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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Cape Town to Detroit.
However, there are several flights from CPT to DTW with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from CPT to DTW, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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In total there are 5 airlines that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to Detroit DTW. These airlines are:
All other flights from Cape Town to Detroit are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 2 alliances that cover the full route from Cape Town CPT to Detroit DTW. These alliances are:
You can fly from CPT to DTW in Economy, Premium Economy, Business or First Class on this 1 stop route.
In total there are 3 aircraft types that cover the full route from Cape Town to Detroit. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from Cape Town to Detroit are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Cape Town and Detroit is 8,313 miles (13,378 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between CPT and DTW, the distance of the full journey varies between 8,309 and 10,516 miles (or 13,372 and 16,924 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Cape Town to Detroit take from 17 hours and 31 minutes up to 22 hours and 40 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Detroit: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW).
From 17 hours and 31 minutes up to 22 hours and 40 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between CPT and DTW, the total distance of the full journey varies between 8,309 and 10,516 miles (or 13,372 and 16,924 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
United Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa, Air France and Turkish Airlines are flying the full route from Cape Town to Detroit.
Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, KLM, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and Condor operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
SkyTeam and Star Alliance are flying from Cape Town to Detroit.
You can fly the full route from Cape Town to Detroit (with 1 stopover) in Economy, Premium Economy, Business Class and First Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Cape Town to Detroit (with 1 stopover):
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