If you and your interlocutor know where a detour starts, you could ask them to drop you off there. "You don't have to drive all the way around. Just drop me off at the detour and I'll walk the rest of the way."
Can we use both "drop" or "drop off"?
Write both X and Y or either X or Y.
Can we say "Please drop me at [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] the 'airport' or 'my house' or 'some other place'"?
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