$53 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Orange County

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Best Orange County Flight Deals from O'Hare Intl

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$112
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$103
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$112
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$103

Cheap Flights from O'Hare Intl to Orange County

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from O'Hare Intl 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 O'Hare Intl to Orange County

Tue, Jul 29 - Tue, Aug 5
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:08 am - 11:26 amORD-SNA
6h 18m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 2:13 pmSNA-ORD
5h 28m1 stop
$103Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 19
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:21 pm - 9:51 pmORD-SNA
5h 30m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 5:15 pmSNA-ORD
8h 30m1 stop
$105Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 15
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:08 am - 11:26 amORD-SNA
6h 18m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:58 pm - 6:03 amSNA-ORD
8h 05m1 stop
$106Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:21 pm - 9:51 pmORD-SNA
5h 30m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 2:16 pmSNA-ORD
5h 31m1 stop
$120Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:13 pmORD-SNA
8h 13m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 11:59 pmSNA-ORD
9h 29m1 stop
$248Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Jul 4 - Fri, Jul 11
American Airlines Logo
7:09 am - 9:25 amORD-SNA
4h 16mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:28 am - 5:46 pmSNA-ORD
4h 18mnonstop
$270American Airlines
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Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 15
American Airlines Logo
6:48 pm - 9:17 pmORD-SNA
4h 29mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:28 am - 5:46 pmSNA-ORD
4h 18mnonstop
$274American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 2:01 pmORD-SNA
7h 16m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:48 pm - 7:59 pmSNA-ORD
4h 11mnonstop
$279United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 22
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 11:25 amORD-LGB
7h 10m1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 11:40 pmLGB-ORD
7h 10m1 stop
$337Southwest
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Sat, Aug 9 - Wed, Aug 13
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 10:10 amORD-LGB
5h 55m1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:40 pm - 11:05 pmLGB-ORD
6h 25m1 stop
$343Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for O'Hare Intl to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Orange County flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Orange County.

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $269 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Santa Ana (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $269.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport 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 $951, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport 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 O'Hare Intl Airport 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 O'Hare Intl Airport to Orange County is August, when tickets cost $228 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $361 and $348 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Orange County?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Orange County on a Friday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport 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 O'Hare Intl Airport 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 O'Hare Intl Airport to Orange County, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJune
Cheapest flight$53
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport to Orange County.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport to Orange County up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $344 on average. Morning departures are around 59% 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 $835.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from O'Hare Intl 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 O'Hare Intl 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 10000 reviews
8.5Crew
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
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Passengers were not informed timely of delays. The staff appeared like they didn't really care about the passengers.

6.0 GoodDarrilynn, Jun 2025SEA - SFO
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Passengers were not informed timely of delays. The staff appeared like they didn't really care about the passengers.

Both flights were delayed going to our destination and leaving, and communication about the delays was not great by the airlines, now the crews were phenomenal and great to be around!!

Delayed. It's not our first flight with them either, it's actually our 3rd and all 3 were delayed by hours each time. It was a myriad of delays. On one flight we boarded after being delayed for a little over an hr, only to be told we were going to sit in the plane for another hour before departing. Once landed, we waited another 40ish min to get to our gate. On another flight, flight was delayed just under 3 hrs but atleast we got to wait it out at the airport terminal. Its just a bad experience overall flying with Alaska Airlines.

Flight was delayed for weather, then delayed for mechanical, then just cancelled. Once mechanical problems started I wish you had just started offering rebooking options (at the same airport). I felt my trip was not a priority for you. I called you, I asked for a better option (than changing airports), then I had to literally run around the airport making it happen. Do better.

I would've liked to have the seat tablets like before to view movies, with long travels not everyone carries tablets to view movies. And phones are not worth it because screens to small.

