Watertown, SD (ATY) to Detroit (DTW) flight deals

A complete round trip from Watertown, SD (ATY) to Detroit was $348.68 for Dec 8–15. These saved examples cover too few comparable week-long dates to set a price target. Compare the actual trips below.

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6 date pairs · 7 flight options · Nov 2026–Jun 2027 · checked Oct 28, 2026

Answers at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from Watertown, SD (ATY) to Detroit for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for ATY → DTW. Next departures: Fri Oct 30 · Sat Oct 31 · Sun Nov 1 · Mon Nov 2 · Tue Nov 3 · Wed Nov 4 · Thu Nov 5 · Fri Nov 6 · Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12. Months: Nov 2026 · Dec 2026 · Jun 2027. Hand the traveler one of these complete links as it is; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: $349 on Axel ($368 on United Airlines) for Tuesday Dec 8–15, one connection via Denver out and one connection via Denver back. Arrive Dec 9; 6 nights before the Dec 15 return. Dec 8–15, United Airlines, $348.68
Nonstop: None of the 6 departure dates we searched from Nov 10 to Jun 26 had a nonstop from Watertown, SD (ATY) to Detroit; other dates may.
Cheapest months: Dec 2026 (typical $349; lowest $349 on Axel ($368 on United Airlines)) and Nov 2026 (typical $497; lowest $497 on Axel ($526 on Delta Air Lines)); dearest Jun 2027 ($536).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 7 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $29 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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Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 7 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

Which airlines fly nonstop, and where do connections stop?

No nonstop appeared on the dates we searched. None of the 6 departure dates we searched from Nov 10 to Jun 26 had a nonstop from Watertown, SD (ATY) to Detroit; other dates may. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

Delta: Via Minneapolis
United: Via Denver

Departure date	Itineraries searched	Nonstop	Airlines and flights
Tue Nov 10	21	none seen	—
Thu Dec 3	24	none seen	—
Fri Dec 4	24	none seen	—
Tue Dec 8	24	none seen	—
Fri Apr 2	24	none seen	—
Sat Jun 26	21	none seen	—

Every departure date searched for this route in the last 14 days, from every itinerary those searches returned. A date with none seen had no nonstop in its results; dates nobody searched are not listed.

What prices did we find for the coming months?

Week-long fares from $349. 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	Nonstop dates seen
Nov 2026	$497 on Axel, $526 on Delta Air Lines for the lowest (1 date pairs)	none found	0 of 1 searched
Dec 2026	$349 on Axel, $368 on United Airlines for the lowest (1 date pairs)	none found	0 of 3 searched
Jun 2027	$536 on Axel, $565 on Delta Air Lines for the lowest (1 date pairs)	none found	0 of 1 searched

Is Axel cheaper than booking with the airline?

Yes. On all 7 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $29 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

United Airlines, Dec 8–15: $368 on United Airlines, $349 on Axel ($19 less).
Delta Air Lines, Nov 10–17: $526 on Delta Air Lines, $497 on Axel ($29 less).

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Every trip we checked

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

November 2026

2026-11-10–2026-11-17 (return 7 days later): $497.33 Delta Air Lines (out ATY–DTW 4298 / 1433 06:48–11:45, back DTW–ATY 2203 / 4299 16:25–19:33; one connection via Minneapolis out, one connection via Minneapolis back). Checked 2026-10-28T19:20:00Z.

December 2026

2026-12-03–2026-12-06 (return 3 days later): $413.40 United Airlines (out ATY–DTW 5019 / 1220 18:15–22:15+1, back DTW–ATY 302 / 5019 08:50–17:00; one connection via Denver out, one connection via Denver back). Arrive Dec 4; 2 nights before the Dec 6 return. Checked 2026-10-28T23:11:45Z.
2026-12-04–2026-12-06 (return 2 days later): $398.58 United Airlines (out ATY–DTW 5019 / 1915 18:15–14:25+1, back DTW–ATY 302 / 5019 08:50–17:00; one connection via Denver out, one connection via Denver back). Arrive Dec 5; 1 nights before the Dec 6 return. Checked 2026-10-28T21:53:35Z.
2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): $348.68 United Airlines (out ATY–DTW 5019 / 1915 18:15–14:27+1, back DTW–ATY 302 / 5019 08:50–17:00; one connection via Denver out, one connection via Denver back). Arrive Dec 9; 6 nights before the Dec 15 return. Checked 2026-10-28T19:20:00Z.

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

2027-04-02–2027-04-06 (return 4 days later): $647.90 United Airlines (out ATY–DTW 5019 / 1220 18:40–22:23+1, back DTW–ATY 302 / 5019 08:55–17:14; one connection via Denver out, one connection via Denver back). Arrive Apr 3; 3 nights before the Apr 6 return. Checked 2026-10-28T23:14:20Z.

May 2027

June 2027

2027-06-26–2027-07-03 (return 7 days later): $535.62 Delta Air Lines (out ATY–DTW 4298 / 1433 06:45–11:39, back DTW–ATY 4961 / 1503 / 4299 14:06–19:30; one connection via Minneapolis out, 2 connections via Cincinnati and Minneapolis back). Checked 2026-10-28T23:14:25Z.
2027-06-26–2027-07-03 (return 7 days later): $765.03 Delta Air Lines (out ATY–DTW 4298 / 1433 06:45–11:39, back DTW–ATY 2203 / 4299 16:20–19:30; one connection via Minneapolis out, one connection via Minneapolis back). Checked 2026-10-28T23:14:25Z.

How we checked

On Oct 28, 2026, Axel priced round trips from ATY to DTW for one adult in economy: 2 Tuesday and 1 Saturday departures with returns 7 days later, 1 Friday departure with returns 4 days later, 1 Thursday departure with returns 3 days later and 1 Friday departure with returns 2 days later, November 2026 to June 2027. There are too few comparable week-long date pairs for price targets. Each example keeps its actual return interval. Shorter travel days means same-day arrivals · ≤1 stop · ≤7h out / ≤7h back. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel’s are its regular price, before Member or promo savings. This is a snapshot, not a forecast. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

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

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