There are 7 ways to get from Detroit to Cupertino by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly Detroit to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 34m$148–577Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Huntington Parkbus
- Take the bus from Huntington Park to San Josebus
2d 13h$559–881Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
2d 14h$859–1,821Drive 2,425.3 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Cupertinocar 2,425.3 mi
37h 51m$443–640Fly Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
10h 2m$220–715Fly Detroit to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DTW - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
11h 35m$249–982Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 30m$234–395
Detroit to Cupertino by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Cupertino is to fly and Caltrain which costs $140 - $600 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Cupertino is to fly and Caltrain which takes 8h 34m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Detroit to Cupertino. However, there are services departing from Detroit, MI and arriving at Stevens Creek & De Anza via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Huntington Park and Story & King. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Detroit to Cupertino. However, there are services departing from Detroit and arriving at Santa Clara Amtrak via Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Detroit and Cupertino is 2141 miles. The road distance is 2439.4 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Cupertino without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Detroit to Cupertino, including transfers.
Detroit to Cupertino bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Detroit, MI station.
Detroit to Cupertino train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Detroit station.
The best way to get from Detroit to Cupertino is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $550 - $900. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 14h, you could also fly, which costs $220 - $750 and takes 10h 2m.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Cupertino, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit, MI to Stevens Creek & De Anza via Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Huntington Park, San Jose, and Story & King in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Detroit to Homestead & Wolfe via Chicago Union Station, Emeryville, Santa Clara Amtrak, and Santa Clara Transit Center in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–450
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $320–450
Bus from Huntington Park to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $90–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Detroit to Cupertino bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Indianapolis, IN station.
Cupertino is 3h behind Detroit. It is currently 5:44 AM in Detroit and 2:44 AM in Cupertino.
Detroit to Cupertino train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Cupertino is 2439 miles. It takes approximately 37h 51m to drive from Detroit to Cupertino.
There are 519+ hotels available in Cupertino.

















