# Detroit (DTW) to New York (EWR) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-ewr
Data updated: 2026-10-20T15:44:27.117Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 17,000 miles plus $10 on Delta Air Lines through Air France-KLM Flying Blue, departing 2026-11-11.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 27,000 miles | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-10-29 | 20 Oct 2026, 15:44 UTC |
| Delta Air Lines | [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) (Standard fare) | 17,000 miles | $10 | Nonstop | 2026-11-11 | 20 Oct 2026, 06:50 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Detroit to New York on 47 of the 47 departure days we have checked so far (13 days are not checked yet), through 2 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) | 38 of 47 checked | 17,000 miles | 17,000 miles | $10 to $15 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 11 of 47 checked | 27,000 miles | 27,000 miles | $6 |

Nonstop seats on Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Air France-KLM Flying Blue](https://miles.zone/programs/flying-blue) books on airfrance.fr: sign in there, search DTW to EWR in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $10).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search DTW to EWR in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [New York (LGA)](https://miles.zone/routes/dtw-lga)
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