$68 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to North Carolina

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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to North Carolina

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$157
Raleigh
Raleigh2 stops$203
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$309
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$251
Greensboro
Greensboro2 stops$261
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$493
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$551
New Bern
New Bern1 stop$607
Norfolk
Norfolk2 stops$302
Charlotte
Charlotte1 stop$157
Raleigh
Raleigh2 stops$203
Asheville
Asheville1 stop$309
Wilmington
Wilmington1 stop$251
Greensboro
Greensboro2 stops$261
Fayetteville
Fayetteville1 stop$493
Jacksonville
Jacksonville1 stop$551
New Bern
New Bern1 stop$607
Norfolk
Norfolk2 stops$302

Book Cheap Santa Ana to North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina

Thu, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 12
Frontier Logo
12:01 pm - 4:39 pmSNA-CLT
25h 38m1 stop
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5:34 pm - 11:16 amCLT-SNA
20h 42m1 stop
$157Frontier
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Wed, Nov 5 - Fri, Nov 14
Frontier Logo
2:20 pm - 5:17 pmSNA-CLT
23h 57m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:07 pm - 1:35 pmCLT-SNA
22h 28m1 stop
$193Frontier
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Wed, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 25
American Airlines Logo
10:23 am - 9:58 pmSNA-RDU
8h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 2:09 pmRDU-SNA
7h 44m1 stop
$243American Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 4
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 8:33 pmSNA-TYS
7h 03m1 stop
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5:52 pm - 10:13 pmTYS-SNA
7h 21m1 stop
$243United Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 4
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 10:30 pmSNA-TYS
6h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 1:03 pmTYS-SNA
9h 18m2 stops
$248United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 21 - Tue, Oct 28
American Airlines Logo
11:28 am - 10:17 pmSNA-ILM
7h 49m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:52 amILM-SNA
7h 52m1 stop
$251American Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Tue, Oct 28
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 5:05 pmSNA-CLT
6h 40m1 stop
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4:20 pm - 10:05 pmCLT-SNA
8h 45m2 stops
$258Southwest
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Wed, Oct 22 - Sat, Oct 25
Southwest Logo
7:35 pm - 8:05 amSNA-RDU
9h 30m2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:45 pm - 6:05 pmRDU-SNA
7h 20m1 stop
$258Southwest
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Sat, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 11
Delta Logo
6:45 am - 9:13 pmSNA-TYS
11h 28m2 stops
Delta Logo
3:51 pm - 10:28 pmTYS-SNA
9h 37m1 stop
$294Delta
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Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 25
Delta Logo
9:20 pm - 8:48 amSNA-RDU
8h 28m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 10:38 amRDU-SNA
7h 23m1 stop
$297Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to North Carolina flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Ana to North Carolina flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to North Carolina from Santa Ana found in the last 72 hours was to Charlotte, at $354 round-trip. The most popular route is from Santa Ana (SNA) to Charlotte (CLT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $354.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Ana to North Carolina?

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 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $490 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Ana to North Carolina?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to North Carolina, 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 North Carolina is March, when tickets cost $435 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $568 and $556 respectively.

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

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

When flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to North Carolina, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday 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 Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$68
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Raleigh

FAQs - booking North Carolina flights

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

    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 North Carolina.

  • 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 North Carolina?

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

    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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $283 on average. Morning departures are around 81% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $652.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North Carolina

  • 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: Charlotte $253 one-way - $446 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Santa Ana to North Carolina

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Ana to North Carolina. 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 North Carolina? 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 4248 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, Sep 2025SFO - LAS
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As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

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.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

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

Cluster mess boarding. Can't wait for SWA reserved seating. Internet didn't seem to work on the plane.

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

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.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

Great service. Flight was delayed while we sat on the runway for a couple of hours. Weather related. Staff made is very bearable. The steward servicing the first class cabin was exceptional. Thank you! 💗

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

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.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

We fly American Airlines quite a bit. And we always fly business class when traveling internationally. We were a bit disappointed with the comfort of this particular plane as well as the entertainment options.

The comfort of the seats was great, the crew eased my child’s anxieties and the fact that I had full cans of my beverage choice was great.

We had to turn around and head back to Manchester. Problem with a plane engine.

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.

Overall very good, only complaint I have is the crew from CLT to SAT could have collected trash sooner.

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Terrible. Cancelled my original flight. It made getting a boarding pass difficult. The AA employee (in a loud voice, so everyone around could hear) griped at me for not getting a boarding pass 24 hours before. I asked how I was supposed to do that when I had no idea what flight I was going to be on. She said (loudly), “Talk to AA customer service, not me!” I could certainly tell serving customers was not important to her. Our new flight was set to a completely different city. We had to change our rental car, and the price went way up. It took 2-1/2 hours to get checked in. By then our new flight had left. We ended up on stand by and had to split up the family to get to our destination. It cost us the whole first day of the trip. AA needs to employ people who actually care about doing a good job. I suppose those people are getting harder to find, but atleast try.

Mechanical delay and no compensation. Missed connection as a result of their delay. Mediocre performance and service. Horrible airline currently with horrible culture.

Spirit Airlines was ok but TRAVELHELPDESK, the 3rd party travel agent IS A JOKE! VERY RUDE CUSTOMER AGENTS ont he phone. NO HELP AT ALL. But the airlines was ok.

No frills - because you get what you pay for. The crew was amazing!! I had plenty of room to spread out because the flight was half full. Which made it easy to sleep.

I will use spirit more New clean aircraft Excellent crew ! Quick boarding process !

The staff was very very rude in Las Vegas when boarding the flight. When presenting the boarding ticket. Las Vegas flight, it was hot and stuffy, it smelled really bad.

Dear All, I have harassment and accident with the flight attendant . This is my phone to talk 8168073567, please, leave phone message . Regards Emily,

Flight was on time but the amount of noise from several children and the kicking of my seat the entire flight was overwhelming.

Unbelievable check in horrible. Asked to print tickets at the gate after a delay

check in at security was a hassle being scanned. Spirit employees were helpful and professional.

Had a issue with catching flight due to airline, was unable to board flight

I liked how cheap it was but both my flights were delayed heavily

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