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KAYAK's insights & trends for Reno to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest Reno to Orange County flight route?

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Reno found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $808 round-trip. The most popular route is from Reno (RNO) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $808.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $406 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 afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $647.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Reno to Orange County?

No, with an average price for the route of $400, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Reno to Orange County is November, when tickets cost $246 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $324 and $316 respectively.

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

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 Reno, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Reno to Orange County?

To get a below average price on the flight from Reno to Orange County, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

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Low season

June

Cheapest flight

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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Reno to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to Orange County up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Orange County

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Reno to the following destinations at these prices or less: Long Beach $163 one-way - $257 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Reno to Orange County

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Reno 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.
9.7
JSXOverall score based on 14 reviews
9.8Crew
9.0Food
9.5Comfort
8.5Entertainment
9.8Boarding
Airline reviews

Such an elite experience .. from boarding to in-flight. And so friendly to my dog. Amazing.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
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Such an elite experience .. from boarding to in-flight. And so friendly to my dog. Amazing.

Great device on the plane The ground crew can benefit from some training

Very simple and easy experience. Makes you wonder why the rest of the industry is so complicated!

Loved the boarding process and crew. Didn’t love no Wi-Fi.

Great experience. The only thing missing is onsite parking or valet service to rental car agencies.

Stop snow from ac and don't have 20 minutes delay

It would have been better if the flight was on time

It was just okay, no frills, basic transportation with no luxury. No screens on the seats, no water or drinks on a short flight. Full flight but at least it was on time.

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was perfect. Purchasing the tickets on the Southwest web site was effortless, departure and arrival gates were spotless and comfortable, plane was clean and comfortable, crew was excellent and flight was on time. Wheelchair service in Las Vegas at departure was somewhat chaotic and disjointed, but I am not sure if that was Southwest problem, airport problem or combination.

The crew was nice. Boarding sucked. Instead of loading from the back to the front people just sat wherever and you had to wait for them to move to get to a seat. And the flight was 25 minutes delayed.

Flight was on time and the crew was very nice.

Crew was great but because of fog they diverted us to Ontario instead of our Santa Barbara destination. Instead of cancelling the flight as soon as we landed in Ontario, they instead held us in Ontario for almost 4 hours before cancelling the flight. I had to rent a car in Ontario to get back to ventura on time to get an elderly relative his medication and take over his caretaking… otherwise if I had taken the buses you offered from Ontario I wouldn’t have even arrived to Santa Barbara till at least midnight (according to southwest airlines employees at Ontario), and then would have had to drive back down to ventura. At least renting the car I could get up to ventura by 10 pm to take care of my loved one.

Everything was great except for the in-flight wifi that wasn't working.

Everything went well, but the flight was delayed multiple times. The delays were only minutes, but it was without information on why it was delayed.

The app logs you out right when you are boarding requiring all passwords and reservation number for the flight. Super annoying

The pre-order only approach for fresh food is really challenging

Flight staff and all was fine. Food always sucks on planes so nothing new.

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

I contacted both carriers months beforehand to change the cabin (booked in April) but to no avail (united asked to contact Swiss since it was their equipment, Swiss told me to reach out to united). So yeah… My seat was pretty worn down, legroom on 27K was more than enough, but still economy seating so, getting to know your neighbours was easy. According to ground staff, the flight was massively overbooked- and this showed. I ordered a gluten free meal beforehand (which was honoured) but for breakfast got a bread roll and croissant 🤷🏼‍♂️ The connection itself is great. Leaving SFO late PM to arrive at ZRH in the afternoon makes it easier to get re adjusted again. However, and since I’ve flown this connection a couple of times in the past, I will rather deal with one carrier only and include a layover on the east coast.

Overall good experience. The positive: nice courteous crew. A modern aircraft, with extra space for carry on luggage. The okeish: Unfortunately, no entertainment screens, you have to you use your phone with the United App. The bad: in seat power was not working in our row, even it was promised as an onboard service. We were looking to charge our almost depleted phone batteries during g the flight This no power also happened in the flight to las Vegas. We paid extra to be in seats closer to the entrance. It was not advised that the seats we selected couldn't recline as behind us was was the emergency exit.

Food on this flight was horrendous, and I've had a lot of plane food, I know it's not fine dining but everything tasted terrible. The staff were friendly and helpful, boarding was OK and flight was on time.

Convenience is what I liked… Very little needs to be improved as it’s a domestic flight that connects to an international long haul.

The boarding process was pretty messy both at the gate and on the plane with staff who were not particularly friendly or helpful. I also think in comparison to their competitors the allocated space is less

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