$29 Find Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Tempe

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Cheapest round-trip
$69
Overall average: $180
Frontier
Do 2/26Sa 2/28
SNA - PHX • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$29
Typical prices: $64-$187
Frontier
Sa 2/14
SNA - PHX • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Tempe (SNA-PHX)

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

Do, Feb 26 - Sa, Feb 28
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7:25 pm - 9:48 pm
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PHX
1h 23mnonstop
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6:13 pm - 6:40 pm
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SNA
1h 27mnonstop
$69Frontier
Mo, Feb 23 - Do, Feb 26
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7:10 pm - 9:33 pm
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1h 23mnonstop
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6:13 pm - 6:40 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
$70Frontier
Sa, Mrz 28 - So, Apr 5
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9:50 am - 11:15 am
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1h 25mnonstop
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8:32 am - 10:00 am
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1h 28mnonstop
$73Frontier
Mo, Mrz 2 - Mo, Mrz 9
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12:36 pm - 3:03 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
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1:07 pm - 2:36 pm
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1h 29mnonstop
$76Frontier
Fr, Mrz 6 - Mo, Mrz 9
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5:07 pm - 7:27 pm
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1h 20mnonstop
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1:07 pm - 2:36 pm
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1h 29mnonstop
$77Frontier
Sa, Feb 21 - Fr, Feb 27
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7:25 pm - 9:48 pm
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1h 23mnonstop
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3:58 pm - 4:25 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
$78Frontier
Fr, Mrz 27 - So, Mrz 29
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3:21 pm - 4:48 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
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7:25 am - 8:50 am
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1h 25mnonstop
$79Frontier
Do, Feb 26 - Do, Mrz 5
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12:46 pm - 3:13 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
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6:13 pm - 6:40 pm
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1h 27mnonstop
$80Frontier
Mi, Mrz 18 - Sa, Mrz 21
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9:50 am - 11:15 am
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1h 25mnonstop
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7:30 am - 8:55 am
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1h 25mnonstop
$81Frontier
Mi, Mrz 18 - Sa, Mrz 21
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9:50 am - 11:15 am
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1h 25mnonstop
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7:30 am - 8:55 am
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1h 25mnonstop
$82Frontier
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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$29
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 23% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

When to book flights from Santa Ana to Tempe

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Santa Ana to Tempe?

    When flying out of Santa Ana you’ll be using Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty. Tempe does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl airport, which is 3.5 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Santa Ana to Tempe take?

    Direct flights cover the 338 miles separating Santa Ana and Tempe in about 1h 15m.

  • How many flights are there between Santa Ana and Tempe?

    39 direct flights run between Santa Ana and Tempe on a daily basis. On average, there are about 276 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Santa Ana and Tempe?

    Consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Santa Ana, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

    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 Tempe.

  • 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 Tempe?

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

    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 Tempe 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 Tempe?

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

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Santa Ana to Tempe?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Santa Ana and Tempe found on KAYAK was with Frontier for $31. Frontier offered a round-trip connection from $58 and American Airlines from $169.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Santa Ana to Tempe

  • There is no airport in Tempe. Instead, you’ll be flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport when flying between Santa Ana and Tempe.
  • The cheapest flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Tempe was found 79 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be February, March and April. The cheapest month to fly is July.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving Santa Ana to Tempe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Ana to Tempe? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11831 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

You need categories to denote when food and entertainment are not available.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jan 2026
SNA - PDX
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You need categories to denote when food and entertainment are not available.

It was ok. First time flying with them to Boise Won’t do again

The plane was old so the seats were very worn out. The seats were hard, uncomfortable, and caused me actual pain. The lights were too bright. The flight itself was fine.

Flight was delayed but still made it to Phoenix on time. Boarding went quickly, the flight was smooth.

The man next to us had a medical emergency a the flight attendants really stepped up and quickly helped turn a bad situation into one with a great outcome. Brandon, Ranger , and Jose all did wonderful jobs gathering all the medical field passengers on the plane to help (a my husband) and they helped revive the unresponsive patient within a few minutes with juice and oxygen. It was a great example of community and teamwork and I’m so impressed with the staff.

Flight on time. Crew good. Seating Bad. Have to pay extra on a not cheap flight to avoid being next to toilet.

