$184 Find Cheap Flights from Monterey to Orange County

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Monterey to Orange County departing on 9/19. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Monterey to Orange County

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$166
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$184
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$166
Santa Ana
Santa Ana1 stop$184

Book Cheap Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey to Orange County

Fri, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 21
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9:54 pm - 1:15 pmMRY-SNA
15h 21m1 stop
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7:16 pm - 8:35 pmSNA-MRY
25h 19m1 stop
Thu, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 21
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:17 pmMRY-SNA
6h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:11 pm - 9:38 pmSNA-MRY
3h 27m1 stop
$254United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 5
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2:48 pm - 9:21 pmMRY-SNA
6h 33m1 stop
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6:45 am - 9:04 pmSNA-MRY
14h 19m1 stop
Sat, Sep 27 - Mon, Sep 29
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:17 pmMRY-SNA
6h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:11 pm - 9:38 pmSNA-MRY
3h 27m1 stop
$289United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:19 pmMRY-SNA
11h 19m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:51 pmSNA-MRY
15h 51m2 stops
$346Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Sat, Sep 6
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:16 pmMRY-SNA
5h 46m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 10:31 amSNA-MRY
15h 31m1 stop
$362United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 29
United Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 12:17 pmMRY-SNA
6h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:11 pm - 9:38 pmSNA-MRY
3h 27m1 stop
$372United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:57 pm - 8:30 pmMRY-SNA
24h 33m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:44 am - 7:15 pmSNA-MRY
8h 31m2 stops
$401Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 4
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:18 pmMRY-SNA
14h 18m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 12:16 pmSNA-MRY
23h 26m1 stop
$1,361American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 2
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:18 pmMRY-SNA
14h 18m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 6:39 pmSNA-MRY
8h 39m1 stop
$1,502American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Monterey to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Monterey 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 Monterey found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $708 round-trip. The most popular route is from Monterey (MRY) to Santa Ana (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $708.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Monterey 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 $505, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Monterey 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 Monterey to Orange County is January, when tickets cost $244 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $335 and $326 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Monterey to Orange County, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Monterey, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey to Orange County, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$184
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from Monterey to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Monterey 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 Monterey to Orange County.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 evening, when round-trip flights cost $312 on average. Morning departures are around 33% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $434.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Monterey to Orange County

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Monterey 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 Monterey 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8925 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
8.1Crew
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The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

10.0 ExcellentMark, Aug 2025HNL - LAX
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The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

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