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YUL to DET: distance & flight time
Montreal (Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
507 mi
816 km · 441 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
507 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YUL — Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Montreal, Canada
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YUL
- YHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport16 mi away
- YMX · Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport20 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport25 mi away
- YCC · Cornwall Regional Airport48 mi away
Near DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUL from DET?
The flight distance from Montreal (YUL) to Detroit (DET) is 507 miles (816 km, 441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 cheapest way to fly from YUL to DET?
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