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Cheap Flights from Santa Ana to Tucson (SNA-TUS)

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

Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
American Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 1:20 pmSNA-TUS
3h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 6:28 pmTUS-SNA
3h 27m1 stop
$167American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 9
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 9:27 pmSNA-TUS
4h 32m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:55 pm - 10:23 pmTUS-SNA
5h 28m1 stop
$177Delta
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 9
Southwest Logo
4:15 pm - 8:20 pmSNA-TUS
4h 05m1 stop
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 8:30 pmTUS-SNA
7h 30m2 stops
$202Southwest
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Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
American Airlines Logo
5:04 pm - 10:13 pmSNA-TUS
4h 09m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:44 pm - 5:58 pmTUS-SNA
4h 14m1 stop
$203American Airlines
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Thu, Sep 18 - Thu, Sep 25
Frontier Logo
11:52 am - 10:45 amSNA-TUS
22h 53m1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:35 am - 11:07 amTUS-SNA
23h 32m1 stop
$205Frontier
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 9
Southwest Logo
2:50 pm - 8:20 pmSNA-TUS
5h 30m2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 8:40 pmTUS-SNA
7h 40m2 stops
$207Southwest
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Thu, Sep 18 - Sun, Sep 21
Frontier Logo
11:52 am - 10:45 amSNA-TUS
22h 53m1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:35 am - 11:07 amTUS-SNA
23h 32m1 stop
$208Frontier
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Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:07 pm - 4:29 pmSNA-TUS
1h 22mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:49 pm - 1:27 pmTUS-SNA
1h 38mnonstop
$227Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 19
Delta Logo
9:39 am - 4:13 pmSNA-TUS
6h 34m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 11:53 amTUS-SNA
6h 03m1 stop
$228Delta
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Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:07 pm - 4:29 pmSNA-TUS
1h 22mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:49 pm - 1:27 pmTUS-SNA
1h 38mnonstop
$247Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Ana to Tucson flights

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

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

When flying from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Tucson, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to John Wayne (Santa Ana), you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Santa Ana to Tucson, 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 Tucson is January, where tickets cost $206 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $433 and $409 respectively.

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

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $302 on average.

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

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 Tucson, 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 Tucson, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$84
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Tucson

When to book flights from Santa Ana to Tucson

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Santa Ana to Tucson was $84 for a one-way ticket and $167 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    John Wayne (Santa Ana) airport is called Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty and the only airport in Tucson is Tucson.

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

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

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

    The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Tucson flight route.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Santa Ana to Tucson are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $261 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $229 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Tucson.

  • 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 Tucson?

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

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

    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 Tucson 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 Tucson

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Santa Ana to Tucson. 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 Tucson? 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 10000 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
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Flight was delayed and hour due to tire issue. First flight of the day, this issue should have been discovered prior to boarding.

4.0 OkayThomas, Jul 2025SEA - PHX
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Flight was delayed and hour due to tire issue. First flight of the day, this issue should have been discovered prior to boarding.

Departing flight to San Diego was delayed. Return flight from SD to SBP was delayed. Not terrible but not ideal

I always heard this was a terrible airline but I was happy to experience otherwise. The seats were more comfortable than delta. They did board late and gate was a little chaotic, which is to be expected for a budget airline. I would definitely do it again for that price.

My email notifications were silenced, so I didn't get word that the departing flight had changed gates. It wasn't until I noticed that few people had gathered for the flight that I checked the airport schedule board, 20 minutes before boarding. I then told several people at the old gate of the change. If I was to receive a text I would have been notified of the change earlier, Or to hear an announcement over the airport intercom.

Canceled flight. No communication of this prior. Rescheduled to next day. Our good seats we purchased months ago turned into last row middle. No apology, reason, nor compensation for time and $ spent.

delayed flight 3 hours, then took 45 min to get to gate and another 10 min to open door

Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

The plane was put out of service and had to wait for a new plane to be assigned. No one had any information and the information on the screens was never updated. The call wait time was 2 hours and the estimated time for text assistance was 55 minutes which was a lie because after 55 minutes nothing happened. I understand that delays happen but to not have anyone available to provide any update or reassurance was just negligent. Also, what is the point of having an 800 number if no one answers it and don’t get me started on the text message system. Ridiculous!

