Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DTW to RIV: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Riverside (March ARB Airport)
1,918 mi
3,087 km · 1,667 nm
4h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
See live DTW→RIV fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,918 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 14m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- RIV — March ARB Airport · Riverside, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near RIV
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport12 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport15 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport22 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from RIV?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Riverside (RIV) is 1,918 miles (3,087 km, 1,667 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to RIV?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Riverside?
Riverside is 3 hours behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to RIV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–RIV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.