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$105 Find cheap flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans

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Cheap flight deals from Santa Ana to New Orleans (SNA-MSY)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans 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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6:45 am - 12:45 amSNA-MSY
16h 00m2 stops
5:00 am - 9:30 pmMSY-SNA
18h 30m3 stops
$182Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 14 - Wed, May 15
12:12 pm - 9:03 pmSNA-MSY
6h 51m1 stop
5:21 pm - 1:59 pmMSY-SNA
22h 38m2 stops
Thu, May 30 - Tue, Jun 4
7:12 pm - 9:45 pmSNA-MSY
24h 33m1 stop
10:45 pm - 6:22 pmMSY-SNA
21h 37m1 stop
$194Frontier
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Sat, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 3
12:12 pm - 9:03 pmSNA-MSY
6h 51m1 stop
8:04 am - 9:29 amMSY-SNA
27h 25m1 stop
Thu, May 30 - Tue, Jun 4
8:31 pm - 8:42 amSNA-MSY
10h 11m1 stop
10:03 pm - 7:42 pmMSY-SNA
23h 39m1 stop
$208Frontier
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Mon, May 13 - Thu, May 16
10:46 am - 10:55 pmSNA-MSY
10h 09m1 stop
9:44 am - 2:03 pmMSY-SNA
6h 19m1 stop
$304United Airlines
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Tue, May 14 - Wed, May 15
2:43 pm - 10:13 pmSNA-MSY
5h 30m1 stop
6:01 am - 9:31 amMSY-SNA
5h 30m1 stop
$418American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 20 - Sun, Sep 22
10:00 am - 8:08 pmSNA-MSY
8h 08m2 stops
6:01 am - 9:31 amMSY-SNA
5h 30m1 stop
$423American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 7 - Sun, Aug 11
4:21 pm - 1:36 pmSNA-MSY
19h 15m1 stop
9:44 am - 2:03 pmMSY-SNA
6h 19m1 stop
$498United Airlines
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Sat, May 11 - Wed, May 15
2:29 pm - 11:28 pmSNA-MSY
6h 59m1 stop
2:51 pm - 10:26 pmMSY-SNA
9h 35m1 stop
$570Delta
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Tue, May 7 - Sun, May 12

Flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Ana to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans, 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 Santa Ana to New Orleans is August, where tickets cost $216 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and February, where the average cost of tickets is $386 and $380 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Ana to New Orleans?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans, 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 Santa Ana to New Orleans, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Santa Ana to New Orleans found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $105. Spirit Airlines proposed a round-trip connection from $182 and Frontier from $194.

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Low season

September

High season

April

Cheapest flight

$105
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 36% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Ana to New Orleans 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 flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Ana to New Orleans?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Ana to New Orleans was $105 for a one-way ticket and $182 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Santa Ana to New Orleans. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $417 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 $422 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

    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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from John Wayne (Santa Ana) 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

    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 New Orleans with an airline and back to John Wayne (Santa Ana) with another airline. Booking your flights between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and MSY 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to New Orleans?

    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 New Orleans from John Wayne (Santa Ana) up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Santa Ana to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Ana to New Orleans. 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 11004 reviews
7.9comfort
7.5food
8.0entertainment
8.6crew
8.2boarding
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

I guess they don’t serve drinks on planes anymore

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

Kayak does not know that spirit airlines charged me $70 to fly. But the bag check-in was $89 each way. This is false advertising to lure people. Spirit airlines sends bunch of emails after flight purchases to buy wifi, better seats, priority boarding, secure reserved seats. This is false advertising. Up front pricing. I would of flown jet blue or Alaska airlines.

One hour late taking off. Concerning, very hard landing. Uncomfortable seats with no recline. Extremely slow baggage claim. Very professional, knowledgeable flight attendants. Brand new, very clean plane.

Can’t say there was anything I particularly liked. Seats were very tight, leather wrapped plastic. I followed up a much longer and cheaper trip from Honolulu on southwest, everything was phenomenal, this flight was the exact opposite. Blows my mind they charge for water of all things. One of the attendants seemed very rude, I watched a taller gentleman a couple rows forward with his knees pressed into the back of the seat ahead, while the woman in that seat leaned forward the entire flight, I’m sure because she could feel his knees. I’ll be avoiding spirit like the plague from here forward.

Didn’t make the connecting flight due to a delay on our first flight.

I felt scam to have to pay $50 additional for my carry on luggage which was free for my other airline.

Enjoyed the experience, on time flights, friendly staff the WiFi was intros d kept cutting out.

Awful experience. Both flights were delayed several times with weather but also crew members being the official cause. The vouchers are unusable and insufficient ($50 voucher to fly the same crappy airline is a joke for putting me on a red-eye that landed at 3:00 am). The aircrafts were old and uncomfortable (have a real pocket on the seat, for crying out loud!).

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

It wasn’t as horrible as I would have expected, however, to not provide water and change so much for bags is a ripoff to say the least.

Check in easy, price very good, no frills flying tho! Pay for Every item once seat is paid for so do the math with baggage fees and carry on fees.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Santa Ana to New Orleans found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/2Thu
1 stopFrontier
11h 55mSNA-MSY
$105
6/1Sat
1 stopFrontier
24h 42mSNA-MSY
$110
5/7Tue
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
30h 01mSNA-MSY
$117
5/8Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 51mSNA-MSY
$121
10/2Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 16mSNA-MSY
$150
5/19Sun
3 stops
30h 47mSNA-MSY
$168
5/7Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 22mSNA-MSY
$207
5/2Thu
2 stops
16h 45mSNA-MSY
$234
6/30Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 06mSNA-MSY
$397
6/10Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
10h 54mSNA-MSY
$562

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Last minute flights from Santa Ana to New Orleans

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 Santa Ana to New Orleans that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/25Thu
multi-stopFrontier
11h 55mSNA-MSY
4/28Sun
multi-stopFrontier
26h 10mMSY-SNA
$278
4/25Thu
multi-stop
11h 55mSNA-MSY
4/29Mon
multi-stop
18h 59mMSY-SNA
$356
4/25Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 14mSNA-MSY
4/28Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
42h 53mMSY-SNA
$642
4/25Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 09mSNA-MSY
4/29Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
31h 01mMSY-SNA
$646
4/27Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 30mSNA-MSY
5/3Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 06mMSY-SNA
$696
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 23mSNA-MSY
5/7Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 53mMSY-SNA
$728
4/25Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 48mSNA-MSY
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 56mMSY-SNA
$768
4/25Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 27mSNA-MSY
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 09mMSY-SNA
$778
4/25Thu
multi-stopDelta
9h 23mSNA-MSY
5/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
8h 49mMSY-SNA
$822
4/25Thu
multi-stopDelta
11h 40mSNA-MSY
5/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 22mMSY-SNA
$827

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Santa Ana - New Orleans Flights

Departure:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA)United States

Destination:

New Orleans (MSY)United States

Return flight deals:

New Orleans - John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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