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Find cheap flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana) from $97

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Reagan-National to Santa Ana departing on 4/22. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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7:00 am - 7:40 pmDCA-SNA
15h 40m1 stop
8:31 pm - 12:00 pmSNA-DCA
12h 29m1 stop
$97Frontier
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Mon, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 24
7:00 am - 3:07 pmDCA-SNA
11h 07m1 stop
7:52 pm - 9:59 pmSNA-DCA
23h 07m1 stop
$99Frontier
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Wed, May 15 - Tue, May 21
6:00 am - 12:45 pmDCA-SNA
9h 45m1 stop
9:15 pm - 9:14 amSNA-DCA
8h 59m1 stop
$384American Airlines
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Tue, Apr 23 - Tue, Apr 23
6:00 am - 12:45 pmDCA-SNA
9h 45m1 stop
9:15 pm - 9:14 amSNA-DCA
8h 59m1 stop
$400American Airlines
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Thu, Apr 18 - Tue, Apr 23
5:30 pm - 10:29 pmDCA-SNA
7h 59m1 stop
12:15 pm - 11:57 pmSNA-DCA
8h 42m1 stop
$402Delta
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Tue, Apr 23 - Sat, May 4
6:00 am - 1:19 pmDCA-SNA
10h 19m1 stop
9:20 pm - 8:50 amSNA-DCA
8h 30m1 stop
$418Delta
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Sat, May 25 - Mon, May 27
8:00 am - 4:41 pmDCA-SNA
11h 41m1 stop
7:10 pm - 9:24 amSNA-DCA
11h 14m2 stops
$481Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Apr 23 - Tue, Apr 23
3:00 pm - 9:57 pmDCA-SNA
9h 57m1 stop
6:18 pm - 2:04 pmSNA-DCA
16h 46m2 stops
$557United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
10:30 am - 9:08 pmDCA-SNA
13h 38m2 stops
7:00 am - 5:02 pmSNA-DCA
7h 02m1 stop
$559United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 10
1:05 pm - 10:24 pmDCA-SNA
12h 19m2 stops
5:30 pm - 9:29 amSNA-DCA
12h 59m2 stops
$672Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 10

Flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Santa Ana on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana is February, where tickets cost $275 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of tickets is $571 and $548 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 56 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $97 on Frontier, followed by American Airlines ($384). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $117 on Frontier and from $209 on Delta.

How long does a flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana take?

There are no direct flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana. The quickest journey takes 7h 10m.

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September

High season

November

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$97
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana

When to book flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Reagan-National to Santa Ana based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Reagan Washington National Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana was $117 for a one-way ticket and $97 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Reagan Washington National Airport and Santa Ana?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and Santa Ana, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana, Alaska Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $376 and an overall rating of 8.1, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $474 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Ana from Reagan Washington National Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Santa Ana with an airline and back to Reagan Washington National Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and SNA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Santa Ana from Reagan Washington National Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Reagan-National to Santa Ana? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
8.1
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9127 reviews
79comfort
82boarding
74entertainment
73food
81overall
86crew
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I went Premium otherwise it would have been a long wait. On board I only asked for a cup of hot water and got lukewarm. Cabin crew have poor to no service. But great flight; it went smooth.

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I went Premium otherwise it would have been a long wait. On board I only asked for a cup of hot water and got lukewarm. Cabin crew have poor to no service. But great flight; it went smooth.

Alaska airlines is the best. Best customer service, crew, and value for money.

Outside Sky cap would be helpful! No entertainment (TV screens)

Great no problems. Very friendly. An hour ahead of schedule

flight was canceled and we were re routed all day. had a nice weekend planed in San Diego. Plans changed and we lost a day and spent the day flying.

The reduced size overhead compartments were a surprise. They keep getting smaller and smaller while amenities keep getting fewer.

My flight was on schedule, ground crew looks overworked, flight crew was great but refreshments could be better. The plane was clean and fairly new. Seats were comfortable but leg room was tight.

Always reliable customer service. Especially, the extra care on a long flight back to the Mainlaind.

Good flight. Pilot kept us well informed and attendants did a great job. Negatives:,1) little snack packs are far too expensice; 2) arrived early but waited 1/2 hr+ to get to our gate to deplane!

Great ! The counter staffs in Boston helped me to wrap my broken luggage with a plastic bag to prevent my stuffs falling out.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

Really impressive staff at airport and on plane, especially given how busy it was

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

The boarding process was terrible especially with an indirect flight Chicago to Seattle to San Diego was terrible talking about we overbooked a flight idk if I’d take this airline ever again we got off our flight from Chicago to Seattle and we traveled for business and they told us our connecting flight was over booked and their was no seats asking people to take a delayed next flight and they don’t tell anyone coughing to wear masks seats 30A-B were terrible during the flight no one wants to sit next to people coughing all around I don’t want to be sick traveling for work or get sick anytime it’s very upsetting the staff doesn’t take this stuff serious to tell them to wear masks when they see people coughing and sneezing

Crew was great. However the seat I had would not recline and stay put. It would spring back to upright. Hopefully they can check the seats and maintain them. Otherwise the plane is clean and the crew is very friendly.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

The control panel for the seat back screen did not work at all after takeoff.