I had a horrible and traumatic bullying experience the last time I flew ( frontier). I was incredibly anxious about these flights. However, it was so relaxed, organized and the crew was efficient and polite. It was so refreshing and relaxing.

Didn't care for the crowding at the gate area at SEA TAC. Not a fault of the airline.

I recently flew with Alaska Airlines on a trip to Oregon and had a very frustrating experience that I hope the airline can learn from. I purchased upgraded seats with extra legroom for my flight, paying the additional fees for the comfort and space. During my trip planning, I called customer service to inquire about their pet travel policies and conditions, as I was considering bringing my dogs. However, I ultimately decided NOT to bring my pets and never authorized or confirmed any pet travel arrangements. Despite this, Alaska Airlines took it upon themselves to change my seat assignment without any notification or contact. When I arrived for my flight, I discovered that my paid upgrade had been downgraded to a regular seat - presumably because they assumed I would be traveling with pets based on my inquiry call. I hope Alaska Airlines will improve their communication processes and ensure that customer inquiries don’t automatically trigger booking changes without explicit customer authorization. Better staff training on distinguishing between inquiries and actual bookings would prevent this type of situation in the future. While I appreciate that the airline tries to accommodate pet travelers, making assumptions and changes without customer consent is poor service that needs to be addressed.

Flight was delayed and hour due to tire issue. First flight of the day, this issue should have been discovered prior to boarding.

Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

The plane was experiencing problems with the HVAC system, it was very cold in the front of the plane and very hot in the back.

Trip delayed for 2 hours because of rain. We boarded and have to get down the flight and reboard again.

I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

Boarding was organized and timely. Food was mediocre, especially for first class travel.

I bought wifi and most of the flight could not even use it my apps would just spin. I couldn't even listen to music. super frustrating.

AA delayed the flight for 3 hours and 50 minutes, but delayed the last 2 hours, 30 minutes at a time, so if we knew before, could have stayed at home and worked instead of being at the airport wasting time... The plane's crew was excellent, not their fault.

Liked that it was on time. Staff professional and friendly.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Just know that everything, and I mean everything is “ala cart”. 60$ just to put something in the overhead bin. I will never fly Frontier again nor do I recommend them to anyone else.

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.

Flight was delayed one hour. Notification to the crowd waiting near the gate was terrible…announcements were unclear and very hard to hear and therefore understand. Frontier does NOT send texts to notify, only email. The reader board over the gate itself was NEVER updated to indicate the gate had been changed. It’s like a bunch of children are running things.

We’ve all seen the YouTube vids of out of control passengers. But this was an instance of a highly aggressive, bully flight attendant. Yelling in the face of a vet with PTSD who was texting their family. And no , we had not yet been instructed to put our phones in airplane mode. My suggestion is that you should pay whatever difference there is in order to avoid Frontier airlines. Additionally, after 3hrs trying to get customer service frontier offered a $25 voucher. I declined. This experience was so traumatic. To be verbally assaulted and abused by a flight attendant that has the power to say “boo” and I miss my flight ( which was to a family member’s funeral ). Frontier is unsafe and I cannot impress enough how much I discourage anyone ( esp those with any kind of disability like PTSD ) flying on Frontier.

We had to wait in line over an hour just to check our bags. It's a good thing we were so early to the airport. Only one clerk was working and the line was around the corner and down the hall. No good. I felt bad for her. Not sure how she kept her sanity with all the upset people. Then we get to our gate and there is no seating. Everyone was standing. Then I realize it is not a gate at all, we still have to be shuttled to our airplane. Ugh. Then we were late taking off and missed a window of opportunity before the airport runways were shut down for some reason. (not frontier's fault the runway shut down.) The seats on the airline are crammed and there is no cushion. Never had a tighter seating arrangement while flying. My 6' 4" husband was absolutely miserable the whole time with knees digging in to the seat in front of him. You think you are getting a good deal on a ticket, and then wham! I had to pay 75 dollars for our checked bags and 75 dollars for a carry on. No other airline does that!!! And also, there is a 40 pound weight limit on checked bags... Would have been cheaper flying with another airline, and I would have at least gotten a snack and drink. Was thankful for the tiny cup of water at least.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

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.

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