SNA - BNA

$130 Find Cheap Flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville - Compare and Save

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Santa Ana to Nashville departing on 8/28. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Nashville

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville.
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville.
Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 21% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$239
Typical prices: $237-$469
Frontier, Allegiant Air
Sun 8/30Thu 9/24
SNA - BNA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$130
Typical prices: $168-$318
Frontier
Fri 8/28
SNA - BNA • 2 stops
Top airlines
Cheapest • from $257 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
Airline reviews
+1
+1
Airline reviews
Airline reviews
+1
Nonstop flights
Not available
There are currently no direct flights between Santa Ana and Nashville. You'll need at least 1 connection.
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
Top layover airports
Cheapest • Avg $313 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 5h 55m (one-way)
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
When to book
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 29% compared to booking last minute.
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
When to travel
Cheapest • 36% price drop
Most popular
Good to know
Good to know
+1
+1
Good to know
Good to know
+1
Start a new search
KAYAK searches 100s of sites at once to find you the best travel deals.
We hope you love your trip to Nashville!
Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Expert advice
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Nashville (SNA-BNA)

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

Sun, Aug 30 - Thu, Sep 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:53 pm - 1:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
15h 53m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:51 pm - 8:50 am
BNA
-
SNA
15h 59m
1 stop
$239Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 15
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 2:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
16h 53m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:25 pm - 10:28 am
BNA
-
SNA
24h 03m
1 stop
$257Frontier
Sat, Jul 25 - Sat, Aug 1
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 2:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
16h 53m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:17 pm - 10:28 am
BNA
-
SNA
24h 11m
1 stop
$258Frontier
Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 15
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 2:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
16h 53m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:25 pm - 10:28 am
BNA
-
SNA
24h 03m
1 stop
$266Frontier
Tue, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:13 pm - 11:40 am
SNA
-
BNA
17h 27m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 1:54 pm
BNA
-
SNA
27h 14m
1 stop
$274Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Sat, Sep 26
Frontier Logo
11:07 am - 6:47 pm
SNA
-
BNA
5h 40m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:42 pm - 10:12 am
BNA
-
SNA
16h 30m
1 stop
$278Frontier
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
Frontier Logo
6:39 pm - 9:01 am
SNA
-
BNA
12h 22m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:56 am - 5:54 pm
BNA
-
SNA
9h 58m
1 stop
$280Frontier
Thu, Aug 20 - Mon, Aug 24
Frontier Logo
6:39 pm - 9:01 am
SNA
-
BNA
12h 22m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:56 am - 5:54 pm
BNA
-
SNA
9h 58m
1 stop
$281Frontier
Sun, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 5
Frontier Logo
7:53 pm - 2:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
16h 53m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:25 pm - 10:28 am
BNA
-
SNA
24h 03m
1 stop
$283Frontier
Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:53 pm - 1:46 pm
SNA
-
BNA
15h 53m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:37 am
BNA
-
SNA
6h 37m
1 stop
$287Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Santa Ana to Nashville 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 Nashville?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Santa Ana, California to Nashville departing in August.

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

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

When flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville, you should consider leaving on a Saturday 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 Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Nashville, 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 Nashville is September, where tickets cost $258 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $490 and $467 respectively.

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

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 Nashville, 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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Santa Ana to Nashville

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Our travel experts
Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Expert on BNA

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

Esther Carlstone

Esther Carlstone

Expert on SNA

Esther Carlstone is a travel and food writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in publications such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Forbes, Tripadvisor, Insider, and more.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$130
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 36% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville

When to book flights from Santa Ana to Nashville

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Ana to Nashville based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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 Nashville

  • What is the cheapest flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville was $128 for a one-way ticket and $239 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville?

    Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville flight route.

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Nashville from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    Dallas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $411 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $463 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 Nashville.

  • 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 Nashville?

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

    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 Nashville with an airline and back to John Wayne (Santa Ana) with another airline. Booking your flights between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and BNA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Nashville. 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 Nashville? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

My experience will Southwest was good. I wish there was more entertainment and the boarding process was slow at time but other than that my experience was great definitely will be flying with SouthWest again.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2026
PHL - BNA
Read more Southwest reviews

My experience will Southwest was good. I wish there was more entertainment and the boarding process was slow at time but other than that my experience was great definitely will be flying with SouthWest again.

if I was good. Not happy that I have to pay extra money to get the seat I need for lake room, but I guess that’s a sign of the times.

Great flight. Good snacks and drinks. Grateful it was free. The flight from Nashville to louisville, i think her name was Tracy (not sure that's right) super awesome, nice and cheerful. She really enjoyed being at work today! She was the person who scanned the boarding pass on flight wn941. She should be recommended for a raise !

