$145 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Orange County

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Book Cheap Chicago to Orange County Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Orange County 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Orange County

Tue, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:10 pm
ORD
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LGB
9h 10m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 5:40 am
LGB
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ORD
12h 30m
1 stop
$297Alaska Airlines
Thu, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 15
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:10 pm
ORD
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LGB
9h 10m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:02 am - 5:37 pm
LGB
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ORD
8h 35m
1 stop
$317Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
5:25 am - 9:25 am
MDW
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SNA
6h 00m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:30 am - 4:10 pm
SNA
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MDW
6h 40m
1 stop
$329Southwest
Wed, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 14
Delta Logo
6:55 am - 1:10 pm
ORD
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SNA
8h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:50 am - 6:57 pm
SNA
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ORD
7h 07m
1 stop
$329Delta
Sun, Jul 5 - Thu, Jul 16
Frontier Logo
9:28 am - 5:54 pm
ORD
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SNA
10h 26m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 5:37 am
SNA
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ORD
7h 44m
1 stop
$330Frontier
Sat, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 19
Frontier Logo
7:20 am - 12:34 pm
ORD
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SNA
7h 14m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:10 pm - 5:07 am
SNA
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ORD
6h 57m
1 stop
$331Frontier
Sun, Jun 14 - Sat, Jun 20
Frontier Logo
9:48 pm - 8:09 am
ORD
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SNA
12h 21m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:10 pm - 5:07 am
SNA
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ORD
6h 57m
1 stop
$332Frontier
Fri, Jul 31 - Sat, Aug 15
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 9:07 am
ORD
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SNA
6h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 8:39 pm
SNA
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ORD
4h 14mnonstop
$335United Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Sat, Aug 29
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 7:15 pm
MDW
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LGB
4h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 12:50 pm
LGB
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MDW
3h 55mnonstop
$337Southwest
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 24
American Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 10:30 am
ORD
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SNA
4h 20mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 2:10 pm
SNA
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ORD
4h 25mnonstop
$340American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Orange County flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Orange County to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Orange County flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Chicago found in the last 3 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $329 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 3 days was $329.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Chicago to Orange County depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $317 on average. Morning departures are around 54% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $784.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Orange County?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $460, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Orange County?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Orange County, 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 Chicago to Orange County is December, when tickets cost $70 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $269 and $256 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Orange County?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chicago to Orange County clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Chicago to Orange County, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Orange County, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Orange County?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Orange County, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Orange County, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$145
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Orange County?

    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 Chicago to Orange County.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to Orange County?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Chicago to Orange County 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 Chicago to Orange County?

    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 from Chicago to Orange County with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Orange County?

    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 from Chicago to Orange County up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Orange County

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Orange County. 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 Chicago 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12417 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

Good flight overall. Lots of bumps during flight but pilot kept searching for smooth air

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
LIH - SAN
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Good flight overall. Lots of bumps during flight but pilot kept searching for smooth air

Extremely professional crew there are very friendly and first class. Everything worked well on the plane. Food was to be expected. Drinks were very good. Shout out to Charlie in first class who was an excellent flight attendant.

The gate agents begged us to check our carryons. They BEGGED us, over and over, and said that the flight was completely, totally full, and said that if we don't check our bags, it will cause huge delays. They finally said that "group suchandsuch will be required to check bags!" So I checked mine. Well, the flight wasn't close to being full, and many of the overhead compartments were *empty*! Moreover, my bag was delayed at the carousel, and it wasn't on the carousel that was posted. COME ON, AIRLINE, you can look at the seating for the flight on your computer and decide whether it's really necessary to beg and beg and beg people to go through the hassle of checking their bags! This is annoying as hell and makes me not want to use your crummy airline ever again.

A gluten free option I could actually eat would have been nice.

On this flight there wer only 25 people on board. So no one in 5 rows ahead of me and noone in 7 rows behind me. So very chill.

Flight delayed no communication. The gate was changed so many times.

It departed an hour and a half late because the crew got in late the previous night due to weather related problems. So we got into LA later than anticipated and traffic was much worse.

Good. I didn’t order food and there was no entertainment available.

It is a hassle to not have entertainment screens on the backs of the seats.

I had to cancel this trip due to medical reasons. I took out flight insurance but I was unable to cancel my reservation on either Kayak or Alaska. I need proof that I did not take this flight to get my refund. I have tried for a week and a half together that information from either Kayak or Alaska but so far I have gotten no response. I am very disappointed!

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

I flew twice this week on Southwest, was delayed over 2 hours both ways. From Pittsburgh to Chicago it was due to weather but the gate agents, pilot etc were great at updating everyone. Today from Midway to Pittsburgh the plane had come from an international location, kept getting delayed, no information was given until we were delayed for the third time. It was ridiculous, whoever scheduled that plane to fly to Pittsburgh after didn’t consider a lot of things.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

Original flight was on time, then late, then changed gates...4 times. Once our newest plane came in, it was fine.

I almost missed my flight and they helped me out enormously

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

Moved to earlier flight which unexpectedly had maintenance issues initially indicated as quick fix to ultimately plane changes. Moved back to original flight, also delayed. In all cases customer updates and communication very unclear, no updates on drivers for delays.

Typical AA - late by 90+ mn. Gate changed twice... Changed the departure time 6 times No explanation, no communication on reasons for delay I travel with AA twice a year... and it is consistently very poor.. I will continue to use AA only when i have to.

The gate got changed several times and the flight was delayed over an hour. Awful experience

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

The airline cancel mi flight, lost a lot of money!!!

They cancelled our flight. 2 hours before we were supposed to take off and offered us nothing! We got our money back and that was it. No other flight to get to our cruise no working with another airline or with us to get there. Terrible customer service, no apology.

No WiFi, no outlets to charge phones, no complimentary beverages on a 6 hour flight

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

We get stuck in the plane when landed during 45min and no communication from the crew People were listening to their phone and music out loud and nobody told them anything I definitely want stop booking spirit flight it is a disaster

Good: It was cheap and they got us to our destination safely. Not so Good: Gates experience with many, many nauseatingly (almost) threatening announcements about bags size and how much they were going to charge us if our bag was too big, even to the point of having a gate agent roaming around through the passengers eyeballing bags size and making people go check their bags in the sizers.

Terrible. The flight was randomly delayed in Chicago causing us to miss our connection and they offered us a flight the next day at 6 am and it would have taken till 345 to get to Pensacola. They didn’t cover any fees. Our bags also supposedly were on the flight to Pensacola and we tried to get them yesterday after driving 6 hours and nobody was available. Worst company ever and will never use them again. Had to pay for a rental. Spirit is claiming in climate weather for the delay but there wasn’t any weather issuesz it’s a bunch of bullshit and I am not happy

Checking in at desk in Chicago was horrible. Person was not friendly never smiled and said my flight was not paid for so I had to give another credit card. Then it ended up that I was charged twice. Then after arriving at my destination had to wait on the phone a long time to speak to a person to fix the double charge! Thank goodness the flight was perfect.

Flight was delayed for 12 h. They should stop overlooking flights.

All of our flights were canceled, though every other airline was flying out and in

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