on a routine basis if you’re flying from one of the more popular airports in United States.

How long does it take to fly to Traverse City?

On average, it takes 6h 05m to fly from United States to Traverse City if you fly out of Los Angeles (the most popular airport in United States) and into Traverse City Cherry Capital (the most popular airport in Traverse City). If you’re flying out of Miami and into Traverse City Cherry Capital, then the flight time is around 5h 09m.

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8:34 am - 2:16 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

5h 42m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:54 am - 12:55 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

7h 01m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$277American Airlines

Thu, Dec 10 - Sun, Dec 13

11:35 am - 4:03 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

4h 28m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

4:39 pm - 10:23 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 44m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$277American Airlines

Sat, Dec 5 - Sat, Dec 12

3:30 pm - 9:59 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

6h 29m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:12 am - 9:56 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

4h 44m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$277United Airlines

Sun, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 9

3:30 pm - 8:17 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

4h 47m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

6:09 am - 12:16 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

6h 07m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$277United Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Thu, Dec 31

6:00 am - 11:21 amDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

5h 21m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:00 am - 11:33 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 33m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$277Delta

Wed, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 15

7:29 pm - 12:15 amDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

4h 46m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:00 am - 11:33 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

5h 33m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$277Delta

Thu, Feb 11 - Mon, Feb 15

10:18 am - 10:06 amDEN Denver Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

21h 48m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Tampa

10:56 am - 8:47 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DEN Denver Intl

23h 51m1 stop Tampa St. Petersburg

$364Multiple Airlines

Wed, Dec 16 - Sun, Dec 20

9:08 am - 10:06 amDEN Denver Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

22h 58m1 stop Tampa

7:35 pm - 8:53 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DEN Denver Intl

15h 18m1 stop Orlando Sanford Intl

$389Multiple Airlines

Wed, Dec 16 - Fri, Dec 18

11:35 am - 11:43 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

9h 08m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:56 am - 10:47 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

7h 51m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$489Alaska Airlines

Wed, Feb 3 - Sat, Feb 6

6:00 am - 11:32 pmSEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

14h 32m2 stops San Diego Chicago O'Hare Intl

11:02 am - 8:35 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl

12h 33m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Portland

$524Alaska Airlines

Wed, Dec 30 - Tue, Jan 5

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5:00 pm - 11:51 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

6h 51m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

2:46 pm - 8:58 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

6h 12m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$358American Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Dec 3

6:31 pm - 11:51 pmMSP Minneapolis St Paul-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

4h 20m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

6:01 am - 10:00 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-MSP Minneapolis St Paul

4h 59m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$399American Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 15

5:00 pm - 11:51 pmDCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

6h 51m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

4:44 pm - 11:59 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

7h 15m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Charlotte Douglas

$424American Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Dec 3

4:45 pm - 10:26 pmEWR Newark-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

5h 41m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

10:48 am - 4:17 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-EWR Newark

5h 29m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$439United Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 17

9:59 am - 3:53 pmEWR Newark-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

5h 54m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

10:48 am - 4:17 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-EWR Newark

5h 29m1 stop Chicago O'Hare Intl

$439United Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 17

1:00 pm - 11:05 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

10h 05m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:00 am - 10:58 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-LGA New York LaGuardia

4h 58m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$444Delta

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 17

1:00 pm - 11:05 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

10h 05m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:00 am - 2:38 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-LGA New York LaGuardia

8h 38m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$449Delta

Sat, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 17

7:04 am - 11:51 pmSFO San Francisco-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

13h 47m2 stops San Diego Chicago O'Hare Intl

12:17 pm - 8:16 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-SFO San Francisco

10h 59m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Diego

$689Alaska Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Sat, Nov 14

7:04 am - 11:51 pmSFO San Francisco-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

13h 47m2 stops San Diego Chicago O'Hare Intl

12:17 pm - 9:57 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-SFO San Francisco

12h 40m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Diego

$701Alaska Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Sat, Nov 14

3:28 pm - 11:18 amMSP Minneapolis St Paul-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

18h 50m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tampa

10:19 am - 11:14 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-MSP Minneapolis St Paul

13h 55m1 stop Tampa St. Petersburg

$753Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Sat, Nov 28

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7:50 pm - 10:01 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 11mnonstop

4:35 pm - 5:02 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 27mnonstop

$309United Airlines

Mon, Apr 19 - Wed, May 5

1:44 pm - 4:08 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 24mnonstop

2:41 pm - 3:17 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 36mnonstop

$317American Airlines

Fri, May 7 - Sat, May 29

9:05 pm - 11:34 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 29mnonstop

12:01 pm - 12:41 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 40mnonstop

$319American Airlines

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Dec 9

2:30 pm - 5:04 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 34mnonstop

6:05 am - 6:56 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 51mnonstop

$319United Airlines

Wed, Dec 30 - Sun, Jan 3

7:45 pm - 9:59 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 14mnonstop

7:35 pm - 8:11 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 36mnonstop

$319United Airlines

Thu, Dec 3 - Sun, Dec 6

9:25 pm - 11:41 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 16mnonstop

7:10 am - 7:49 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 39mnonstop

$319United Airlines

Thu, Feb 18 - Sun, Feb 21

4:10 pm - 6:39 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 29mnonstop

5:12 am - 5:49 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 37mnonstop

$319United Airlines

Sat, Dec 5 - Sat, Dec 12

7:44 am - 10:22 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 38mnonstop

10:58 am - 11:49 amTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 51mnonstop

