$39 Find Cheap Flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California

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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$183
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$156
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$159
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$262
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$461
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$169
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$393
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$703
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$150
Redding
Redding1 stop$298
Merced
Merced1 stop$258
Reno
Reno1 stop$165
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$337
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$183
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$156
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$159
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$262
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$461
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$169
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$393
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$703
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$150
Redding
Redding1 stop$298
Merced
Merced1 stop$258
Reno
Reno1 stop$165
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$337

Book Cheap Santa Ana to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to California 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Santa Ana to California

Mon, May 11 - Fri, May 15
Frontier Logo
8:14 pm - 9:27 pm
SNA
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LAS
1h 13mnonstop
Frontier Logo
11:02 am - 12:19 pm
LAS
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SNA
1h 17mnonstop
$72Frontier
Sun, May 10 - Thu, May 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 8:58 am
SNA
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LAS
1h 13mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:02 am - 12:19 pm
LAS
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SNA
1h 17mnonstop
$74Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 18 - Tue, May 19
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:33 pm - 5:44 pm
SNA
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LAS
1h 11mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 9:05 pm
LAS
-
SNA
1h 06mnonstop
$81Spirit Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Tue, Sep 1
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 10:40 pm
SNA
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RNO
4h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:20 am - 1:35 pm
RNO
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SNA
3h 15m
1 stop
$176Southwest
Thu, Aug 20 - Tue, Sep 1
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 10:40 pm
SNA
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RNO
4h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:20 am - 4:20 pm
RNO
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SNA
6h 00m
2 stops
$186Southwest
Sat, May 30 - Thu, Jun 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:33 pm - 8:04 pm
SNA
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RNO
3h 31m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 3:38 pm
RNO
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SNA
3h 28m
1 stop
$200Spirit Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Sat, Jun 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:14 pm - 9:01 pm
SNA
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STS
1h 47mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 10:12 am
STS
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SNA
1h 42mnonstop
$275Alaska Airlines
Mon, Jul 27 - Sat, Aug 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:14 pm - 9:01 pm
SNA
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STS
1h 47mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 6:37 pm
STS
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SNA
1h 42mnonstop
$276Alaska Airlines
Fri, May 29 - Mon, Jun 1
United Airlines Logo
6:20 pm - 11:58 pm
SNA
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RDD
5h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:14 pm - 8:55 pm
RDD
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SNA
6h 41m
1 stop
$298United Airlines
Fri, May 22 - Sun, May 24
United Airlines Logo
7:49 pm - 11:58 pm
SNA
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RDD
4h 09m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:14 pm - 8:55 pm
RDD
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SNA
6h 41m
1 stop
$336United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Ana to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from John Wayne (Santa Ana) found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $128 round-trip. The most popular route is from John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $128.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $465 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to California, 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California is December, when tickets cost $47 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $636 and $569 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$39
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 41% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 22% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Las Vegas

Flights from Santa Ana to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Santa Ana to California 
RonaldFlew with Alaska Airlines
SNA
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SFO
Apr 2025
The airport security can take a long time, the bathrooms are not always available near the gates due to construction, repairs, remodels.
CongFlew with United Airlines
SNA
-
SFO
Nov 2024
Nothing really, being clothes that are easily taken off like shoes at the security will always save time
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines
SNA
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SFO
Feb 2024
Long Beach and SNA are convenient airports for flying out of Orange County. I wish I knew about the size of the plane which caused a fee for checking one small bag that normally was a carry on for other airlines such as SouthWest.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California?

    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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California.

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California?

    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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California?

    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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California 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 California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $55 one-way - $111 round-trip; San Francisco $132 one-way - $257 round-trip; San Jose $188 one-way - $402 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Ana to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to California. 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 Santa Ana to California? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4315 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

8.0 ExcellentCheryl, Apr 2026
DEN - SBA
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This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

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.

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!

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

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

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.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

I had to change my flight last minute due to a medical emergency. Their agent was compassionate and extremely helpful. This airlines really cares about making travel, for fun, work, or an emergency a customer-focused experience. Thank you!

No headphones provided. No gf food. Only 1 beverage cart run sAN to HNL. Rarely saw crew members

A solidly good experience, but would’ve appreciated more communication with regards to travel delays.

No issues and clear sailing. What a preferred to have sat in one of empty seats other than my assigned seat that would be my only complaint if it was to complain.

The ticketing counter in SD was a mess. The lady handling the First-Class check-in seemed overwhelmed until a supervisor replaced her. It took almost 20 minutes to get once couple checked in, and then she started walking around the counters while 7 people just stood in line. Once her supervisor arrived, she announced she was going on break, never to engage with customers again.

On time, friendly and professional staff and crew Very nice new terminal in Spokane

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

Wi-Fi cut out for a bit, then resumed. Otherwise flawless flight.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

You sent me an email saying boarding was at 9:29 and AA sent one that was 8:29 on Sunday morning. I had to call AA to get that it was indeed 8:29.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

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

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Wonderful in-seat entertainment with seatback screens and huge selection of quality movies. The ability to bluetooth connect headphones was amazing.

No WiFi, no outlets to charge phones, no complimentary beverages on a 6 hour flight

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

My flight was cancelled I missed time at work and got a parking ticket

I cannot effectively rate the food and drink as I had not. Otherwise, the trip was fine. The seats were nice, the crew was fine. They could smile once in a while. They all look like they were mad.

Crew was very nice. Take off and landing were great. Economy seats are not comfortable. Extra cost for snacks.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

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.

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