$65 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Houston

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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Houston (SNA-HOU)

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

Wed, Jul 9 - Wed, Jul 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:26 pm - 5:35 amSNA-IAH
15h 09m2 stops
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6:14 am - 11:26 amIAH-SNA
7h 12m1 stop
$140Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jul 9 - Wed, Jul 16
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7:58 pm - 5:55 amSNA-IAH
7h 57m1 stop
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6:14 am - 11:26 amIAH-SNA
7h 12m1 stop
$144Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Jul 12 - Sat, Aug 23
United Airlines Logo
3:04 pm - 8:25 pmSNA-IAH
3h 21mnonstop
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2:24 pm - 8:28 pmIAH-SNA
8h 04m1 stop
$255United Airlines
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Thu, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 14
United Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 9:14 pmSNA-IAH
5h 59m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 pm - 10:00 pmIAH-SNA
3h 30mnonstop
$259United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 23 - Sun, Aug 24
American Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 7:59 pmSNA-HOU
7h 49m1 stop
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6:00 am - 9:09 amHOU-SNA
5h 09m1 stop
$259American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 18 - Sun, Aug 24
American Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 5:45 pmSNA-IAH
5h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 11:57 amIAH-SNA
5h 17m1 stop
$261American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 19 - Wed, Jul 23
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 2:25 pmSNA-HOU
5h 25m1 stop
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6:20 pm - 10:15 pmHOU-SNA
5h 55m1 stop
$289Southwest
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Fri, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 4
Southwest Logo
5:20 pm - 12:05 amSNA-HOU
4h 45m1 stop
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3:55 pm - 9:10 pmHOU-SNA
7h 15m2 stops
$294Southwest
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Fri, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 18
Frontier Logo
12:01 pm - 11:36 pmSNA-IAH
9h 35m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:10 amIAH-SNA
7h 10m1 stop
$303Frontier
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Sat, Jul 12 - Mon, Jul 14
Frontier Logo
11:56 am - 11:49 pmSNA-IAH
9h 53m1 stop
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1:07 pm - 7:46 pmIAH-SNA
8h 39m1 stop
$315Frontier
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Expert advice for your flight from Santa Ana to Houston

 
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SNA

SNA offers quick security lines, often under 10 minutes, making it ideal for business travelers seeking a stress-free departure.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to Houston flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Ana to Houston flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Houston.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Santa Ana to Houston cost $259 and was between Santa Ana (SNA) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $259.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Houston clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Houston on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Ana to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Houston, 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 Santa Ana to Houston is September, where tickets cost $309 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $458 and $394 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Santa Ana to Houston?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Houston, 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 Santa Ana to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$65
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Santa Ana to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Ana to Houston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Santa Ana to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Ana to Houston was $65 for a one-way ticket and $140 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Houston?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in John Wayne (Santa Ana) and on arrival in Houston.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Houston, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    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 Houston.

  • 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 Houston?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston 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 Houston?

    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 Houston 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 Houston?

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

Prefer to fly direct from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Houston?

Find which airlines fly direct from Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty Airport to Houston, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to Houston

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Tuesday

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Top 5 airlines serving from Santa Ana to Houston

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4287 reviews
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
8.6Crew
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025LGB - SMF
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It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

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

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Multiple delays and gate changes. Arrived at final destination 6 hours late. All rental cars had been taken.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

First, my flight was a usual flight nothing exceptional or unexpected. Over all it was a normal, good flight! Second, your questionaire is wholly lacking in the proper options to which one can answer a question. Often on short flights, there is no food let alone entertainment so why isn't that reflected in your questionaire? A simple "not applicable" would cover that issue appropriately but no, your form arbitrarily enters an answer based on the initial assessment which normally isn't factual. Until you provide an accurate means of assessing flights, I'll no longer be completing of these unimpressive and misleading assessements. Thank you!

Easy to book and to get check in and get on and off.

First time I’ve ever missed a flight and it was an international flight.. Southwest put me on the next flight and it was the best experience possible.

