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Cheap flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana (WAS-SNA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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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9:59 am - 4:45 pmBWI-SNA
9h 46m1 stop
3:19 pm - 9:08 amSNA-BWI
14h 49m2 stops
$190Frontier
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Thu, Jun 13 - Sat, Jun 15
5:31 pm - 1:59 pmBWI-SNA
23h 28m2 stops
6:50 pm - 8:28 amSNA-BWI
10h 38m1 stop
$198Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 13
3:00 pm - 10:12 pmIAD-SNA
10h 12m1 stop
12:15 pm - 10:43 pmSNA-IAD
7h 28m1 stop
$378Delta
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Wed, Oct 23 - Wed, Oct 30
6:05 am - 10:24 amDCA-SNA
7h 19m1 stop
12:25 pm - 10:39 pmSNA-DCA
7h 14m1 stop
$396Delta
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Mon, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 5
5:08 am - 9:55 amDCA-SNA
7h 47m1 stop
7:25 pm - 7:03 amSNA-DCA
8h 38m1 stop
$412American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 1 - Sat, Jul 6
5:00 am - 3:24 pmIAD-SNA
13h 24m2 stops
9:15 pm - 8:54 amSNA-IAD
8h 39m1 stop
$414American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 4 - Sat, Aug 3
9:00 am - 3:39 pmIAD-SNA
9h 39m1 stop
11:15 am - 9:30 pmSNA-IAD
7h 15m1 stop
$440Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 8
7:00 am - 12:17 pmIAD-SNA
8h 17m1 stop
6:30 pm - 5:24 amSNA-IAD
7h 54m1 stop
$461United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 27 - Mon, Sep 30
10:08 pm - 9:11 amIAD-SNA
14h 03m1 stop
6:18 pm - 11:26 amSNA-IAD
14h 08m1 stop
$483United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
6:37 pm - 8:51 amIAD-SNA
17h 14m1 stop
11:15 am - 7:35 amSNA-IAD
17h 20m2 stops
$543Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 24

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana?

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. 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. 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. to Santa Ana is September, where tickets cost $394 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of tickets is $592 and $584 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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. 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. to Santa Ana, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 87 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana were found on Frontier ($190) and Spirit Airlines ($198). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $72.

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August

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When to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana

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FAQs for booking flights from Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana was $72 for a one-way ticket and $190 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Washington, D.C. and Santa Ana?

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana?

    There are 2 airports in Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C. Reagan-National and Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl.) and only 1 airport in Santa Ana (Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Baltimore/Washington Airport to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Washington, D.C. 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, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $523 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $349 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (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 Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (Santa Ana).

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) with an airline and back to Washington, D.C. with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Washington, D.C. to John Wayne (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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
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8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

8.0 ExcellentLiam, May 2024SLC - SJC
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

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

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

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.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

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.

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

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

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

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

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

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.

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

So bad. The check in process was laborious and the check in agent didn't seem to know how to manage the process efficiently and was confused about how to check in my son's sports equipment. The baggage fees were outrageous and so expensive. $90 for a carry on bag? And $200 additional for 2 check ins. The security lines were insanely long and the terminal was not very nice in the Spirit area. $5 for a water on board. It was my first and last time flying Spirit - I tried to save $ by flying them due to the accommodating schedule but I should have paid for Southwest, because it would've actually ended up less expensive due to the free bags with Southwest. There were no charging ports on the airplane, no wifi and really uncomfortable seating. The flight crew were great though, courteous and efficient in their boarding. Flight was delayed 1 hour, but we made up 15 minutes in flight.

My experience was better than expected. What I did find not so great was the seats. Very little room, they did not recline and the tray table was the size of a post card. There was no food to try, just standard snacks that you had to pay for and I don’t know of any entertainment. I would fly again even though everything was an upcharge. Flight was on time with little disturbance

thy don't even ofer water we have to buy it for $4.49 and paid for our cary on bags $100 each we never will fly in this company again.

Super cool and laid back, three lovely ladies. Couldn’t ask for better service.

9hrs delay and didn’t provided anything until after flight landed $75 voucher for fiuture travel no meals or anything.

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

The boarding time. I was in Section 1 the lady in charge just let people in section 3 without see us. Make a line , I have to step out and ask her. We were in the line and she just take my ticket and that’s it, so if I don’t ask her she could leave us at the end! We paid more for that privilege and. She doesn’t care….

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.

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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.
6/11Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
22h 20mBWI-SNA
$72
8/27Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
21h 36mBWI-SNA
$73
6/13Thu
1 stopFrontier
9h 46mBWI-SNA
$94
8/6Tue
1 stopFrontier
10h 02mDCA-SNA
$135
10/1Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 12mIAD-SNA
$185
8/4Sun
1 stopDelta
7h 31mBWI-SNA
$188
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
7h 44mDCA-SNA
$189
8/7Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 15mIAD-SNA
$213
8/7Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 29mIAD-SNA
$218
7/9Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 54mIAD-SNA
$239

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Last minute flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana

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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.
6/4Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 25mBWI-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
9h 29mSNA-BWI
$293
6/4Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 25mBWI-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 39mSNA-BWI
$345
6/3Mon
multi-stopFrontier
27h 00mDCA-SNA
6/5Wed
multi-stopFrontier
25h 04mSNA-DCA
$356
6/1Sat
multi-stopFrontier
14h 49mDCA-SNA
6/2Sun
multi-stopFrontier
13h 29mSNA-DCA
$386
6/2Sun
multi-stopDelta
7h 51mBWI-SNA
7/1Mon
multi-stopDelta
7h 14mSNA-BWI
$716
6/4Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 30mBWI-SNA
6/4Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 00mSNA-BWI
$725
5/31Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 19mIAD-SNA
7/5Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 22mSNA-IAD
$729
5/31Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 39mIAD-SNA
7/5Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 53mSNA-IAD
$778
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 56mIAD-SNA
6/11Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 01mSNA-IAD
$804
6/1Sat
multi-stopDelta
7h 37mIAD-SNA
6/2Sun
multi-stopDelta
8h 47mSNA-IAD
$960

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