Flight was delayed 5 hours. Missed connecting flight. Very little apology or attempt to make anything better. Got a $150 credit for next flight. There won’t be another flight. First time on Alaska - last time. Keep your credit. Should have done something more

Horrible! No blanket or pillow available! We had bulkhead seats but the seats were worn out and no cushion old. No meal or even a sandwich for our 5 hour flight just a little bag of pretzels. Crabby attendant female with long brown hair. We will not book Alaska Airlines again

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

No WiFi available. It was too late to order food also. Guy next to me was huge (not fat) so had his shoulder & thigh next to me the whole way. Plane was delayed leaving PDX due to 8 other planes waiting. Not my best Alaska airlines flight.

I do wish the the actual airplane I flew on was bigger. But, I made it work.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

My flight to Chicago left and landed early. My return flight left two minutes late and arrived 2 minutes late. My seat selections were ideal! There were no snacks going to Chicago and no snacks on the return trip. There are no charging outlets on board.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

One of the crew performed a hilarious skit to accompany the standard instructions. Passengers enjoyed it so much they applauded at the end!

Excellent experience. WiFi worked on this leg of My trip

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

My flight was scheduled for about 6:05 departure. There were 11 gate changes from 4-7pm and the flight was 3 hours delayed due to operational issues. The plane taxied around the airport for about half an hour before stopping to be de-iced. It would have been nice if we were alerted of the plan to de-ice prior to the 30 minute drive around the airport. The flight attendant was friendly, which was the only redeeming thing about this flight. As a former flight attendant for United, I was extremely disappointed.

Delays took 2hours and thirty minutes making me miss my connecting flight and make me sit in the Chicago airport for 9 hours

Had a short delay once we boarded the aircraft in Chicago, but it was fixed in no time flat then we were on our way. The pilot was able to make up the time lost and we landed 5 minute later then schedualed . Great service

Our seats were all the way in back of the plane,

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Excellent! The gate agents were kind enough to rebook me on an earlier flight saving me from a 6 hour layover. Even my luggage made it despite the fact that the connection was technically too narrow. The flight itself was very comfortable, roomy, and clean. Plenty of space for my carryon items with plugs to charge my phone. After a long international flight of 14 hours, this was an excellent way to end my travels!

Great experience. Flight boarded easily. Departed early. Smooth flight. Great arrival in DC--almost no taxing! Almost direct to gate from runway. Crew was terrific. Same cookies and beverages in main cabin. I did not use the entertainment system on this flight.

Most of the delay was due to weather which is not what was at issue here. One delay was due to a missing flashlight and in the end the flashlight was actually found on the plane. The entertainment system is very limited. Live TV options offer only a few channels that are not very appealing. Boarding and deplaning are always difficult. It just takes too much time to get on and off the plane. On the plus side, I missed my connecting flight, but was easily able to book a later flight from the app while enroute.

You were more on time than United. I'm so over united delays.

The meals were mediocre and the alcohol selection was poor. I enjoyed the selection of movies and other entertainment.

I chatted with the captain before the flight, and similarly during the welcome announcement, he warned of a turbulent flight that may impact the in-flight service. However, once at altitude, he announced that the weather changed and he immediately turned off the seatbelt sign. But it appeared the cabin crew had already decided to take off this flight. They remained seated and then just chatted in the galley. The flight was fully catered, but only first class received service.

My flight attendant was attentive! The elderly person next to me was flatulent and the flight attendant could see that I was in distress and brought me some face masks

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

I had a TERRIBLE experience with the AA crew. I believe it was disability-related. It’s unlikely I will fly AA again.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

Very dissatisfied with spirit airlines after buying my ticket's they cancelled our flights with no reasoning.

Unclear pricing; ended up being charged an extra $52 just to get onboard

Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.

Good crew and safe. However, comfort and being nickeled-and-dimed are my issues. $75 each way for luggage is exhortation. The space to the next seat is so close you cannot open a laptop. The magazine rack doesn’t hold your items. Not a fan.

would be great to get basic water, soda at least and stop charging for carry ons

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