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Thu, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:44 pmSNA-RNO
10h 44m1 stop
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6:30 am - 1:15 pmRNO-SNA
6h 45m1 stop
$116Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 23
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2:15 pm - 11:44 pmSNA-RNO
9h 29m1 stop
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6:30 am - 1:15 pmRNO-SNA
6h 45m1 stop
$119Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 11
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:44 pmSNA-RNO
10h 44m1 stop
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8:13 am - 12:05 pmRNO-SNA
3h 52m1 stop
$121Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Mon, Sep 15
Frontier Logo
12:58 pm - 11:00 amSNA-RNO
22h 02m1 stop
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11:59 am - 12:13 pmRNO-SNA
24h 14m1 stop
$147Frontier
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Sat, Sep 13 - Mon, Sep 15
Frontier Logo
12:58 pm - 11:00 amSNA-RNO
22h 02m1 stop
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11:59 am - 12:13 pmRNO-SNA
24h 14m1 stop
$151Frontier
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Tue, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 7
Southwest Logo
4:30 pm - 7:55 pmSNA-RNO
3h 25m1 stop
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4:05 pm - 9:25 pmRNO-SNA
5h 20m2 stops
$180Southwest
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Tue, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 7
Southwest Logo
12:20 pm - 6:25 pmSNA-RNO
6h 05m2 stops
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4:05 pm - 9:25 pmRNO-SNA
5h 20m2 stops
$185Southwest
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Fri, Sep 26 - Sat, Sep 27
Delta Logo
7:30 pm - 11:29 pmSNA-RNO
3h 59m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:48 amRNO-SNA
5h 48m1 stop
$197Delta
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
Delta Logo
7:03 pm - 11:54 pmSNA-RNO
4h 51m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 10:28 pmRNO-SNA
5h 13m1 stop
$214Delta
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Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30
American Airlines Logo
1:28 pm - 6:24 pmSNA-RNO
4h 56m1 stop
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12:53 pm - 5:58 pmRNO-SNA
5h 05m1 stop
$231American Airlines
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SNA offers quick security lines; rarely more than 10 minutes. If lines are slow, check other terminals for shorter waits.

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RNO offers free shuttles to most casino hotels, making it easy to reach downtown Reno in just 10 minutes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Reno, 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 Reno is September, where tickets cost $238 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $296 and $296 respectively.

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

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 Reno, 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 Reno, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$54
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno

When to book flights from Santa Ana to Reno

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Santa Ana to Reno based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno

  • What are some fun things to do at SNA?

    If you still have some time before your flight, consider visiting SNA's art gallery. The art gallery in the North Concourse across Gates 11–14 features several highly rated paintings by local artists. These paintings provide an opportunity to learn more about Santa Ana's history and culture.

  • Is RNO a pet-friendly airport?

    RNO is a pet-friendly airport with modern dog parks known as the K-9 Bark Parks. The dog parks, located in the baggage claim area and next to the Southwest airline ticketing counter, provide a nice environment for dogs to rest and relieve themselves. Both parks feature dirt collection bins, and pet owners are encouraged to clean up after their pets.

  • Does SNA have a USO military lounge?

    SNA does have a USO military lounge on Terminal B's arrivals level, across from Baggage Carousel 4. The lounge is only available to active duty members of the United States military and their immediate dependents. The lounge features an Xbox gaming system, computers, free Wi-Fi, a stocked canteen, and travel assistance.

  • Can I rent a car at RNO?

    Getting a rental car at RNO is relatively easy as the airport has car rental desks in the baggage claim area. Some of the popular car rental agencies with desks at the airport include Budget, Alamo, Dollar, Avis, Hertz, and Enterprise. Thrifty and Payless have an off-airport car rental facility accessible via a complimentary shuttle.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Ana to Reno was $54 for a one-way ticket and $116 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    John Wayne (Santa Ana) and Reno are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty and will be arriving at Reno.

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

    Only JetBlue offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno flight route.

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

    The Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600/650 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno flight route.

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

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

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

    Las Vegas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Reno.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Santa Ana to Reno, Southwest or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Ana to Reno are Southwest and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $292 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $172 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Reno.

  • 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 Reno?

