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$62 Find cheap flights from Detroit to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Santa Ana (DTW-SNA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit 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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9:09 pm - 9:29 amDTW-SNA
15h 20m1 stop
6:45 am - 12:27 amSNA-DTW
14h 42m1 stop
$130Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
2:00 pm - 9:59 pmDTW-SNA
10h 59m1 stop
6:45 am - 8:43 pmSNA-DTW
10h 58m1 stop
$133Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Wed, Jun 12
9:30 pm - 10:03 amDTW-SNA
15h 33m1 stop
2:49 pm - 1:34 amSNA-DTW
7h 45m1 stop
$138Spirit Airlines
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Fri, May 31 - Wed, Jun 5
9:09 pm - 9:29 amDTW-SNA
15h 20m1 stop
3:19 pm - 12:27 amSNA-DTW
6h 08m1 stop
$139Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 11
8:26 pm - 9:29 amDTW-SNA
16h 03m2 stops
7:10 pm - 1:19 pmSNA-DTW
15h 09m1 stop
$142Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 10
7:33 pm - 9:30 pmDTW-SNA
28h 57m1 stop
3:12 pm - 10:53 pmSNA-DTW
28h 41m2 stops
$143Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Mon, Jun 3
12:28 pm - 6:49 pmDTW-SNA
9h 21m1 stop
3:12 pm - 2:56 pmSNA-DTW
20h 44m2 stops
Sat, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 3
12:28 pm - 6:49 pmDTW-SNA
9h 21m1 stop
8:46 am - 4:56 amSNA-DTW
17h 10m1 stop
$174Frontier
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Sat, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 3
6:00 am - 12:09 pmDTW-SNA
9h 09m1 stop
5:21 pm - 5:01 amSNA-DTW
8h 40m1 stop
$181Frontier
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Mon, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 10
12:25 pm - 6:22 pmDTW-SNA
8h 57m1 stop
8:23 pm - 12:24 pmSNA-DTW
13h 01m1 stop
$239Frontier
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Mon, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 12

Flights from Detroit to Santa Ana - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to Santa Ana?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Detroit to Santa Ana, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Detroit, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana is October, where tickets cost $329 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of tickets is $696 and $567 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 37 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Detroit to Santa Ana?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Santa Ana from Detroit were found on Spirit Airlines ($62) and Frontier ($116), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Spirit Airlines ($130) and Frontier ($174).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Santa Ana?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana.
There is just one airline that flies from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana direct and that is Delta. The best one-way deal found from Delta for the route is $518.

How many flights are there between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Santa Ana per day?

Each day, there are 2 nonstop flights that take off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and land in Santa Ana, with an average flight time of 4h 48m. The most common departure time is 8:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 10 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 2.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Santa Ana?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are First and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Detroit to Santa Ana take?

The duration of a nonstop flight to Santa Ana from Detroit is typically 4h 44m. The journey crosses a distance of 1,954 miles.

What’s the earliest departure time from Detroit to Santa Ana?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 8:35 am and will be landing in Santa Ana at 10:19 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Detroit to Santa Ana?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana jets off at 8:55 am and lands at 10:47 am.

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Low season

October

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$62
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Santa Ana

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit 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 Detroit to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Santa Ana was $62 for a one-way ticket and $130 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and Santa Ana?

    A passport is not required to fly from Detroit to Santa Ana.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Detroit to Santa Ana?

    Detroit airport is called Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and the only airport in Santa Ana is Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Detroit to Santa Ana?

    Delta, Silver Airways, Spirit Airlines, and Sun Country Air offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Santa Ana?

    The Airbus A321neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Santa Ana?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Detroit and Santa Ana.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Detroit to Santa Ana?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Detroit to Santa Ana on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Santa Ana, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Santa Ana are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $697 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $586 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to Santa Ana.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Ana from Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from DTW to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $326 or less one-way and $560 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Detroit to Santa Ana?

Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to J. Wayne/Orange Cnty, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Nonstop returns

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Tuesday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Wednesday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Thursday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Friday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Sunday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

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Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Santa Ana. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10793 reviews
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
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8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024DTW - ORF
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

The WiFi didn’t work and the seats are too close together. Very uncomfortable.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

Too many fees (but that seems to apply to all airlines nowadays)

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

American Airlines is awful!! Will never fly with them again. Connection flight left early leaving 22 people in Charlotte with no way to get to Key West for 24 hours. Would not provide hotel or any other accommodations. Bags were delayed two days.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

Poor availability of food. Cold cabin temperature. Extremely long waiting time for a flight attendant to respond to a call button signal.

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

They charged me 212.00 for a heavy check in bag at the gate. The pricing and process was so confusing - as if it was designed to purposefully gouge customers who need to board plane. That experience combined with the outrageous price charged will prevent me from ever flying Spirit again. And I’ll be sure to tell the story to anyone who cares to hear.

They didn’t let me get my boarding pass through the app because I have a lap infant. The ticket said to see a gate agent but there was no gate agent available. I was supposed to go to the kiosk. Ended up missing my flight and they said that I never checked in to my flight so there was nothing that could be done. I will never fly spirit again. Not even worth the hassle and poor customer service.

