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$48 Find Cheap Flights from Dallas to Santa Ana

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$160
Overall average: $390
Frontier
Thu 1/22Mon 1/26
DFW - SNA • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$325
Typical prices: $454-$627
American Airlines
Sat 2/7Wed 2/11
DFW - SNA • Non-stop
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Southwest's Love Field is easier to navigate than DFW.
SNA has dedicated rideshare zones for quick pickups.
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Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $237 (round-trip)
Alaska Airlines
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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DFW-SNA
Cheapest • 21% average savings
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Cheap Flights from Dallas to Santa Ana

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Dallas 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Dallas to Santa Ana

Thu, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 26
Frontier Logo
8:31 pm - 11:32 am
DFW
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SNA
17h 01m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:07 am - 8:00 pm
SNA
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DFW
7h 53m1 stop
$160Frontier
Wed, Feb 11 - Sat, Feb 21
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 8:57 pm
DFW
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SNA
5h 17m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 6:01 am
SNA
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DFW
21h 16m2 stops
$161Spirit Airlines
Sun, Jan 18 - Tue, Jan 20
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 8:57 pm
DFW
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SNA
5h 17m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 4:35 pm
SNA
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DFW
7h 50m1 stop
$162Spirit Airlines
Sat, Jan 17 - Fri, Jan 23
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 8:57 pm
DFW
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SNA
5h 17m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 4:35 pm
SNA
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DFW
7h 50m1 stop
$164Spirit Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Sun, Jan 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 8:57 pm
DFW
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SNA
5h 17m1 stop
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2:27 pm - 9:45 am
SNA
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DFW
17h 18m2 stops
$167Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 22 - Sun, Jan 25
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5:45 am - 3:42 pm
DFW
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SNA
11h 57m2 stops
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4:37 pm - 11:48 am
SNA
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DFW
17h 11m1 stop
$168Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 22 - Sat, Jan 24
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8:31 pm - 11:32 am
DFW
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SNA
17h 01m1 stop
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6:45 am - 4:35 pm
SNA
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DFW
7h 50m1 stop
$169Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Tue, Jan 13
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8:00 am - 3:48 pm
DFW
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SNA
9h 48m1 stop
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1:20 pm - 5:47 am
SNA
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DFW
14h 27m1 stop
$172Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 31 - Mon, Feb 2
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3:05 pm - 4:30 pm
DAL
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SNA
3h 25mnonstop
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2:30 pm - 9:55 pm
SNA
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DAL
5h 25m1 stop
$328Southwest
Sat, Jan 31 - Mon, Feb 2
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3:05 pm - 4:30 pm
DAL
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SNA
3h 25mnonstop
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12:00 pm - 9:25 pm
SNA
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DAL
7h 25m2 stops
$333Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dallas to Santa Ana flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dallas to Santa Ana to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Dallas to Santa Ana flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Dallas to Santa Ana costs $347 on the route between Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) and Santa Ana (SNA). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 21% cheaper than other Dallas-Santa Ana routes. It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Dallas to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Dallas to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Dallas to John Wayne (Santa Ana), you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Dallas, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dallas to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dallas 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 Dallas to Santa Ana is September, where tickets cost $369 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $479 and $463 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Dallas to Santa Ana, 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 Dallas to Santa Ana, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Dallas to Santa Ana

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
American Airlines

Consider Main Cabin Extra for early boarding and complimentary drinks on longer flights.


Download the American Airlines app for access to inflight entertainment on domestic flights.

Southwest

Southwest's assigned seating offers 34-inch legroom in extra legroom seats, enhancing comfort.


Book Southwest flights using Cash + Points for flexible payment options and easy cancellations.

Airports
DFW

DFW offers quick security lines with multiple checkpoints. Use the airport app to find the shortest wait times.

SNA

SNA has dedicated rideshare zones outside terminals, making it easy to find your ride quickly.

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Cheapest flight$56
Flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

When to book flights from Dallas to Santa Ana

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dallas to Santa Ana based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Dallas to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dallas to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dallas to Santa Ana was $56 for a one-way ticket and $155 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Dallas and John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Dallas and on arrival in John Wayne (Santa Ana).

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Dallas to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    There are 2 airports in Dallas (Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth.) and only 1 airport in John Wayne (Santa Ana) (Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty flight route.