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

    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 Reno with an airline and back to John Wayne (Santa Ana) with another airline. Booking your flights between John Wayne (Santa Ana) and RNO 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 Reno?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Santa Ana to Reno

  • John Wayne Airport (SNA) is the main airport serving Santa Ana and the greater Orange County. It is located about 7 miles from downtown Santa Ana and serves as a hub for Air California. In Reno, you will land at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). RNO is the primary airport serving Reno and is situated 3 miles southeast of the city center. It is a hub for Reno Air and Logistic Air.
  • Traveling mothers who need to feed or tend to their children can do so in SNA's baby care room. The room, located near Gate 12 in Terminal B, provides mothers with much-needed comfort and privacy when breastfeeding. Diaper changing stations are also available in the airport's family restrooms.
  • Suppose you need a relaxing massage, a facial, pedicure, or manicure before jetting out of SNA; you can get one at the airport XpresSpa. Be confident in getting quality services at this spa located in Terminal B near Gate 10, as highly experienced professionals man it.
  • In case you need a quiet, relaxing place to relax after landing at RNO, go to the Escape lounge. The lounge, located on the Concourse B-C connector, provides a nice, relaxing environment with excellent service from the staff. The lounge is accessible by paying at the door and includes a comfortable seating area, a TV, clean restrooms, a food bar, and high-speed Wi-Fi.
  • RNO has several courtesy phones on the 1st floor of the main terminal in the Productivity Centers. These courtesy phones allow you to make toll-free and free local calls within the city. The phones also allow you to contact assistance if you are stranded at the airport.

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

 
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
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8.5Crew
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My flight wait is 3 hours delayed due to Unknown reason. We waited a very long time in the tarmac. Our flight 24 was scheduled @ 7, therefore we left my house at 330 to park our car. We were at the gate @ 530, then we were told at 6a that it will be late , we boarded at 930 but did not take off until 1015. Therefore my arranged pick up in JFK was cancelled because of no show. Before all these I got an email offers of changing my flight to a different date which I took a day earlier. I will never again take Alaska Airlines, very Inefficient and Disappointing.

10.0 ExcellentGRACE, Aug 2025SAN - JFK
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My flight wait is 3 hours delayed due to Unknown reason. We waited a very long time in the tarmac. Our flight 24 was scheduled @ 7, therefore we left my house at 330 to park our car. We were at the gate @ 530, then we were told at 6a that it will be late , we boarded at 930 but did not take off until 1015. Therefore my arranged pick up in JFK was cancelled because of no show. Before all these I got an email offers of changing my flight to a different date which I took a day earlier. I will never again take Alaska Airlines, very Inefficient and Disappointing.

Such great crew, from checkin to the plane. So friendly and helpful, I was genuinely impressed.

I was sitting towards back of plane and the flight attendants I thought spoke unusually loud for an evening flight. They chatted and chatted all night long and it seemed odd to me that they didn’t try to lower their voices. It is annoying as a passenger to hear all their conversations.

Staff at Gate desk were helpful. My connecting flight from the first part of my trip Kona to Seattle was late. I had to run through SeaTac Seattle to catch my flight to San Jose. They made an exception to let me board. On my return trip San Jose to San Diego and San Diego to Honolulu the same thing happened. One flight arrived late and I had to run through the terminal to catch my connection. There are no Gluten-free & Vegan options meals and snacks to purchase.

Had to pay $8 for internet wasnt cool, no tv’s, had to use phone to watch movies, no food choices seemed available unless u ordered in advance maybe I'm wrong about that but seemed that way, no snacks were served. Seemed a very bare bones flight. But it was on time and safe so that was good

We were singled out, greeted and helped with check-in at the busy airport. They offered to take our bags there and gave no fuss when we said they were carry-on. With United just last week I had to put up a fight just to get onto the flight with my one authorized carry-on.

Seats extremely uncomfortable, no entertainment, no snacks, and when boarding, half of the passengers needed to check in the carry on luggage without any explanation.

I liked the crew. There was no food flight to short

Short flight was fine, but no entertainment and bathrooms broken.

2 FLIGHT DELAYS? what an inconvenience to stay @the airport HALF THE DAY😳from 1pm till boarding @ 4pm pass 😠exhausting !

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.

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

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

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.

Very good. Sad to learn Southwest is going start to charge for bags

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

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.

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.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

4 hours late, including over +1 hour waiting in plane to take off. Baggage left behind too.

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

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.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

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.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

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

Flight was late, after my first leg was cancelled altogether causing me to spend $$$ with another carrier. Seating is ridiculously tight, I can't recommend spirit if I cant depend on them to get me there and back on time.

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.

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.

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

It was okay delay was long but I made it

Flight was cancelled. No reason given. No apologies. Next available flight is two days later. Ruined our 4th of July plans.

I have never flown Spirit it was much better than anticipated!

Staff was very friendly. They attended to people nicely and reprimanded, in a professional way, to those who wouldn’t listen. AC wasn’t working on the flight waiting to depart in Burbank, so it was uncomfortable for a while since the flight was delayed but then better before take off.

Good on that leg. When I arrived in Detroit I had to wait over an hour for luggage.

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