Compare 7 loyalty programs for Detroit to Paris award flights, with economy seats from 9,500 points.
Detroit to Paris is a transatlantic corridor, and nonstop award space shows up on Air France and Delta. Seven programs price the route, and economy starts at 9,500 points on a routing that includes American Airlines. That price runs through GOL Smiles, another airline's program, so American Airlines' own points aren't automatically the cheapest way on. Pricing for all seven programs on DTW–CDG is laid out below.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 American AirlinesAA | 9,500Lowest | 80,900pts | 74,000pts | Not available |
 IberiaIB | 9,500Lowest | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Air FranceAF | 12,000pts | 40,000Lowest | 103,100pts | Not available |
 DeltaDL | 16,500pts | 56,500pts | 125,000pts | 125,000Lowest |
 KLMKL | 34,000pts | Not available | 125,000pts | Not available |
 United AirlinesUA | 40,000pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 British AirwaysBA | 40,500pts | 78,900pts | 94,100pts | Not available |
 LufthansaLH | 42,500pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Lufthansa CityVL | 42,500pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 Air CanadaAC | 48,522pts | 112,722pts | 70,200Lowest | Not available |
When award seats between Detroit and Paris price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 12,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 29,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 12,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 9,500 |
| Mar 2027 | 9,500 |
| Apr 2027 | 9,500 |
| May 2027 | 29,000 |
| Jun 2027 | 29,000 |
| Jul 2027 | 25,000 |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
9 airlines with award seats between Detroit and Paris, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAir CanadaAC
AeromexicoAMBritish AirwaysBADeltaDLIberiaIBLufthansaLH
Turkish AirlinesTKUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Detroit to Paris with points.
~3,950 miles; ~8h25 nonstop (approximate). Local time in Paris is 6 hours ahead of Detroit (5 for a few weeks around the spring and autumn clock changes). The data runs November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for nine months. Across well-covered months, February–April 2027 are among the cheapest, at 9,500 points, while December 2026, May 2027, and June 2027 (29,000) run higher.
Detroit to Paris is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Air France and 12 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 7 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 9,500 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Roughly 3,950 miles separate Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), so a nonstop spends about 8h25 in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. Air France and Delta both carry nonstop award space in the data. The Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-200 both appear on those nonstop award segments. Expect mostly connecting results: only about 4% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
Detroit–Paris is a long-haul trip, so cabin choice shapes the whole booking. The cheapest economy seat connects twice; skipping the connection means an economy nonstop on either carrier at a higher price. Look closely at layover lengths before committing. Taxes on the economy floor are missing from the data; check the cash portion at checkout before committing. Premium economy runs about 4 times the economy price and business about 7 times. The cheapest seat needs GOL Smiles miles; without a balance there, compare the bank-transfer programs before moving anything.
GOL Smiles takes economy at 9,500 points and business class at 70,200. Air France-KLM Flying Blue is cheapest in premium economy at 40,000 points on an Air France nonstop. Delta SkyMiles lists first class from 125,000 points, but the fare connects, which usually means first on one leg only; read every segment. Of the other four, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Air Canada Aeroplan, and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club are worth a look too.
Air France and Delta are both SkyTeam carriers with nonstop award space on Detroit–Paris, so the alliance's partner programs can book it as well as the airlines' own. Connecting awards near the price floor run through Chicago, Toronto, and Washington. The business-class floor is a partner award: GOL Smiles sells Air Canada seats.
Check the arrival code before transferring points, since Paris awards can also land at Orly (ORY). Orlando to Paris is tracked too, from 25,000 points at last check. Among long-haul routes from Detroit, Amsterdam is the next cheapest, from 12,000 points.
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