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

Flight was on time. Wi-fi was a little spotty/slow. Boarding and exit were efficient.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

Wi Fi was horrible kept cutting out the whole time and too expensive

Wifi wasn't working well on the flight. Couldn't access entertainment options

The flights are constantly late anymore, and they won't even give you a glass of water on the plane. For years, they were able to do a service on this flight from Atlanta to Knoxville and Knoxville Atlanta now they say it's too short of a flight. You can't even get a quick drink of water.

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

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?

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

Same experience as the flight from Norfolk to Atlanta where people are boarded in zones that don't make sense. People behind you on the plane will get on before you and they take the luggage space on your row.

Smallest leg room I've ever had on a plane.

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.

Kind staff. Snacks are small but that’s the new normal.

Flight was great. DELTA did a fantastic job! ATL was busy, as usual!

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.

They delayed the flight 3 hours because it wasn't full they moved us to 5 different gates probably the worst airline ever not even spirit is this bad.

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

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

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.

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.

Would had been nice to see a movie without having to pay to watch

It was a great experience. Do not normally fly United. Very nice. Thank you and happy holidays

technology worked well and everything ran smoothly. The seats are quite cramped so please don't try to re-engineer the cabin to squeeze more bodies on board.

Flying in the United States with the major airlines has become so underwhelming. A 2-3hr flight in most other parts of the world with the major carriers of the area comes with newer, CLEANER aircraft and significantly better in flight service in terms of both staff attitude and a actual meal service.

Arrived early picked up my bag in a few minutes- great trip - thank you

Flight was smooth, quick and felt safe. The 2 delays not happening would have been better but I guess that happens in the airline industry

The pilot greased the landing and the crew was fantastic.

Crew should be nicer and emphatic with customers. Same cookies as the past 20 years. Seat are ok and the plane was clean though it was delayed.

Delayed because of weather in Nashville. I think God or some higher power generally has cursed me when it comes to flying out of Charlotte on American. I'm delayed pretty much everytime. We need Team Cobra Kai types to come in and "sweep the leg(s)" of the Charlotte ops people on principle. Don't let the sweet southern rocking chairs fool you, Charlotte is a sinkhole

Delays on all NY flights. There was no communication on why but they didn’t say it was weather. Other carriers were not delayed.

I never have a good experience with American and this was no different. The airplane was INCREDIBLY hot. Like unbearably so. Everyone was fanning themselves with pamphlets and sweating. When someone asked the flight attendant to turn down the temperature they were told there was nothing the crew could do. Once we pushed back from the gate we then had to wait an hour to take off and the communication from the crew was not good. People were getting up this whole time and a man was even in the bathroom when we took off. Once we landed at our destination we waited another 30 minutes at the gate to deplane with, again, no communication from the crew as to what was going on.

Same basket of unhealthy prepackaged snacks (junk food) which was depleted by the time it got to my row!!

Seats were great, the staff was great, and the food was about the best I've had on a plane, and is especially the best of any US-based carrier I've flown. Free Wi-Fi was also great.

It was inexplicably canceled and we are stuck in LA, haven't gotten home and it has been an inconvenience having lost work (on unpaid leave for my husband).

It was good. I’m very disappointed that they don’t give commentary ear pods for the movie. I forgot mine at home

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

Entertainment and wifi were very sub-par - audio issues and no wifi

I was denied a plastic fork to eat my food and was told plastic forks are for paying customers who buy Jet Blue’s food. So I had to make a utensil out of a cup so nourish my body. Like a refugee. Because decency is dead.

Flights with JetBlue from San Diego to Boston are a miserable experience. The flight was delayed about 1.5 hours due to “weather” supposedly but the flights for other airlines left on time so it just have been some kind of weather that only affects JetBlue. I had a small carry on - purse. The crew stored it in a bin 2 rows down from me because they were using the bin next to my seat for other people’s stuff. The TV screen in the emergency row seats does not work. It just was awful from start to finish. When we landed, we had to sit inside the plane for a very long time because the plane had to be moved to a different gate.

Rude crew member. She seemed annoyed at me without me saying a single word. Also loudly admonished me for having my bag next to my seat instead of tucked away before landing. Just telling me to put it away and guiding me without giving me a lecture would have been enough.

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

I don’t usually fly budget airlines or airlines in the United States. It was as good as any other airline. The seats are comfortable and the airline attendants are not rude & surly. Very nice flight (s).

Everything you need to know for your flight from Santa Ana to Nashville

Information on your arrival and departure airports