$319United Airlines

Tue, Dec 22 - Fri, Dec 25

1:26 pm - 3:44 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 18mnonstop

7:46 pm - 8:24 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 38mnonstop

$319American Airlines

Fri, Apr 16 - Tue, May 4

12:15 pm - 2:41 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

1h 26mnonstop

11:58 am - 12:32 pmTVC Traverse City Cherry Capital-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

1h 34mnonstop

$319American Airlines

Thu, Dec 17 - Sun, Jan 17

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Cheapest round-trip

Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 12/10

8:34 am-2:16 pm

1 stop5h 42m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Sun 12/13

5:54 am-12:55 pm

1 stop7h 01m

$277

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Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sat 12/5

11:35 am-4:03 pm

1 stop4h 28m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Sat 12/12

4:39 pm-10:23 pm

1 stop5h 44m

$277

Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 12/6

3:30 pm-9:59 pm

1 stop6h 29m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Wed 12/9

5:12 am-9:56 am

1 stop4h 44m

$277

Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Tue 12/1

3:30 pm-8:17 pm

1 stop4h 47m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Thu 12/31

6:09 am-12:16 pm

1 stop6h 07m

$277

Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 2/10

6:00 am-11:21 am

1 stop5h 21m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Mon 2/15

6:00 am-11:33 am

1 stop5h 33m

$277

Washington, D.C.Traverse City

DCA Washington, D.C. Reagan-National - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DCATVC

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Thu 2/11

7:29 pm-12:15 am

1 stop4h 46m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Mon 2/15

6:00 am-11:33 am

1 stop5h 33m

$277

DenverTraverse City

DEN Denver Intl - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DENTVC

Denver Intl

Wed 12/16

10:18 am-10:06 am

2 stops21h 48m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Sun 12/20

10:56 am-8:47 am

1 stop23h 51m

$364

DenverTraverse City

DEN Denver Intl - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

DENTVC

Denver Intl

Wed 12/16

9:08 am-10:06 am

1 stop22h 58m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Fri 12/18

7:35 pm-8:53 am

1 stop15h 18m

$389

SeattleTraverse City

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

SEATVC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Wed 2/3

11:35 am-11:43 pm

1 stop9h 08m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Sat 2/6

5:56 am-10:47 am

1 stop7h 51m

$489

SeattleTraverse City

SEA Seattle/Tacoma Intl - TVC Traverse City Cherry Capital

SEATVC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Wed 12/30

6:00 am-11:32 pm

2 stops14h 32m

Traverse City Cherry Capital

Tue 1/5

11:02 am-8:35 pm

2 stops12h 33m

$524

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Traverse City?

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from United States to Traverse City. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $299. If you don’t want to visit Traverse City in April, then you should wait until February to fly from United States, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $418.

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Traverse City?

The cheapest day to depart from United States to Traverse City is on a Tuesday. Travelers who choose to depart for Traverse City on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as $494. Flights from United States to Traverse City on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around $728. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

What is the cheapest time of day to depart on your flight to Traverse City?

Our data shows that the cheapest United States to Traverse City flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Traverse City in the afternoon for as low as $498. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Traverse City is at noon when prices are around $579.

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Summary info about Traverse City flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$136
Best Round-Trip Price	$277
Fastest flight time	5h 30m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Traverse City from United States in the last 5 days is $136 (Chicago O'Hare Intl to Traverse City Cherry Capital).

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The best round-trip flight price to Traverse City from United States in the last 5 days is $277 (Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Traverse City Cherry Capital).

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The fastest flight to Traverse City from United States takes 5h 30m (Denver Intl to Traverse City Cherry Capital).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Traverse City, with a 16% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Traverse City

How far in advance should I book a flight to Traverse City?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Traverse City from United States when booking 54 days ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Traverse City for around $524 when searching 54 days out. Keep in mind that you might be able to find cheaper flights to Traverse City at any time. In fact, our users found flights for as low as $211 in the past 72 hours.

Is there an alternative airport near Traverse City?

Those flying to Traverse City could potentially find better pricing at Manistee Blacker Airport (46 mi from Traverse City city center), Pellston Emmet County Airport (69 mi from Traverse City city center) or Escanaba Delta County Arpt Airport (97 mi from Traverse City city center) depending on the month and departure airport.

Is there a cheaper alternative to flying into Traverse City?

The cheapest airport near Traverse City is typically Manistee Blacker Airport with an average price of $124/person. These prices vary based on where travelers are coming from. It is suggested that travelers looking to save money try momondo’s Airport-to-Airport Pricing Tool.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport?

Prices for flights to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport?

There are 7 operators available for flights to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Traverse City Cherry Capital Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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