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Book Cheap San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Orange County

Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
7:55 pm - 9:10 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:40 am - 12:50 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
$157Southwest
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
7:55 pm - 9:10 pm
SJC
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LGB
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
4:55 pm - 9:25 pm
LGB
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SJC
4h 30m
1 stop
$167Southwest
Tue, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 4
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 9:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
6h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 15mnonstop
$172Southwest
Tue, Aug 4 - Thu, Aug 6
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 11:50 am
SJC
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LGB
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:55 pm - 9:05 pm
LGB
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SJC
1h 10mnonstop
$176Southwest
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 9:05 pm
SJC
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LGB
4h 05m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
3:35 pm - 9:35 pm
LGB
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SJC
6h 00m
1 stop
$177Southwest
Mon, Jul 27 - Wed, Jul 29
Frontier Logo
2:12 pm - 3:28 pm
SJC
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SNA
25h 16m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:13 pm - 1:17 pm
SNA
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SJC
21h 04m
1 stop
$249Frontier
Fri, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 30
Frontier Logo
2:17 pm - 2:48 pm
SJC
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SNA
24h 31m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 1:22 pm
SNA
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SJC
17h 29m
1 stop
$255Frontier
Tue, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:03 pm - 5:40 pm
SJC
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SNA
20h 37m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 1:29 pm
SNA
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SJC
5h 59m
1 stop
$267Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Sat, Sep 26
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:31 pm
SJC
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SNA
6h 31m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:34 pm - 6:29 pm
SNA
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SJC
5h 55m
1 stop
$269American Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Mon, Oct 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:03 pm - 1:32 pm
SJC
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SNA
40h 29m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 1:29 pm
SNA
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SJC
5h 59m
1 stop
$273Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Orange County flights

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

What is the cheapest San Jose 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 San Jose found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $323 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Jose (SJC) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $323.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from San Jose to Orange County depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $306 on average. Morning departures are around 10% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $342.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Jose 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 $469, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Orange County?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Orange County is October, when tickets cost $38 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $171 and $135 respectively.

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

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

When flying from San Jose to Orange County, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Jose, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Orange County, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 53% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$79
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from San Jose to Long Beach

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to the following destinations at these prices or less: John Wayne (Santa Ana) $209 one-way - $381 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Jose to Orange County

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose 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 San Jose 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12605 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
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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.

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

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.

Easier to file a claim. My fiancé got the flu and we had to cancel. ive been given the run around filing a claim. Call me at 831.588.4346 with a live agent please

Automatic upgrade to First Class based on my status with AAdvantage. Love you guys!

The staff is very good especially the man at the boarding gate by the name of Noel. Very nice guy very helpful. Good customer service. The flight attendants are also quite nice. there was a bit of a delay leaving but not much the flight was basically on time The pretzel snack that they served everybody is very bland and dry. They need to get something more tasty

Seats are uncomfortable but let room was adequate. The snack is pretty weak and the staff not particularly friendly.

The flight was delayed for 2 hours and the last delay was not communicated and had to check manually.

Good - San Jose security is a breeze. Exact opposite of San Diego. Flight on time. Bad - FA's were not that cheery or polite. I thought we may blow out a tire as the pilot slammed down a hard landing in perfect conditions. He came in pretty hot like he had a date waiting.

the departure got delayed due to SJC situation, but it was a quite good waiting thanks to Alaska airline teams.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

Forget beverage, they didn't even have water for half the passangers?

Flight was not full! Had a whole row to myself.

Wifi didn’t work, no service, seats are hard as rocks

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

I couldn’t check in because the app didn’t work. It took 3 Frontier employees at the counter to get me checked in. Flight left 3 hours after departure time

Stop changing gates at sfo. When you are elderly going back for it’s not fun.

There was no easy way to check in. I don't want to install an app to checkin. I will use alaska from now on because they have a web check in method that is easy.

Horrible! The short distance flight ended up taking 5 hrs! There was a 3 hr delay for the flight to take off and there was a 70 min wait on the tarmac for some bogus reason that the pilot said the gate he was supposed to board was taken up. After a 30 min wait he said the plane that was supposed to push out of the gate called a medical emergency and 40 min later he ended up boarding another gate. For the initial 3 hr delay there was no information/alert about the gate or delay in the app or the boards up until the boarding time and even beyond! Had to walk all the way to the end of the terminal to find the frontier staff to ask what was going on. Avoid this airline at all costs! If you have carryon bags or checked bags , their prices come equivalent to the prices of more reliable airlines. They are the worst in timeliness at 60% (reported as delayed) this year (check the data) by a high margin even compared to the second worst airline. If you are ok with having a miserable flight experience with the odds close to flip of a coin, feel free to try them. If you value your time , money and flying experience, stay away.

I went to the Frontier counter in San Jose at 1030am or so on Sunday 10/13/24 to see if I could get an earlier flight to San Diego in lieu of my reserved 630pm flight. One thing led to another, and I was able to obtain an open seat for about $ 56. on the earlier flight. Fine. Then the agent asked if I "was checking a bag". Not knowing that carry-ons cost extra per Frontier policy, I thought that she meant a regular checked bag. Therefore, I said no. Once I got to the gate, the same gate agent who sold me a ticket told me that I had to pay $99 for a carry-on, and that all bags were extra on Frontier. Having never flown on Frontier, I was not aware of this. Part of the issue was that she was not a native English speaker, so there was a miscommunication as to what "bag" meant. I would have preferred for her to have clearly let me know at the front counter that any bag including a carry-on cost $99. It would have had the same outcome, as I had to take my carry-on. But it got hectic at the last minute at the gate itself. The baggage policy should have mentioned "including carry-ons" when we first spoke.

Most horrible airlines. Please avoid it. It's ok to spend $50 extra for delta, united or Alaska

The trip was good but the last minute changes I didn’t like because I had already talked to the attendee and they didn’t help me with my ticket I was having trouble checking in and when the time was up they help me but charge me for that and last minute luggage it was a small bag. After I was in the airplane I realized you were charging because the flight was almost empty and you have to get the money some how. Thanks for everything.

Our flight was delayed by four hours without notice, the app for getting my boarding pass is super confusing, and I wasn’t able to check a suitcase without paying for a higher cost package

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