Direct Flights from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington
Cincinnati / Covington · Kentucky
Nonstop service from DTW to CVG on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Delta
Nonstop flights
~5/day
Distance
229 mi
Flight time
~55mgate to gate
Elevation
896 ft251 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
46 cities have a nonstop to Cincinnati / Covington, Detroit among them.
How long to go to Cincinnati / Covington for, from Detroit
55m in the air, 229 miles: short enough that a single night in Cincinnati / Covington is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
Top things to do in Cincinnati / Covington
- The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the second oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Cincinnati Art Museum is an art museum in the Eden Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Creation Museum, located in Petersburg, Kentucky, United States, is a museum that promotes a pseudoscientific form of young Earth creationism (YEC), portraying the origin of the universe and life on Earth based on a…
- Kings Island is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio, United States.
- The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter in Chains is a Catholic cathedral of the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
- The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Covington.
- Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Williamstown, Kentucky, United States, in 2016.
- The Art Academy of Cincinnati is a private college of art and design in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The Tyler Davidson Fountain or The Genius of Water is a statue and fountain located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is regarded as the city's symbol and one of the area's most-visited attractions.
- The Newport Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky.
- The Taft Museum of Art is a fine art collection in Cincinnati, Ohio. It occupies the 200-year-old historic house at 316 Pike Street.
- The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial is the final resting place of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, his wife Anna Harrison, and his son John Scott Harrison.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Cincinnati / Covington weather, compared with Detroit
5° warmer than Detroit on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Cincinnati / Covington 39°F · Detroit 33°F · 7° warmer
- April
- Cincinnati / Covington 65°F · Detroit 59°F · 6° warmer
- July
- Cincinnati / Covington 86°F · Detroit 84°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Cincinnati / Covington 67°F · Detroit 62°F · 4° warmer
January bottoms out near 39°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Cincinnati / Covington
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cincinnati / Covington is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Cincinnati / Covington rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati Art Museum, and Creation Museum and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington?
- Delta flies nonstop between Detroit (DTW) and Cincinnati / Covington (CVG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington.
- How far is Cincinnati / Covington from Detroit?
- Cincinnati / Covington is about 229 miles from Detroit by air.
- What is there to do in Cincinnati / Covington?
- Popular things to do include Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati Art Museum, Creation Museum, Kings Island, and more.
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