There are 8 ways to get from Menlo Park to Detroit by plane, subway, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 29m$145–569BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
2d 13h$857–1,812Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
2d 13h$418–862Drive 2,416.5 mi
- Drive from Menlo Park to Detroitcar 2,416.5 mi
37h 49m$441–637Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
9h 17m$220–861Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Menlo Park Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
10h 31m$236–921Fly San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Windsor Airport (YQG)plane SFO - YQG
11h 15m$236–870Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
11h 2m$231–390
Menlo Park to Detroit by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Menlo Park to Detroit is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Menlo Park to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Menlo Park station to Detroit. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Detroit, MI via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis, IN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Menlo Park to Detroit. However, there are services departing from Menlo Park Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Detroit via Millbrae, Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Menlo Park and Detroit is 2126 miles. The road distance is 2430.6 miles.
The best way to get from Menlo Park to Detroit without a car is to BART and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs $850 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Menlo Park to Detroit, including transfers.
Menlo Park to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
Menlo Park to Detroit train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
The best way to get from Menlo Park to Detroit is to fly which takes 7h 29m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $900 and takes 2 days 13h.
What companies run services between Menlo Park, CA, USA and Detroit, MI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Menlo Park Caltrain Southbound to Detroit, MI via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Diridon Station, Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis, IN in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Windsor Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Menlo Park Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Menlo Park to Detroit bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Detroit is 3h ahead of Menlo Park. It is currently 6:25 AM in Menlo Park and 9:25 AM in Detroit.
Menlo Park to Detroit train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Menlo Park to Detroit is 2431 miles. It takes approximately 37h 49m to drive from Menlo Park to Detroit.
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