I got the last seat on the plane, in the back in the corner against the window, and I paid a competitive price for my ticket several weeks before the flight.

OUr pilot was very good and also a good landing in a very gusting Phoenix. Most important.

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!

Only one drink pass through the cabin for a 4 hour flight. Quite rough and bumpy landing.

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.

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

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

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

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

Flight got delayed and it was very inconvenient . Had to come with another carrier. Had to spend one more night in San Francisco.

A second drink service on a 6 hour flight would have been helpful.

Everything was good for the price I paid. Crew was very nice.

The worst flight experience I've ever had. Our flight was delayed 14 whole hours because the flight crew never showed up. We had to wait in a two hour line to get our new boarding passes, we were told we had no other option but to fly at 10pm (we didn't depart until 11:45pm). Everyone had to contact their hotels and car rental places, workplaces, etc. since we lost an entire day's worth of travel. The crew showed up at 10:15, which was past the time we were supposed to board. They were laughing and being completely smug when they boarded, and they took another hour to board us onto our flight. The flight crew never came to check in on us, we were quickly given one drink and sandwich and they turned off the lights and were negligent the rest of the trip. My mom asked three attendants for a seat belt extender, they never brought one. I was dehydrated and never received another drink. They were very rude and unfriendly, we had been up since 4am the morning of our flight and didn't land in our destination until 2am the next day (5am local time). This was unacceptable service and treatment, these flights are not cheap and we were inconvenienced out of an entire day of travel. This was 100% avoidable and was the fault of Hawaiian Airlines, and their crews inability to show up to work on time.

Loved the leg room, usb charging, outlet, food, staff. The seats were very uncomfortable for some reason and made my buttocks ache and would have liked to be seated together from the time of purchasing tickets without having to pay extra.

I was put in seat 6B with no warning. Had no seat in front of me just sticks out in the aisle so I had to hold what I could and put the rest in a bin way further down.

Usually we have a pleasant trip on HA. Not this time! All stewards were unpleasant, rude, rushed, condescending. First step onto the plane, WE greeted the crew with an “Hello!”. They greeted us with a terse smile then ignored us. Not a good start. Even over the PA announcements, they were rushed and unpleasant. One Stewart even berated a passenger in front of us when all they asked is if the purchase cart had vodka to purchase. The steward said “LIKE WE SAID OVER THE PA, THIS ONLY HAS FOOD OR BEVERAGE!” Vodka is a beverage! It was a legitimate question. Not sure why she treated the passenger this way. Taking trash was even unpleasant, No “Thank you” or at least a smile. I work in CS. I know good CS can make or break your trip. There was absolutely no “aloha” on this trip. All clearly did not want to be on this plane and felt strongly that they did not want to provide a premium service to their clients. This might be our last HA and cancellation of my HA-MC if we are treated the same way going home. We are typically treated with kindness and warmth in the past with HA. This trip was unacceptable.

Plenty of overhead compartment room. The seat choice option is horrendous as best.

Overall it was a good flight, but the food should be looked at. No options. The seat was also uncomfortable and very tight.

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.

After a two hour delay, my flight was CANCELLED! No pilot available. Such BS.

I miss the screens they used to have for the long flights. I use a Kendal and it doesn’t work well with there WiFi. I tried my cell and the wifi was not good for it either this is the free wifi.

Update departure times in a more timely manner. We are not boarding on time if the plane isn’t arriving until after our scheduled departure time.

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

Very friendly and efficient and smooth boarding. We were even way early arriving at my destination. Thank you.

The trip was very smooth and they provided great customer service

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

The seats were crammed and the guy in front of me wouldn't stop reclining. If AA is cramming extra rows in, they need to take away the reclining in coach. My knees were smashed for 4 1/2 hours and I was very close to confronting the passenger in front of me.

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