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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Michigan

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$240
Traverse City
Traverse City1 stop$379
Flint
Flint1 stop$499
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$497
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$536
Bay City
Bay City2 stops$409
Marquette
Marquette1 stop$474
Hancock
Hancock1 stop$504
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$324
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids1 stop$240
Traverse City
Traverse City1 stop$379
Flint
Flint1 stop$499
Lansing
Lansing1 stop$497
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo1 stop$536
Bay City
Bay City2 stops$409
Marquette
Marquette1 stop$474
Hancock
Hancock1 stop$504
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$324
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to Michigan flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Santa Ana, California to Michigan?

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Michigan from Santa Ana, California usually cost between $579 and $769 in December.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $186 on Frontier (Dec 3-Dec 9).

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

The cheapest ticket to Michigan from John Wayne (Santa Ana) found in the last 5 days was to Grand Rapids, at $209 round-trip. The most popular route is from John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $243.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan?

The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $548 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $614.

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

No, with an average price for the route of $496, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

The cheapest month for flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Michigan is January, when tickets cost $519 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $719 and $649 respectively.

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

For John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Michigan, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Michigan back to John Wayne (Santa Ana), the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Michigan?

To get a below average price on the flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Michigan, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

April

Cheapest flight

$80
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 33% increase in price.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Detroit

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

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

    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 Michigan 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 Michigan?

    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 Michigan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many flights are there between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Michigan per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from John Wayne (Santa Ana) and lands in Michigan, with an average flight time of 4h 15m. The most common departure time is 12:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 6 flights.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Michigan

  • 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: Chicago $282 one-way - $428 round-trip

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Ana to Michigan? 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 4214 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Friendly crew. Snacks were carb-heavy. Flight was quite delaye

6.0 GoodChris, Oct 2026
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Friendly crew. Snacks were carb-heavy. Flight was quite delaye

the flight was significantly delayed. Not much was done by the airline to compensate passengers

Boarding now takes twice as long since going with assigned seats.

Not exactly Southwest’s problem, but the new Burbank airport is not great. No restaurants open and tons of work still to be completed. Can’t believe they opened the airport in that condition.

Flight boarded 2.5 hours late (my second southwest flight of the day with late departure), the gate agent was grumpy and unhelpful. Said she was "tired so we aren't going to follow normal boarding order". No complaints about the actual flight crew.

I liked how it boarded fast. I do not like how the seats are just too narrow, and I’m not a big person.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

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

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

The plane was not very clean. Lots of napkins and kleenex on the floor and in the seat pocket

Seemingly unnecessary delays were compounded by a lack of communication from the flight crew which turned a four hour delay into an overly stressful experience.

Flight was delayed from San Diego due to being overweight for weather conditions. We missed our connecting flight to our final destination due to the delay, as well as the connecting flight leaving before the scheduled departure time. We missed the connection within 10 - 15 minutes. We were booked on a later flight arriving 7 hours later. There were 7 passengers sharing the same originating and connecting flight.

Horrible, mismanaged ground issue resulting in a long delayed, next flight left early, waiting extra 7 hours in the airport, screen did not work

Internet connectivity still seems to be touchy on these flights, making it difficult to rely on it for getting work done.

Flight team was great and we even arrived ahead of plan!

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

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?

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.

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.

One of my checked luggage was damaged. Cracked on the top by the handle.

Excellent. I had a medical emergency on flight SNA-ORD and the attendants were very helpful.

Flight delayed, last seat on the plane, no arrival Gate available due to the plane departing late

Really old place. Not as clean as it should be, tray tables needed better cleaning. The items, trays and some other items need to b6 engineered. Anything task you or crew may do is incredibly load, seriously engineer for quiet smooth, easy. Just opening and closing the tray table is actually dangerous and can easily injure a finger. I'm sure it happens as it happened to me! First time I used United and likely will be the last!

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

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.

Plane was was better than th YVR to ORD flight but was a fraction of the distance. Fly your better planes on longer distance flights.

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

Business class flight attendant was very good. But our flight was delayed two hours for a “mechanical” bathroom issue that literally took 5 minutes to fix. Our plane landed early from its previous flight but still waited for a mechanic to show up to fix an obvious minor issue for almost three hours. This caused us to miss our connecting flight. They put us up in a Days Inn that was 17 miles away from the airport that took a half hour of driving just to get to and this was at 11pm at night. Then when we finally got back on a plane after a full day delay they left our luggage back in the airport. This was an international flight, so no luggage or belongings after flying 8 hours to a different country. We will NEVER fly American Airlines again.

It was delayed a lot longer than 10 minutes because we arrived 45 minutes beyond our original arrival time. We sat on the tarmac waiting to take off for a very long time. The seats and entertainment options on American were not good and very limited. The ability to text via WiFi for free was nice, but that seems to be standard on mainline flights. Also, gold status really does not do anything for you anymore.

I paid extra for what I thought was leg room and it certainly was not. I had a very cramped experience on my flight from Dallas to Detroit and it was the section right behind first class section. I did however have an amazing flight from Atlanta to Dallas on the initial outbound flight.

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.

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!

Air was off while waiting on the runway and the temperatures became very uncomfortably hot. Flight attendants were very loud and rude the entire flight.

I booked tickets from San Diego to Cincinnati months in advance to attend my sister’s wedding, a wedding where I was serving as the officiant. At 10:00 PM the night before my 6:00 AM flight (just 8 hours before departure), I received an alert that my first leg to Denver was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting flight to Cincinnati. When I called Frontier customer service, they informed me that they couldn't get me on any other flight that would get me there in time for the Saturday wedding, let alone the rehearsal dinner. Because I had a critical role in the wedding, I was forced to buy a last-minute ticket on another airline for three times the original price, it costing me well over $1,000 extra. Even with the emergency flight, I still missed the rehearsal dinner entirely. When I spoke with Frontier, they agreed to refund my original ticket, but showed zero care or accountability for the massive financial burden and distress they caused. Their "compensation” for causing me to spend an extra $1,000+ and miss an irreplaceable family event? A $75 Frontier voucher. Frontier completely dropped the ball. Their customer service showed zero empathy letting me know that it was Frontier who was the real victim by refunding my ticket price, and their reliability is non-existent. I will never fly Frontier again, and I strongly advise anyone who actually needs to arrive at their destination on time for an important event to book with literally any other airline.

It was awful everything about it terrible I will never ever ever ride it again

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

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.

Both legs of the flight were changed. The day of the flight and length of the trip.

They switched my flight to Spirit, Never using Kayak again,

There were a lot of issues at the gate in Atlanta — which caused delays in boarding and getting to our destination. The aircraft and crew were excellent.

It was fine. The flight was delayed for 3 hours. I had things scheduled in Detroit, and I let a lot of people down by not being there on time.

Flight was canceled as soon as I got to the airport

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