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Detroit → Philadelphia

Dec 20, 2026 · return Dec 25, 2026

DTW → PHL1 adulteconomyRound trip

11 flight options · 6 airlines

Nonstop flights

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Frontier Airlines
9:34 amDTW
1h 37m
Nonstop
11:11 amPHL
Frontier Airlines
5:41 amPHL
1h 51m
Nonstop
7:32 amDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

American Airlines
5:30 amDTW
1h 50m
Nonstop
7:20 amPHL
American Airlines
1:35 pmPHL
1h 55m
Nonstop
3:30 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Delta Air Lines
2:59 pmDTW
1h 36m
Nonstop
4:35 pmPHL
Delta Air Lines
6:00 amPHL
1h 50m
Nonstop
7:50 amDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

American Airlines
6:10 amDTW
1h 55m
Nonstop
8:05 amPHL
American Airlines
9:20 pmPHL
1h 56m
Nonstop
11:16 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Delta Air Lines
6:15 pmDTW
1h 37m
Nonstop
7:52 pmPHL
Delta Air Lines
6:00 amPHL
1h 50m
Nonstop
7:50 amDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Southwest Airlines
8:50 amDTW
5h 25m
MDW · 2h 15m
2:15 pmPHL
Southwest Airlines
2:45 pmPHL
6h 15m
STL · 2h 5m
9:00 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

United Airlines
2:40 pmDTW
4h 22m
IAD · 1h 35m
7:02 pmPHL
United Airlines
3:05 pmPHL
4h 4m
IAD · 1h 7m
7:09 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Air Canada
6:20 pmDTW
4h 26m
YYZ · 1h 36m
10:46 pmPHL
Delta Air Lines
6:00 amPHL
1h 50m
Nonstop
7:50 amDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

Frontier Airlines
3:01 pmDTW
1h 42m
Nonstop
4:43 pmPHL
Frontier Airlines
7:01 amPHL
7h 7m
MCO · 1h 23m
2:08 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

American Airlines
6:00 amDTW
1h 55m
Nonstop
7:55 amPHL
American Airlines
3:33 pmPHL
6h 22m
DCA · 3h 2m
9:55 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 20 – Fri, Dec 25

American Airlines
1:08 pmDTW
4h 47m
DCA · 1h 45m
5:55 pmPHL
American Airlines
3:33 pmPHL
6h 22m
DCA · 3h 2m
9:55 pmDTW

Round-trip total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Frontier AirlinesF92022 / F92021$162.502026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25American AirlinesAA5106 / AA5122$377.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Delta Air LinesDL1391 / DL1540$403.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Southwest AirlinesWN1877 + WN2941 / WN1424 + WN4960$390.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25United AirlinesUA6190 + UA4405 / UA4575 + UA6246$455.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Air Canada / Delta Air LinesAC8776 + AC8520 / DL1540$474.502026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25American AirlinesAA5106 / AA5448$377.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Delta Air LinesDL2450 / DL1540$403.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25Frontier AirlinesF92022 / F91807 + F93363$201.502026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25American AirlinesAA5106 / AA5437 + AA5384$396.502026-10-29T01:10:49Z
2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25American AirlinesAA4716 + AA5432 / AA5437 + AA5384$416.002026-10-29T01:10:49Z

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $162.50

  • Frontier Airlines F92022: DTW 2026-12-20 09:34:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 11:11:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F92021: PHL 2026-12-25 05:41:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 07:32:00; nonstop; 111 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $377.00

  • American Airlines AA5106: DTW 2026-12-20 05:30:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 07:20:00; nonstop; 110 minutes. Local airport times.
  • American Airlines AA5122: PHL 2026-12-25 13:35:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 15:30:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $403.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL1391: DTW 2026-12-20 14:59:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 16:35:00; nonstop; 96 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Delta Air Lines DL1540: PHL 2026-12-25 06:00:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 07:50:00; nonstop; 110 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $390.00

