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Cheap Flights from Orange County to O'Hare Intl

 
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Wed, Jan 20 - Sat, Jan 30
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12:59 pm - 9:53 pmLGB  Long Beach Municipal-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
6h 54m1 stop Salt Lake City
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7:30 am - 12:12 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGB Long Beach Municipal
6h 42m1 stop Salt Lake City
$285Delta
Wed, Nov 11 - Mon, Nov 16
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1:05 pm - 9:47 pmLGB  Long Beach Municipal-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
6h 42m1 stop Salt Lake City
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2:03 pm - 9:41 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGB Long Beach Municipal
9h 38m1 stop Salt Lake City
$285Delta
Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 4
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7:02 am - 6:20 pmLGB  Long Beach Municipal-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
9h 18m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl
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9:30 am - 9:00 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGB Long Beach Municipal
13h 30m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl
$317Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jan 22 - Fri, Jan 29
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12:00 pm - 11:59 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
9h 59m1 stop Seattle/Tacoma Intl
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2:11 pm - 8:18 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
8h 07m1 stop Portland
$319Alaska Airlines
Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4
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6:45 am - 1:07 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
4h 22mnonstop
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5:00 am - 9:29 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
6h 29m1 stop Denver Intl
$320United Airlines
Wed, Oct 14 - Sun, Oct 18
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2:26 pm - 8:40 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
4h 14mnonstop
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5:00 am - 9:29 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
6h 29m1 stop Denver Intl
$320United Airlines
Thu, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 4
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9:30 am - 9:39 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
10h 09m2 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl
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8:55 pm - 5:15 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
22h 20m1 stop Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
$321Frontier
Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 24
American Airlines Logo
3:11 pm - 9:46 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
4h 35mnonstop
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5:00 am - 11:44 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
8h 44m1 stop Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$324American Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 26
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11:35 am - 5:51 pmSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
4h 16mnonstop
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6:00 am - 11:00 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
7h 00m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$324American Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Fri, Oct 16
Frontier Logo
9:30 am - 12:45 amSNA  Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
13h 15m2 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
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12:26 pm - 6:09 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SNA Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty
7h 43m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$326Frontier
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Orange County to O'Hare Intl

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Orange County to O'Hare Intl? 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 12814 reviews
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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The plane smelled like an aquarium. Many passengers noted it smelled like fish. We then sat on the plane for over 2 hours before taking off

4.0 OkayKelsey, Aug 2026
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The plane smelled like an aquarium. Many passengers noted it smelled like fish. We then sat on the plane for over 2 hours before taking off

Only issue is that when you board last they make you check your carry on due to lack of space. Did not care for that.

My flight was several times rescheduled and then finally canceled.

Worst first/business class I have ever flown after 75 years on planes. Barely acceptable seats, terrible food, uninterested attendants, unavailable WiFi. I’ll never fly this airline again.

Dropping off of the checked bags took way longer than it should have. The agent for the pre-tagged and ready to drop off line was gone and didn't come back for about 15 minutes. The other bag check lines were barely moving. Agents were standing around and not much was getting done. Everything else about the flight was great.

Check in online didn't accept my confirmation number so i could only check in with assistance at the airport and ended up with s creepy middle seat.

It was the most expensive Alaska Airlines ticket I’ve ever purchased. I had a middle seat with no legroom or space compared to any other middle seat I’ve hadThere was a silver box under the seat that took up 70% of my legroom on the most narrow 737 max the crew flat out would not help they would not help with bags they would not help with garbage there was no coffee,It was definitely not one of my better experiences on Alaska.

Broke the wheels of my luggage. Should be more gentle with other peoples belongings. Very upset about needing a new suitcase before Christmas.

There was no coffee on the flight. I was very surprised. I know it is a small thing, but they seemed to have run out of other drinks.

