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DTW to YYZ: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International Airport)
214 mi
344 km · 186 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
214 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- YYZ — Lester B. Pearson International Airport · Toronto, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 YYZ
- YZD · Downsview Airport9 mi away
- YTZ · Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport12 mi away
- YKZ · Buttonville Municipal Airport18 mi away
- YHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from YYZ?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Toronto (YYZ) is 214 miles (344 km, 186 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to YYZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to YYZ?
Nonstop service on DTW–YYZ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to YYZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–YYZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to YYZ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–YYZ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.