  • Southwest Airlines WN1877 / WN2941: DTW 2026-12-20 08:50:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 14:15:00; 1 stop(s) via MDW; 325 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN1877: DTW 2026-12-20 08:50:00 → MDW 2026-12-20 09:10:00; layover at MDW: 135 minutes.
    • WN2941: MDW 2026-12-20 11:25:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 14:15:00.
  • Southwest Airlines WN1424 / WN4960: PHL 2026-12-25 14:45:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:00:00; 1 stop(s) via STL; 375 minutes. Local airport times.
    • WN1424: PHL 2026-12-25 14:45:00 → STL 2026-12-25 16:20:00; layover at STL: 125 minutes.
    • WN4960: STL 2026-12-25 18:25:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:00:00.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $455.00

  • United Airlines UA6190 / UA4405: DTW 2026-12-20 14:40:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 19:02:00; 1 stop(s) via IAD; 262 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA6190: DTW 2026-12-20 14:40:00 → IAD 2026-12-20 16:15:00; layover at IAD: 95 minutes.
    • UA4405: IAD 2026-12-20 17:50:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 19:02:00.
  • United Airlines UA4575 / UA6246: PHL 2026-12-25 15:05:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 19:09:00; 1 stop(s) via IAD; 244 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA4575: PHL 2026-12-25 15:05:00 → IAD 2026-12-25 16:18:00; layover at IAD: 67 minutes.
    • UA6246: IAD 2026-12-25 17:25:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 19:09:00.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $474.50

  • Air Canada AC8776 / AC8520: DTW 2026-12-20 18:20:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 22:46:00; 1 stop(s) via YYZ; 266 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AC8776: DTW 2026-12-20 18:20:00 → YYZ 2026-12-20 19:34:00; layover at YYZ: 96 minutes.
    • AC8520: YYZ 2026-12-20 21:10:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 22:46:00.
  • Delta Air Lines DL1540: PHL 2026-12-25 06:00:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 07:50:00; nonstop; 110 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $377.00

  • American Airlines AA5106: DTW 2026-12-20 06:10:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 08:05:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.
  • American Airlines AA5448: PHL 2026-12-25 21:20:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 23:16:00; nonstop; 116 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $403.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL2450: DTW 2026-12-20 18:15:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 19:52:00; nonstop; 97 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Delta Air Lines DL1540: PHL 2026-12-25 06:00:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 07:50:00; nonstop; 110 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $201.50

  • Frontier Airlines F92022: DTW 2026-12-20 15:01:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 16:43:00; nonstop; 102 minutes. Local airport times.
  • Frontier Airlines F91807 / F93363: PHL 2026-12-25 07:01:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 14:08:00; 1 stop(s) via MCO; 427 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91807: PHL 2026-12-25 07:01:00 → MCO 2026-12-25 09:50:00; layover at MCO: 83 minutes.
    • F93363: MCO 2026-12-25 11:13:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 14:08:00.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $396.50

  • American Airlines AA5106: DTW 2026-12-20 06:00:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 07:55:00; nonstop; 115 minutes. Local airport times.
  • American Airlines AA5437 / AA5384: PHL 2026-12-25 15:33:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:55:00; 1 stop(s) via DCA; 382 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA5437: PHL 2026-12-25 15:33:00 → DCA 2026-12-25 16:57:00; layover at DCA: 182 minutes.
    • AA5384: DCA 2026-12-25 19:59:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:55:00.

2026-12-20 → 2026-12-25 · $416.00

  • American Airlines AA4716 / AA5432: DTW 2026-12-20 13:08:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 17:55:00; 1 stop(s) via DCA; 287 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA4716: DTW 2026-12-20 13:08:00 → DCA 2026-12-20 15:01:00; layover at DCA: 105 minutes.
    • AA5432: DCA 2026-12-20 16:46:00 → PHL 2026-12-20 17:55:00.
  • American Airlines AA5437 / AA5384: PHL 2026-12-25 15:33:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:55:00; 1 stop(s) via DCA; 382 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA5437: PHL 2026-12-25 15:33:00 → DCA 2026-12-25 16:57:00; layover at DCA: 182 minutes.
    • AA5384: DCA 2026-12-25 19:59:00 → DTW 2026-12-25 21:55:00.

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