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

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

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

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Dallas and John Wayne (Santa Ana), with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Dallas 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 Dallas up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Dallas to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Dallas to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty.
Find which airlines fly direct from Dallas to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Dallas to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Monday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Friday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

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Direct returns

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Dallas

Monday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Tuesday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Wednesday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Thursday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Friday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Saturday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

Sunday

American Airlines, Southwest

American Airlines, Southwest

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Dallas to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dallas 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.
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11520 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
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I wasn’t able to check in prior to arriving at the airport, I was told by the agent I may not get a seat on the plane as others were waiting for seats, I sat there for 2 hours before being assigned a seat, very stressful. The plane was delayed. Overall not a great travel experience for a 44 minute flight.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
SJC - LAX
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I wasn’t able to check in prior to arriving at the airport, I was told by the agent I may not get a seat on the plane as others were waiting for seats, I sat there for 2 hours before being assigned a seat, very stressful. The plane was delayed. Overall not a great travel experience for a 44 minute flight.

Boarding passes could not be received online, even after online check-in. While they appeared on the Alaska.com app, they did not transfer to inbox or messages and were not available at all on the Alaska.com app following the check-in process. There was no choice other than to get boarding passes at the airport counter.

Every thing is on time, boarding, landing nice and smooth. But No tv? No food for 6 hours flight?

Food and entertainment not applicable - standard drinks and cinnamon cookies; crew did not do a song and dance for us so no entertainment. I like the slightly better leg room than American Airlines - at least it felt that way. Flight crew and atmosphere seemed more welcoming than American, too.

Alaska Airlines adds time to flight time to make up for late departures. Also Alaska Airlines destroyed my suitcase and I had to buy another suitcase for return flight. Very frustrating and not sure I would fly Alaska Airlines again.

At the Portland airport, Alaska Airlines has put in a system where you have to create your own bag tag, then put your own suitcase onto a scale to weigh it. The day we were there, the system was not working properly, and we kept on being told to go onto different lines so it took us approximately 45 minutes to check our bag in. I do not work for the airlines why am I subjected to doing this? How all these companies are shifting their work onto people who have paid good money for their products is crazy. And then the system that the customers are supposed to use don't work properly..

Flight attendant was rude when I advised her that the bathroom had no paper towels or tissue paper.

Not a fan of a 5 hour delay. I received a text from Alaska Airlines advising I would get a $100 travel voucher via email. Several days later I still haven’t received it.

There was no entertainment - perhaps they need to upgrade the planes that service a route that is more that 2 hours long? Otherwise, everything was perfect.

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

Check-in, Boarding and flight were smooth. All the employees and crew was very nice and funny. They gave the kids crayons and workbooks to keep them occupied which was a big win. I’ve flown Southwest many times and that’s the first time I’ve seen that and it is a great addition.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

The pilot greased the landing and the crew was fantastic.

Attendants were pleasant and the flight was smooth and relaxed.

It was fine. No drinks nor snacks offered though. I thought that was unusual.

Things were delayed a little. But that didn’t affect my plans. It was fine. I was surprised it was so full thanksgiving day. The crew were friendly and professional.

The flight was delayed multiple times, again no fault of American but again the extra cost, for everything makes it feel like a cheap airline! Especially when flights are outrageously expensive already

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Honestly horrible. The plane on the way back was delayed 6 times with no explanation on why. When I asked for a refund or some money back because I had to miss a day of work because of the desk, they told me no. Because of how poorly it was handled I will most likely never take spirit again

I hope you continue to be one of the great company

The plane was freezing and everyone had on their winter coats. I pulled out my sweaters out of my carryon to cover myself and put on an extra pair of socks. They offered NO FREE drinks or snacks on a 6 hour flight. The seats don’t have plugs or charges or any form of entertainment- so I just played my one downloaded game on my phone because I couldn’t sleep because I was too cold. Miserable flight though we landed safely.

Always comes in handy when I want a quick weekend getaway.

My luggage didn’t arrive at LAX, so that wasn’t a good experience.

I was never aware that I had to pay $100 per luggage to them on the plane that are simply carry-ons. This is discriminatory and I’m going to be alerting my entire family and friends and my Instagram following up over 75,000 of this issue and misunderstanding, including mismanaging.

Cancelled my flight last minute and did not help me rebook. It was a horrible experience.

Just total easy flight experience!! What could you do better..? Hmmm..? There was nothing I can remember. Spirit was a far more comfortable and easy process than American, United & Delta. I'll always look for Spirit and I've told a few people about, since flying this past trip!! I'm a SPIRIT FAN!! Thank You, SPIRIT AIRLINES!! Very, VERY well done, 100%!! See you...SOON!! -Best, Linda R.

Late departure by 1:45min. No explanation why. During boarding inconsistent policing of their baggage rules. Before takeoff and lamdimg strange obsession with window shade and armrest positions. Don't know why they care. 15 min tarmac delay on arrival, they blamed airport congestion but we were the o lh flight waiting, it was clear it was due to poor staff planning (only one ground crew to receive airplanes and multiple arrivals) Got there but was rrally lame the whole trip.

Great! We boarded on time! Everything went so smoothly! The flight was so smooth

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

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