If Alaska Air is going to partner with other airlines, then it has to make the transition to the connecting flight better, especially if Alaska Air is the one that is running late. When I realized our 30 minutes of lateness due to weather was going to make getting to my connecting flight home more difficult ,I would have expected more from the crew than blank stares and "sorry". My son and I had 20 minutes to get from Gate E to the end of Gate K in the Chicago airport. My 50+ year-old body had to sprint and yell to get through the throngs and have any chance of arriving to the gate on time. In addition, the seats I had chosen when I purchased the connecting flight were changed so that my son and I placed in the last rows next to the bathrooms and were separated. There needs to be better communication between the airlines if one is going to be late. The thought of not making it home on time (we still had an 1.5 hour drive to get there) was stressful and unnecessary.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

when you can say you don't remember being at any point upset during a flight, the airline is winning .

I had a great flight. Everything went smoothly and the flight arrived early.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

The Palm Springs to Chicago O’Hare was on Time and Palm Springs airport is easier navigate. As our connection was only an approximately 50 minutes, we asked staff for insights for the Chicago airport in terms of transferring into the other terminal from which our flight left, and they were unhelpful. However, the United App was very helpful in terms of notifications and even providing directions. The Chicago to Detroit flight was significantly delayed which we all know does happen. However, there were very few updates or notifications as to why this was happening when we would actually arrive. It took nearly 30 minutes for bags to make it to baggage claim. We arrived nearly 1 hour late on a 40 minute flight.

Wifi did not work. Cut off on and off every 10 min

My seat had a worn out cushion, which made it a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the flight was excellent.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

Had to wait on pilot and crew to depart and had to wait to arrive at the gate because they only had 2 crews working. Delays, delays....Planes just keep getting smaller and tighter and they nickle and dime for everything. When will an airline actually wake up and make flying more enjoyable?

It was nice being on a flight that had working wifi. The boarding was quick - why don’t all airlines have small boarding groups window to aisle? Makes so much sense!!! I was disappointed to be the first person stopped to have to gate check my carryon. Especially when there was plenty of overhead space at the back! But I get it…keeps it moving. Crew was nice.

The flight encountered a delay exceeding 4 hours. The food voucher issued was valued at $12, insufficient to cover our meal expenses. Consequently, I was unable to take my medication, leading to a drop in blood sugar levels and exacerbating my anxiety.

The flight was uneventful. What was a problem was I was delayed getting home one entire day because the flight from Sacramento was delayed. That made getting to my connecting flight impossible. I had to stay another night at the hotel and incur that expense as a result.

My screen didn’t work, my seat didn’t recline, the flight attendant was rude and completely dismissive, the airplane was freezing, the seats are way old, slanted and uncomfortable. I payed for a full ticket and got a horrific experience, with a flight attendant who dismissed me even though I was calm respectful and polite.

JetBlue cancelled the flight. We had to rebook on another airline.

Jet Blue cancelled my flight after I had boarded. They attempted to rebook me for a new flight two days later. I was able to rebook with a different airline, but not until the next morning. As such, I was forced to get an expensive hotel and missed important work meetings Monday morning. I am very disappointed with the customer service and will be pursuing full reimbursement for my hotel cost.

The flight was on time the crew was courteous that makes for a good flight.

The seats were roomier than other airplanes I’ve been on.

Seats were great, the staff was great, and the food was about the best I've had on a plane, and is especially the best of any US-based carrier I've flown. Free Wi-Fi was also great.

It was inexplicably canceled and we are stuck in LA, haven't gotten home and it has been an inconvenience having lost work (on unpaid leave for my husband).

It was good. I’m very disappointed that they don’t give commentary ear pods for the movie. I forgot mine at home

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

I volunteered to let them put my carry on suitcase in the baggage storage area. But when we landed I was told it was being unloaded IN A DIFFERENT TERMINAL! I had to walk (painful for me) a long way to retrieve my bag and my ride had to move from the waiting area they were in to a totally different one. Not happy.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

This company socks. It's fraud. They canceled our flight yesterday, and today we were late because of a really long line at the check in bag. At the rebook station, there was ton of people. The workers were all rude. I am gonna make a report to FTC.

The single worst check in experience I could imagine. I’ll never do any business with Frontier or any affiliated company

Too many extra fees, uncomfortable, little leg room. Will not recommend this airline.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

Flying Frontier was a nightmare. From the booking through Kayak, checking in, departing and arriving, I will never recommend Kayak or Frontier.

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