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FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • What’s the best airport to visit Disneyland in Anaheim?

    Most people visiting Disneyland in Anaheim will choose to fly into Los Angeles International Airport because it has more options for flights and airlines. However, John Wayne Airport is less busy, closer to the Disneyland resort (20 min), and is also served by the Disneyland Resort Express Bus.

  • What’s the most convenient airport to visit Laguna Beach?

    The airport closest to Laguna Beach is the John Wayne Airport, which is 22 min away by car. Between the two smaller airports serving Orange County, it’s also the one with the most options when it comes to airlines and destinations. If you prefer a larger airport with more choices of flights and airlines, then Los Angeles International Airport is about 1h from Laguna Beach.

  • Which airport do I use to fly nonstop from New York to Orange County?

    Nonstop flights from New York serve both airports in Orange County. JetBlue Airways operates flights to Orange County from John F. Kennedy to Long Beach Airport. If you prefer to fly out from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), United operates regular flights that land at John Wayne Airport.

  • What’s the best airport to fly nonstop to if I’m visiting Huntington Beach?

    The best airport to fly into if you’re visiting Huntington Beach depends on where you’re flying from and on which airline. Both John Wayne Airport and Long Beach Airport are less than 30 min from Huntington Beach. John Wayne Airport is served by more airlines, but if you’re flying on Hawaiian Airlines or JetBlue Airways, then your nonstop flight will land at Long Beach Airport.

  • I’m flying to Orange County from Denver. Which airport do I choose?

    Both airports receive flights from Denver International Airport (DEN), but John Wayne Airport is the one with the most options of airlines. Frontier, Southwest, and United Airlines operate regular nonstop flights to Orange County from Denver.

  • How long is the flight to Orange County?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Orange County takes 4h 36m, covering a distance of 1458 miles. The most popular route is Seattle - Santa Ana with an average flight time of 2h 41m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Orange County?

    The cheapest ticket to Orange County from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $47. The most popular route is from Seattle to John Wayne (Santa Ana) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $129.

  • Which airlines fly to Orange County?

    Southwest, Alaska Airlines & American Airlines fly the most frequently from the United States to Orange County.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Orange County?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Santa Ana (91% of total searches to Orange County). The next most popular destination is Long Beach (9%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Orange County

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Orange County flight deals.
  • When looking for flights to Orange County, you can choose one of three airports. The three nearby airports are Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Long Beach Airport (LGB), and John Wayne Airport (SNA).
  • Although Los Angeles isn’t officially part of Orange County, LAX is the closest international airport in the region and the one with the most options of destinations and airlines. It’s a short drive from Anaheim (35 min), Santa Ana (41 min), and Newport Beach (45 min).
  • If you’re traveling to Orange County from the East Coast but prefer to land at one of the smaller airports, Long Beach Airport has the most nonstop connections with Eastern cities. JetBlue Airways operates regular flights to Orange County from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
  • If you prefer low-cost airlines when searching for flights to Orange County, Southwest is the one with the most routes to both Orange County airports. JetBlue Airways serves only Long Beach Airport, while Frontier has regular flights from Austin and Denver to John Wayne Airport.
  • Passengers traveling with pets should keep in mind that only Los Angeles International Airport and Long Beach Airport are designed with pet relief areas.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Orange County

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Orange County? 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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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9222 reviews
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8.6Crew
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Seats are uncomfortable but let room was adequate. The snack is pretty weak and the staff not particularly friendly.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2024SJC - SAN
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Seats are uncomfortable but let room was adequate. The snack is pretty weak and the staff not particularly friendly.

We landed in San Diego from Fresno 10 min late and our gate was occupied. We waited OVER AN HOUR to get to the gate and didnt get any updates about what was happening until I asked. Then we were told it would be another 5 minutes....which turned into 25. My wife was waiting in cell phone lot over an hour and finally had to leave. It cost me $40 cab ride and a fight with my wife. THanks for nothing Alaska Air.

The terminal at Newark is a complete dump, utterly, profoundly sub-acceptable is every dimension: overcrowded, under-venitilated, lacking in seating, terrible and minimal food options, terrble sound quality from gate announcements, gate agents completely untrained in use of a microphone. And that is after going through the worst and slowest tsa checkpoint in the country. I will never fly to Newark again and will avoid Alaska if at all possible in future travel.

The flight was delayed for 2 hours and the last delay was not communicated and had to check manually.

When Alaska uses Sky west which it does on many flights in and out of PDX, The planes use " Gates" that are outside of the terminal and are a long walk to and from the planes. Also you must board and deplane using a ramp. I have difficulty walking so going into Portland was difficult. Going out was worse . We walked to nearly the emd of this "Tunnel " only to be told there was a problem with the plane so we had to take the long walk back to to the terminal and then back out again when the plane was fixed. I will look for a Southwest flight next time I go to Portland

Crew was outstanding. Flight was fine. Food was a joke! I didn't get the priority I paid for!! That pissed me off since I paid extra!!!

I liked the price of the 2 way tix. I hated having to pay $8.00 for Internet access. It should be free. Legroom and seats are very confining.

The one stewardess was rude about helping me put my bag in overhead….she said “ Is it heavy ?” (I am 73 yrs old)

The flight was about an hour late, and there was notable turbulence for a good part of it. But of course, that was not Alaska Air’s fault, and I think the crew did a good job of keeping it safe. Service suffered a little as a result (I wish I had been offered the option of purchasing food). Overall, it was ok, because we landed safe and sound. Thanks!

Flight was delayed 2 hours. Other than that, it was a good flight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

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 was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

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.

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

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.

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.

FRONTIER SUCKS! The agent downstairs tricked me into booking, just to get to the gate. At the gate, they told me they couldn't help. I then called Customer Service. They and the gate attendants kept blaming each other. Neither side was willing to help the customer.

The agent at check-in was strident, unwelcoming, and condescending to customers ahead of me.

Flight was delay 9hrs and nothing was provided at airport, had to go and get a room to sleep in, paid for Uber back and fort with no offers until we landed back home a 1hr later for a $75 voucher for a future flight.

Didn't like anything..entire crew was very rude to everyone on the flight. Plane old and the trays fall down on you the while time you're flying. Charged more for a carry on bag than for the plane ticket itself. Did make it from point a to point b, but worth the extra money to fly with another airline

9 hours of delay!! Was not able to check my luggage that I paid for!!!

It was delayed 9 hours for operational reasons, despite the plane arriving to the airport on time.

I am very disappointed with Frontier Airlines. They cancelled our flight because they couldn't find a crew member, and then didn't get us to our connecting flight. We had to cancel our whole vacation. We were promised flight and hotel vouchers, but they never sent them.

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

It was ridiculously hard to check in for the flight, and Frontier charged us a LOT of money to have a carry on suitcase, and then told everyone we could not carry on bags and had to check them through at the gate, and didn't refund the extra money we paid to have the suitcase as carry on.

I had a terrible experience with Frontier. I arrived before the 60 minute cut off and was told that Frontier has a two hour window for bags. I was then told the next available flight wasn’t until the end of the day (I had booked a 6am flight). I took a look around and saw other people being told that they could not board their flights or that they had to pay additional fees. I opted to rebook on American Airlines. There’s absolutely no straightforward way to contact Frontier, so this ticket was a complete waste of money. Oh - and the kicker is that the lady lied about the two hour cut off.

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