Zurich to Detroit (DTW) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from Zurich to Detroit, look for around $735 with shorter journeys. The cheapest options had a median price of $820 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 9 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

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Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Zurich to Detroit for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for ZRH → DTW. Next departures: Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $736 ($778 on Turkish Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Istanbul out and one connection via Istanbul back. Arrive home Feb 3. Jan 26–Feb 2, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $735.98 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $735 for a week-long round trip (shorter journeys). Jan 26–Feb 2, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $735.98 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $736; lowest Axel-exclusive $736 ($778 on Turkish Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $827; lowest Axel-exclusive $827 ($872 on American Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $387 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$735	$820	4
Shorter journeys (≤1 stop · ≤25h out / ≤25h back; overnight arrivals allowed)	$735	$825	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · ZRH–DTW. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $735.98 · See flights for these dates; shorter journeys, Jan 26–Feb 2, Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $735.98 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 9 trips we checked were at least 5.1% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

Air Canada: Via Toronto
American: Via Philadelphia
Turkish: Via Istanbul
United: Via Dulles

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $736. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $827, $872 on American Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $736–$820, $778 on Turkish Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

When is the lowest fare a poor tradeoff?

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Jan 12–19, paying about $6,386 more avoids the long return below.

Jan 12–19: lowest fare Jan 12–19, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $820.26 · See flights for these dates. Outbound ZRH–DTW: 10:15am–11:22pm, about 19 hours, one connection via Philadelphia. Return DTW–ZRH: 2:03pm–11:40am, about 15½ hours, 2 connections via Charlotte and London. Arrive home Jan 20. Shorter option Jan 12–19, American Airlines / United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $7,206.68 · See flights for these dates. Outbound ZRH–DTW: 10:15am–11:22pm, about 19 hours, one connection via Philadelphia. Return DTW–ZRH: 2:46pm–7:40am, about 11 hours, one connection via Dulles. Arrive home Jan 20. About $6,386 more for the round trip.

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 9 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.1–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $387 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

Turkish Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $778 on Turkish Airlines, Axel-exclusive $736 ($42 less).

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Every trip we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $827.09 · Airline $872.00 · Save $44.91 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:25, back DTW–ZRH 5636 / 92 11:10–08:15+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Philadelphia back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $7,204.80 · Airline $7,592.00 · Save $387.20 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / Air Canada (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:25, back DTW–ZRH 8776 / 880 18:20–10:25+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Toronto back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $7,358.71 · Airline $7,787.00 · Save $428.29 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / United Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:25, back DTW–ZRH 5381 / 508 / 880 14:00–10:25+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, 2 connections via Chicago and Toronto back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $827.09 · Airline $872.00 · Save $44.91 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:22, back DTW–ZRH 5122 / 92 16:11–08:15+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Philadelphia back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $7,204.80 · Airline $7,592.00 · Save $387.20 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / Air Canada (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:22, back DTW–ZRH 8776 / 880 18:20–10:25+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Toronto back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $7,358.71 · Airline $7,787.00 · Save $428.29 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / United Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5448 10:15–23:22, back DTW–ZRH 4177 / 508 / 880 14:02–10:25+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, 2 connections via Chicago and Toronto back). Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $820.26 · Airline $868.00 · Save $47.74 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5019 10:15–23:22, back DTW–ZRH 2376 / 730 / 712 14:03–11:40+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, 2 connections via Charlotte and London back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $7,206.68 · Airline $7,606.00 · Save $399.32 · See flights for these dates American Airlines / United Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 93 / 5019 10:15–23:22, back DTW–ZRH 6190 / 52 14:46–07:40+1; one connection via Philadelphia out, one connection via Dulles back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:49Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $735.98 · Airline $778.00 · Save $42.02 · See flights for these dates Turkish Airlines (out ZRH–DTW 1912 / 205 06:40–18:00, back DTW–ZRH 206 / 1909 20:05–17:45+1; one connection via Istanbul out, one connection via Istanbul back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:03:50Z.

How we checked

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from ZRH to DTW for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤25h out / ≤25h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: ZRH → DTW. Each example names its actual airports.

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ZRH–DTW · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $827.09 · American Airlines 93 / 5448 · 10:15–23:22 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 19h 7m. Airline fare: $872.
Axel-exclusive $840.54 · British Airways 713 / 87 / 3520 · 12:30–23:53 local · 2 stops (LHR, ORD) · 17h 23m. Airline fare: $889.
Axel-exclusive $880.22 · Lufthansa 1199 / 442 · 07:00–14:15 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 13h 15m. Airline fare: $929.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DTW · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $827.09 · American Airlines 93 / 5448 · 10:15–23:25 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 19h 10m. Airline fare: $872.
Axel-exclusive $840.04 · Turkish Airlines 1912 / 205 · 06:40–18:00 local · 1 stop (IST) · 17h 20m. Airline fare: $888.
Axel-exclusive $903.42 · KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 1920 / 137 · 11:55–17:54 local · 1 stop (AMS) · 11h 59m. Airline fare: $956.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DTW · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $820.26 · American Airlines 93 / 5019 · 10:15–23:22 local · 1 stop (PHL) · 19h 7m. Airline fare: $868.
Axel-exclusive $829.13 · TAP Air Portugal 935 / 201 / 2003 · 06:10–21:07 local · 2 stops (LIS, EWR) · 20h 57m. Airline fare: $876.
Axel-exclusive $880.71 · Lufthansa 1199 / 442 · 07:00–14:15 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 13h 15m. Airline fare: $930.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

ZRH–DTW · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $735.98 · Turkish Airlines 1912 / 205 · 06:40–18:00 local · 1 stop (IST) · 17h 20m. Airline fare: $778.
Axel-exclusive $840.54 · British Airways 709 / 67 / 5019 · 10:15–23:22 local · 2 stops (LHR, PHL) · 19h 7m. Airline fare: $889.
Axel-exclusive $880.71 · Lufthansa 1199 / 442 · 07:00–14:15 local · 1 stop (FRA) · 13h 15m. Airline fare: $930.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:03 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: American Airlines 6.2/10 · Turkish Airlines 5.3/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Lufthansa 5.6/10 · Air Canada 5.4/10 · British Airways 5.9/10. Every airline rated.

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