It seems as though the provisions are even less. Although SWA used to be an economy Airline, that isn't really the case anymore. I paid over $700. for a round trip to Denver and I could have flown just about any airline for the price. The drinks are now in a 6-ounce cup and with ice I'm sure a can would fill more than 2 cups. However, I am very proud of SWA for using paper rather than continuing to contribute to the millions of plastic cups being used each day. I've thought of this fr many years and am so glad to see it come to fruition, if not by only SWA so far.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

I always appreciate when everything is on time! In this flight you have a short connection and it could be stressful , but is was easy and fast. They even ask people to wait so the ones that have a short connection could leave before. It was the fist time that something like this happened.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

My suitcase was destroyed. The top part where the handle is is completed broken. And unusable now.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

I don’t understand the purpose of the orange “priority” tag on my bag. This tagged, my bag is last or near to the last bag to come down the carousel at IAH.

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

The planes are so dirty! Food crumbs and finger print smudges, Dust over the vents and carpet stains. It’s disgusting.

The bag drop personal were not helpful. There was no food on the flight. Boeing aircraft, lousy as always. Everything else was fine.

Asked several times dairy free options and was ignored. Was told chips was the only thing I could have that I should have put it on my profile “which it is”. Very unprofessional. WiFi didn’t work have the flight. Overall a very bad experience.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious.

Plane, flight, crew, captain were all great. The first flight had a Chipotle box lunch...delicious. this return flight not as tasty, but filling.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

It’s a great flight. Service is good. Staff is awesome.

Boarding on time and fight was early but they didn't let us off the plane on time so we missed our connecting flight to Japan.

DFW-LHR Toilets not kept clean Too cramped. Aisles so narrow crew were constantly banging into people on the aisle seats. Even then, the carts used are reduced width. Other than that it was a decent flight on both legs

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Update.us on flight information in a more timely manner. Don’t say we are boarding on time ten minutes before the boarding time when the aircraft isn’t arriving for another forty minutes.

Several delays. Next flight was worse. Did not arrive home until 2am PT

The flight to Tokyo AA61 took off about two hours late, but then had to turn back. By that time the crew had to be replaced. Then they kept promising to take off in an hour, then in 3, then switch to the next day.

Easy boarding and good flight. Need to work on the beverage and snack situation

The staff was great, but because the 2nd lieutenant didn’t show up for the flight we all had to deboard and wait 2 1/2 hours for one to show up. Very disappointing the crew can’t get schedules confirmed which wouldn’t have caused this issue.

Flight was delayed a bit, but that was expected (and updated), so really not bad at all for the price. Could’ve used one less email asking me to upgrade my seat; otherwise no significant complaints

Easy boarding. Met expectations for a 2-3 hour flight. Early arrival at DFW caused a 39 minute delay on the tarmac in getting to our gate. 😏 overall, good flight.

My experience with Spirit went pretty much as expected. It's a no frills airline, and you get what you pay for. I don't require much, so I was grateful to have an inexpensive way to travel. It is sad to me that the gate agents and flight crew don't smile much or seem very friendly or helpful. They are competent and efficient, and that's really all I need.

It was fast but uncomfortable seats. Had to pay a bit extra not sure why? Maybe in selection of all my 4 tix together ? Just knew I had a balance before getting boarding pass online when departing from satx ? And flight was delayed..

Last minute 2-3 hr delay in flight schedule; no explanation Unexpected extra $52 charge What's the benefit of choosing a cheap airline if you trick people last minute and force them to pay extra last minute? Did not appreciate being cornered.

Most uncomfortable seating I have ever experienced. And they do not provide any beverage unless purchased. Water was 4.59 a bottle. Same for a soda. A cup of water should be free. I will never fly Spirit again.

Seats are uncomfortable and too close together. Also, you missed my connection in Vegas on the way back and I ended up sleeping in the airport, flying back to Burbank instead of LAX and I got home 12 hours late.

Surprising everything went well. Nice attendants and fast getting on and off the plane. Overall, was happy with the experience.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Worst airline experience. They were rude and kept changing our seats and/or giving our seats away so our family didn’t get to sit with each other. Almost everyone we dealt with at both airports with this airline was rude. The app kept giving us wrong information making things take longer. Dealing with them before TSA can take close to an hour…longer than I’ve ever had to deal with before. Never using this airline again.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

Early arrival. Great landing. Pilot updates. Too cold in plane.

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

An absolutely fraudulent experience. Extremely unprofessional. Terrible in all ways possible. Rude staff, flight attendants, and deceptive "policies."

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