$117 Find Cheap Flights from Oakland to Orange County

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Cheap Flights from Oakland to Orange County

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$159
Santa Ana
Santa Ana2 stops$236
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$159
Santa Ana
Santa Ana2 stops$236

Book Cheap Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland to Orange County

Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Dec 17
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:20 amOAK-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 5:35 pmLGB-OAK
1h 25mnonstop
$117Southwest
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Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Dec 17
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:20 amOAK-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
1:15 pm - 6:10 pmLGB-OAK
4h 55m1 stop
$127Southwest
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Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Dec 17
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:20 amOAK-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:25 am - 4:40 pmLGB-OAK
6h 15m2 stops
$132Southwest
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Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 4:55 pmOAK-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:55 am - 11:20 amLGB-OAK
1h 25mnonstop
$171Southwest
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Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 4:55 pmOAK-LGB
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 9:25 pmLGB-OAK
5h 30m1 stop
$181Southwest
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Thu, Dec 11 - Sat, Dec 13
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 10:20 amOAK-LGB
4h 40m1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 2:15 pmLGB-OAK
7h 10m1 stop
$191Southwest
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Fri, Dec 5 - Sat, Dec 6
Delta Logo
12:30 pm - 10:21 pmOAK-SNA
9h 51m2 stops
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 4:10 pmSNA-OAK
8h 55m2 stops
$236Delta
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Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 9:30 pmOAK-SNA
6h 29m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:14 am - 4:23 pmSNA-OAK
6h 09m1 stop
$263Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Mar 4 - Thu, Mar 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 7:06 pmOAK-SNA
12h 51m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:05 am - 4:37 pmSNA-OAK
8h 32m1 stop
$264Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Mar 4 - Thu, Mar 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:04 am - 9:12 pmOAK-SNA
11h 08m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 4:37 pmSNA-OAK
9h 52m1 stop
$270Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Oakland to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Oakland 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 Oakland found in the last 72 hours was to Santa Ana, at $234 round-trip. The most popular route is from Oakland (OAK) to Santa Ana (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $234.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Oakland 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 $370, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Oakland 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 Oakland to Orange County is January, when tickets cost $190 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $289 and $280 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland to Orange County, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$117
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Orange County flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 $287 on average. Morning departures are around 7% 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 $307.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Orange County

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Oakland to the following destinations at these prices or less: John Wayne (Santa Ana) $146 one-way - $257 round-trip

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

 
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11309 reviews
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
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You need a n/a category. Too short a flight for food. I love flying on Alaska from Santa Rosa Airport!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025LAX - STS
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You need a n/a category. Too short a flight for food. I love flying on Alaska from Santa Rosa Airport!

In both halves of the trip (going and returning) there were problems. Not exactly Alaska's fault, but still really difficult. Outgoing flight was canceled and rebooked twice due to a total ground stop of all Alaska's flights. This required me to change airports with minimal notice and I almost missed my flight transferring to the other airport (which was roughly an hour and a half away). On the return, the first leg was delayed by an hour, and the second leg was delayed by nearly 3 hours. This was a rough set of flights and the communication about all of these changes was minimal. Crew did their best however, so no fault there. Other thing to remember is there is no food on Alaska flights unless you pre-order. Take that into account when you choose airlines.

I was delayed several times. Missed a very important event. The airline only provided a $12 voucher after being delayed 3 times.

Online check in didn't work. Somehow ended up with 2 Alaska rewards numbers and 1 for Hawaiian. No one at check in could figure out what to do. No one at check in could help me confirm an upcoming flight on Hawaiian Airlines.

This was likely the smallest, oldest plane I've been on. It didn't handle turbulence well and we were all jostled a lot more than I'm used to. At least it was a short flight.

Flight was delayed two hours; for an hour and a half flight?! And so we missed our connecting flight to Rome because of the long walk between the terminals. Hoping to hear back from Alaska about some compensation for our missed flight and night stay in Los Angeles.

Excellent service from staff at the gate as well as flight attendants on board. Seats had more room than many other airlines and if they were just a little better cushioned they would have been perfect.

Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

Staff at Gate desk were helpful. My connecting flight from the first part of my trip Kona to Seattle was late. I had to run through SeaTac Seattle to catch my flight to San Jose. They made an exception to let me board. On my return trip San Jose to San Diego and San Diego to Honolulu the same thing happened. One flight arrived late and I had to run through the terminal to catch my connection. There are no Gluten-free & Vegan options meals and snacks to purchase.

I liked the crew. There was no food flight to short

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

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.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

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.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

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!

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.

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.

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.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

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.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

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.

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

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