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Cheapest round-trip
$200
Typical prices: $198-$360
Multiple Airlines
Mon 9/14Wed 9/16
SNA - RNO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$558
Typical prices: $283-$518
JSX
Sun 8/2Thu 8/6
SNA - RNO • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Carson City. It is served by Reno (RNO), located 23.6 miles from Carson City.
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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Carson City (SNA-RNO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Carson City 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 Santa Ana to Carson City

Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 16
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7:30 am - 2:23 pm
SNA
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RNO
6h 53m
1 stop
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8:47 pm - 5:35 pm
RNO
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SNA
20h 48m
1 stop
$200Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Sep 17
Frontier Logo
4:50 pm - 9:40 am
SNA
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RNO
16h 50m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:35 am - 5:35 pm
RNO
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SNA
7h 00m
1 stop
$204Frontier
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 10
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 12:18 pm
SNA
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RNO
16h 25m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
1:15 pm - 3:20 pm
RNO
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SNA
26h 05m
1 stop
$206Frontier
Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 26
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2:10 pm - 6:30 pm
SNA
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RNO
4h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 9:20 am
RNO
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SNA
3h 20m
1 stop
$218Southwest
Sat, Sep 5 - Fri, Sep 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:53 pm - 10:56 am
SNA
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RNO
19h 03m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 4:15 pm
RNO
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SNA
5h 40m
1 stop
$219Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Mon, Aug 17
Southwest Logo
6:30 pm - 10:40 pm
SNA
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RNO
4h 10m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
2:55 pm - 7:00 pm
RNO
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SNA
4h 05m
1 stop
$223Southwest
Thu, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 19
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 8:02 pm
SNA
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RNO
24h 09m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:51 am - 12:31 pm
RNO
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SNA
24h 40m
1 stop
$224Frontier
Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 19
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 12:18 pm
SNA
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RNO
16h 25m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:51 am - 12:31 pm
RNO
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SNA
24h 40m
1 stop
$225Frontier
Mon, Sep 21 - Wed, Sep 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:50 pm - 9:40 am
SNA
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RNO
16h 50m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:35 am - 5:40 pm
RNO
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SNA
7h 05m
1 stop
$227Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Mon, Aug 17
Southwest Logo
11:30 am - 5:40 pm
SNA
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RNO
6h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
4:55 pm - 9:00 pm
RNO
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SNA
4h 05m
1 stop
$228Southwest
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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$88
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 42% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 41% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno

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FAQs for booking flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City?

    When flying out of John Wayne (Santa Ana) you’ll be using Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty. Carson City does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Reno airport, which is 23.6 mi away.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Carson City?

    Consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to John Wayne (Santa Ana), you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

    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 Carson City.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Carson City from John Wayne (Santa Ana) 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City?

    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 to Carson City with an airline and back to John Wayne (Santa Ana) 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 Carson City?

    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 to Carson City from John Wayne (Santa Ana) up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Carson City found on KAYAK was with Delta for $58. American Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $121 and Delta from $129.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City

  • There is no airport in Carson City. Instead, you’ll be flying into Reno Airport when flying between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Carson City.
  • The cheapest flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Carson City was found 39 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be December, January and February. The cheapest month to fly is May.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving Santa Ana to Carson City

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Ana to Carson City? 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
8.5Entertainment
9.8Crew
9.8Boarding
9.5Comfort
9.0Food
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Such an elite experience .. from boarding to in-flight. And so friendly to my dog. Amazing.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
DAL - SCF
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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

Flight was delayed, full flight and I had to change gates. Southwest flights are always late later in the day.

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

The 700 model seating is too tight both seat size & leg room

Crew was absolutely fantastic and we’re so welcoming and friendly ❤️

It was as good as it could be. Flying is not a pleasant experience these days.

The only thing I would say is we tried to get on a standby earlier flight, but with our fair we couldn’t. That seems senseless to leave with open seats..

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

It was delayed but other than that it was great.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

There was supposed to be a meal served, but there wasn’t and the major toilet was out of order

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

Flight and seats were great. Food service was average at best. The real main problem we had is that we got cheeseburgers for the kids but the plates was extremely hot. Like ridiculously hot and the stewardess never said anything. Luckily or unluckily my wife touched the plate and was able to deal with it before the kids got burned.

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

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

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Seats are outdated. Entertainment relies on personal device. Boarding was delayed due to inaccurate passenger tracking, resulted in late arrival at Reno.

Very poor the plane itself was really old, slight smell that couldn’t be named. I didn’t even get a boarding pass UNTIL AFTER clearing security! Even then, they said when I get to my connected flight I’ll get my 2nd boarding pass there! A bit ridiculous!

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Paid WiFi was only available for a few minutes. Avoid at all costs.

Mostly great. Only issue was with the WiFi. Halfway through the flight it was spotty and I was unable to work as I planned. This impacted my work products as I am traveling for business and it was an unexpected hindrance which was inconvenient. Flight here was amazing. For a 5 hour flight something more than a Biscoff would be nice but I’m just swinging at windmills I guess…

The WiFi didn’t work entire flight, couldn’t watch a movie. The recline button didn’t work

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

It was as expected for such a short flight. No complaints

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.

Flights were on time. That's the main consideration since I had to change planes. The entertainment was whatever you bring with you and the food (in Economy) is non-existant. Neither of those was a surprise.

The gate crew did try to help, however they lacked the information as to whether the flight will operate or not. Being delayed 6 hours and in a limbo on whether the flight will operate or not is not fun. The airline having staffing issues is not encouraging at all.

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

I love to be able to connect my own devices to the entertainment system. It works great!

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