The crew was nice but the people going to Orange County are so entitled. Everyone thinks everything is suppose for be perfect for them. Tough crowd.

How they treated my luggage was horrible. And foods are not edible… Flight attendants were not listening my request. Etc

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

My interaction with the flight attendent Eve was horrible. I was seated in 3F and was blown away watching her repeatedly skip me as she took other customer orders for lunch...she took the customer next to me but skipped me, then took everyone's order around me (in front of and behind me) . After she had taken every customer's orders to include those behind me, she came to me and said we are out of everything except one last item. I was mortified, in that, I am a 1k flyer, had pre-ordered AND as an African American could only assume why she repeatedly skipped me...mortified. no words

The Flight was good, pilot seemed very skillful. My wheel chair sister who could barely walk was allotted the second last seat in the aircraft, with great difficulty she managed to reach on her seat, as she required attendance we were given separate seat, even on request no one cared, so much so there were single passengers who were given twin seats. May not be taken as complaint but a reminder to the checkin staff to keep in mind in future the allottment of wheel chair passengers seats.

Almost 2 hour delay in boarding with all standing ready to board at original time. No explanation given.

The flight was on time and the crew were great.

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

Help was available but timing was bad in my case

It was a horrible snow storm, but updates were inconsistent and the app never displayed a remotely accurate time or gate until very close to boarding.

The flight was so short that the lack of leg room didn't bother me for long. The plane was smaller so only two seats per row and there were chargers. However, they didn't serve any snacks.

Staff were very helpful to my dad in a wheelchair. Thank you.

See my previous comment which is mostly about our flight from Phoenix to SFO

The check in at the airport was awful. Told I need to pay for a bag. The item was taken at screening. I went back to get my $ back and they gave me a coupon with a QR code that doesn’t work. Worst costumer service ever!!!!!

4 hour delay because they used our aircraft to fly a different segment (per the captain)

Lost baggage on my connecting flight. 24 hours later, still no update on my bags.

I had to cancel within 1hour of the reservation an they put you through hell to . no live customer service desk. I'm handy caped and they make it almost impossible to cancel. They are steeling my money. You should not have that airline on your site. Contact me and I will give you all info. Of what the are doing to me just notable treatment they are set up like that to take people

It’s a cheap airline. I wish they had better seats.

Seats are cramped and very uncomfortable. You have to pay for everything and it is too expensive.

absolutely horrific. delayed flights, overbooking. over charging. nightmare service beyond words. stay away.

My husband didn't get boarded on this flight. He was asked to pay $50 extra by the Frontier staff to get two boarding passes for check-in at the Las Vegas airport. He refused to pay this extra $50 charge and tried to do check-in online by himself but it seemed to be late with only 7 mins left. It ended up that my daughter and my husband missed the 7-minute time window. They had to take the next non-direct flight which took more than 12 hours from Las Vegas to San Francisco, a very poor experience for them.

Frontier is a no-frills airlines were the focus is low cost. You get basic service so don't set your expectations high. Watch out thought because this airline, like a few others, will try to nickel and dime you.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/18Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 00mDCA-SNA
$117
5/10Fri
1 stopFrontier
10h 19mDCA-SNA
$122
7/18Thu
1 stopDelta
7h 12mDCA-SNA
$209
7/12Fri
1 stopDelta
7h 10mDCA-SNA
$223
5/20Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 30mDCA-SNA
$348
6/26Wed
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
15h 21mDCA-SNA
$395
5/23Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 44mDCA-SNA
$426
8/10Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 09mDCA-SNA
$431
4/18Thu
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
14h 01mDCA-SNA
$504
4/24Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 14mDCA-SNA
$674

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Last minute flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/3Wed
multi-stopFrontier
27h 00mDCA-SNA
4/9Tue
multi-stopFrontier
23h 19mSNA-DCA
$339
4/2Tue
multi-stopFrontier
27h 59mDCA-SNA
4/5Fri
multi-stopFrontier
13h 17mSNA-DCA
$455
4/1Mon
multi-stopFrontier
27h 00mDCA-SNA
4/6Sat
multi-stopFrontier
15h 53mSNA-DCA
$758
4/2Tue
multi-stop
27h 59mDCA-SNA
4/5Fri
multi-stop
12h 14mSNA-DCA
$791
3/30Sat
multi-stopFrontier
12h 26mDCA-SNA
4/1Mon
multi-stopFrontier
12h 30mSNA-DCA
$798
4/3Wed
multi-stopDelta
9h 25mDCA-SNA
4/4Thu
multi-stopDelta
6h 29mSNA-DCA
$864
4/2Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 54mDCA-SNA
4/7Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 43mSNA-DCA
$870
4/3Wed
multi-stopDelta
8h 01mDCA-SNA
4/9Tue
multi-stopDelta
10h 40mSNA-DCA
$992
4/2Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 57mDCA-SNA
4/3Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 29mSNA-DCA
$1,172
4/3Wed
multi-stopDelta
11h 04mDCA-SNA
4/9Tue
multi-stopDelta
10h 40mSNA-DCA
$1,803

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Reagan Washington National Airport - Santa Ana Flights

Departure:

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)United States

Destination:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA)United States

Return flight deals:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) - Reagan Washington National Airport

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