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Detroit to Chicago

2 operators run this water, from 57 min to 58 min — a difference of 1 min on the same crossing.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines DTW → MDW 367 km non-stop 73C 73H 73W in the air 2 h 27 est. rate not held 383 km/h average
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines DTW → ORD 376 km non-stop 320 717 CR7 in the air 2 h 28 est. rate not held 387 km/h average

Other ways to reach Chicago

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Chicago without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Milwaukee – Chicago 38 min American Airlines
South Bend – Chicago 40 min United Airlines
Madison – Chicago 43 min American Airlines
Bloomington/Normal – Chicago 44 min American Airlines
Muskegon – Chicago 44 min United Airlines
Kalamazoo – Chicago 45 min American Airlines
Grand Rapids – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Peoria – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Savoy – Chicago 46 min American Airlines
Moline – Chicago 47 min American Airlines

And other ways to reach Detroit

Dearborn – Detroit 16 min Amtrak
Royal Oak Amtrak – Detroit 20 min Amtrak
Lansing – Detroit 39 min Delta Air Lines
Cleveland – Detroit 41 min Delta Air Lines
Freeland – Detroit 42 min Delta Air Lines
Grand Rapids – Detroit 44 min Delta Air Lines
Kalamazoo – Detroit 44 min Delta Air Lines
Fort Wayne – Detroit 45 min Delta Air Lines
Columbus – Detroit 49 min Delta Air Lines
South Bend – Detroit 49 min Delta Air Lines

Where else these quays go

Also from Detroit

Albany · Alpena · Amsterdam · Appleton · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Bangor · Binghamton · Birmingham · Boston · Buffalo · Burlington · Cancún

Also from Chicago

Abu Dhabi · Akron · Albany · Albuquerque · Allentown/Bethlehem · Amman · Amsterdam · Anchorage · Appleton · Asheville · Atlanta · Austin · Baltimore · Birmingham

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Detroit–Chicago crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. The choice between AirTran Airways at 57 min and American Airlines at 58 min is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.