The text told me it was changed to Terminal E and Gate D5. But with no one on site to ask questions there was confusion on where to go as all the gates were E's. Then we took the skyline to the D area. We left to get something to eat. No announcement was made but my daughter happened to asked and they told her our gate was moved to D12. I will not fly Spirit again.

The agent at the check in desk was absolutely rude. The rest of the team after that was good, but the check in process at LAS was miserable. The woman at the desk spoke like we were stupid and was rude throughout the process.

Its so random that they only allow 40 pounds on checked bags when all airlines take 55. They then charge you for each 10 extra pounds, so my checked suitcase was $130 and the flight $30 ... its like whattt, im for sure not traveling with Spirit again

Cancelled my flight , currently stuck in Houston and will likely miss my cruise

Passengers play their phones so everyone can hear them. No one tells them to use earbuds. Very annoying and unenjoyable.

I liked how we boarded early to combat all the chaos from people bringing oversized personal item luggage. It's so painful watching the process and feeling overwhelmed by the process.

Spirit Airlines has the worst customer service. I don't advise flying with them.

I checked a bag because it was $5 less than carry on. They managed to lose my bag on a 2.5 hr direct flight! Frontier has no airport staff at baggage claim to help. As soon as I got home around 11 pm I tried to use their online system to file the claim for lost bag - system wouldn't take the # on my baggage claim ticket - said it was not the correct number. Also said that I had not checked a bag, which wasn't true - even my online boarding pass showed that I had checked a bag. Wasted about an hour on that process with no luck. Tried again in the morning - same thing. So tried online chat with Frontier bot - waited 35-40" twice to be connected to a baggage agent and it never happened. Eventually drove to PDX after work and waited 2 hrs for the Frontier ticket agents to arrive prior to the next Frontier flight out of PDX and FINALLY got some help from one of them, to take me to lost luggage area where I was able to retrive my bag. Probably took 4-5 hrs. of my time and endless frustration to get my bag. This was my first -- and LAST -- experience flying Frontier Airlines. Check-in was also extremely difficult and time consuming. The flight itself (and staff) were fine but everything else about the experience was a total disaster! The fact that Frontier literally has NO WAY to connect to a human voice for customer service (in this case for lost luggage) is the WORST!!!!!

Frontier is a crappy airline nothing about it is honest

I didn't get to do this flight l, hard to review

Not good 😐 Over priced baggage fees Small hard seats No wifi or entertainment options 😕

Didn't like anything!! Horrible flight. Small seating area and hard seats. Butt was sore after 2 hour flight to Seattle No entertainment or free refreshments No wifi or USB charging receptacles to charge phone entoute like other airliners Luggage rates were 3 times as much as competitors. Difficult to navigate online luggue process to pre pay before flight Overall bad experience WILL NEVER RIDE OR RECOMMEND FRONTIER TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS!!! THIS IS A SHAME!! MOST MESERIBLE FLIGHT OF MY LIFE!! AND I THOUGHT SPIRIT WAS 👎 YOU GOT THEM BEAD HANDS DOWN!!

Flight was a little late taking off. Seats are too upright, no ports to charge devices, no wifi, no entertainment

Six hour delay. Poor customer service. No voucher. Bad communication. Missed important appointments.

Our flight was delayed an hour, then when we got to board our flight finally, we were waiting in our seats for take off for 45 minutes before it was communicated that there was a maintenance issue therefore we waited on the plane for over an hour while that was resolved. We did not get to Phoenix until almost 3 hours after we were originally supposed to. This was the first and last time I will be flying Frontier.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to Santa Ana found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/5Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 36mDTW-SNA
$62
6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 20mDTW-SNA
$66
7/5Fri
1 stopFrontier
9h 15mDTW-SNA
$116
5/19Sun
1 stopFrontier
25h 52mDTW-SNA
$127
7/8Mon
2 stops
31h 04mDTW-SNA
$138
7/14Sun
2 stops
29h 35mDTW-SNA
$140
6/29Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
6h 39mDTW-SNA
$168
10/8Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 45mDTW-SNA
$281
6/10Mon
nonstopDelta
4h 44mDTW-SNA
$349
6/30Sun
nonstopDelta
4h 44mDTW-SNA
$354

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Last minute flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to Santa Ana that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 30mDTW-SNA
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 36mSNA-DTW
$331
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 23mDTW-SNA
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 36mSNA-DTW
$380
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
29h 23mDTW-SNA
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 32mSNA-DTW
$518
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 43mDTW-SNA
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 32mSNA-DTW
$548
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
29h 23mDTW-SNA
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
32h 41mSNA-DTW
$567
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 44mDTW-SNA
5/25Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 00mSNA-DTW
$727
5/13Mon
nonstopDelta
4h 52mDTW-SNA
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
8h 24mSNA-DTW
$858
5/13Mon
multi-stopDelta
9h 10mDTW-SNA
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
8h 24mSNA-DTW
$868
5/9Thu
nonstopDelta
4h 52mDTW-SNA
5/12Sun
nonstopDelta
4h 19mSNA-DTW
$909
5/9Thu
nonstopDelta
4h 52mDTW-SNA
5/12Sun
multi-stopDelta
8h 43mSNA-DTW
$918

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Detroit - Santa Ana Flights

Departure:

Detroit (undefined)United States

Destination:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA)United States

Return flight deals:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) - Detroit

Cabin classes:

$1,548
$2,538
$1,088
$538