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Where can I fly from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?Prices from SNA, departing Sat 9/12 and returning Sat 9/19
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Which are the most popular places to fly to from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The domestic destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from Santa Ana.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular place to fly from Santa Ana is Seattle/Tacoma Intl (13% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are New York (12%) and Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl (10%).

What are the most popular international flights out of John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The international destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from Santa Ana.

There are many international destinations you can fly to from John Wayne (Santa Ana). The most popular international destinations among KAYAK users are Vancouver, Manila and San Salvador.

What are the most popular countries to fly to from Santa Ana?

The most popular countries KAYAK users have searched for from Santa Ana along with the average round-trip price for the route clicked by KAYAK users in the last 2 weeks.

Which cities can I fly to direct from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

There are loads of places you can fly direct to from John Wayne (Santa Ana). The most popular destinations for direct flights among KAYAK users are Chicago, Appleton, Idaho Falls, New York and Provo. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Grand Junction at $89, while the most expensive was Chicago, at $404.

Which international cities can I fly to direct from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

There are many international destinations you can fly to non-stop from John Wayne (Santa Ana). The most popular international destinations from KAYAK users are San José del Cabo and Calgary. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Calgary at $204, while the most expensive was San José del Cabo, at $520.

What is the longest direct flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The longest direct flight you can take from John Wayne (Santa Ana) is to New York, with a duration of 5h 28m. The next longest is Orlando at 5h 06m, followed by a flight to Raleigh at 5h 05m.

What are the cheapest places to fly to from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

The cheapest destination for a flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) found on KAYAK in the last two weeks was Phoenix and cost $31. The next cheapest destinations were Colorado Springs at $45 and Spokane at $45.

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Low season

January

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$42
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
Flight from John Wayne (Santa Ana) to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

Flights from Santa Ana: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew from Santa Ana to anywhere 
AdamFlew with Alaska Airlines-Mar 2026
SNA airport is easy to navigate. Always quick line at security.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Feb 2026
Make sure you have a REAL ID and not just a drivers license. It’s a $45 fee to get it processed the TSA rep told me.
RonaldFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2025
The airport security can take a long time, the bathrooms are not always available near the gates due to construction, repairs, remodels.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Apr 2025
Look at the seat assignments before you commit
CongFlew with United Airlines-Nov 2024
Nothing really, being clothes that are easily taken off like shoes at the security will always save time
KimFlew with American Airlines-Nov 2024
Bring extra foods and buy extra drinks bring your meds
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Feb 2024
Long Beach and SNA are convenient airports for flying out of Orange County. I wish I knew about the size of the plane which caused a fee for checking one small bag that normally was a carry on for other airlines such as SouthWest.
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Dec 2023
The further you are into the calendar year you are more likely to have schedule changes due to the local noise restrictions

FAQs for booking flights out of John Wayne (Santa Ana)

  • How do you connect from Santa Ana city center to John Wayne Airport (SNA)?

    The easiest way to connect from Santa Ana to SNA is to board a taxi or a bus. From the city center to SNA, taxis take about 15 minutes, while buses take approximately 50 minutes. However, you should note that travelers using buses are likely to pay half of what the taxis charge.

  • How can I spend my long layover at SNA?

    To conveniently spend your layover or waiting time at SNA, consider visiting the freely accessible Art Gallery on the Airside, Departure Level, North Concourse, opposite Gates 11 to 14. Alternatively, you can visit the observation decks in either the Business Complex for 02L arrivals or Airport Loop Drive, which offers the best view of the Runways 20L/R.

  • Where can travelers spend their night for their earliest morning flight from SNA?

    If you intend to catch your earliest morning flight from SNA, consider spending your night in the Hilton Irvine Orange County Airport hotel. The hotel is located about 0.25 miles from SNA. Despite its proximity to the departure terminal, the hotel will offer complimentary airport shuttle services.

  • Which kid-friendly options can I access at SNA airport?

    The kids' play area and baby care facilities are some kid-friendly options for travelers with kids. Among the baby care facilities is the breastfeeding and diaper changing room for travelers with kids in terminal B, between gates 11 and 12. Kids aged 2 and above can also enjoy coloring activities, playing games, reading books, and taking photos at the selfie station equipped with a giant teddy bear and with photo props within the Wish lounge. The Wish lounge is adjacent to the Nursing Mother's Lounge in Terminal B near gates 11 and 12.

  • What is Santa Ana also known as?

    Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty Airport’s airport code is SNA. It can also be referred to as J. Wayne/Orange Cnty, John Wayne, Orange County.

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

    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).

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

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

    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 your destination 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)?

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

Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of John Wayne (Santa Ana)

  • 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: Denver $183 one-way - $328 round-trip; Las Vegas $92 one-way - $148 round-trip; Chicago $283 one-way - $388 round-trip
  • Most travelers flying from Santa Ana to their destinations within and outside the United States consider using John Wayne Airport (SNA) as their departure airport. SNA is the primary international airport closest to Santa Ana. Its proximity to the city center (about 8 miles away) makes it ideal for most travelers connecting from the city center.
  • If you are traveling from Santa Ana to other cities within the United States, Long Beach Airport (LGB) will offer a better departure airport option than SNA. Unlike SNA, which is slightly busier compared to LGB due to the number of commercial flights, you will enjoy smooth baggage and security clearance at LGB due to few travelers boarding the domestic flights.
  • Among those airlines operating from SNA to the other airports within and outside California, Spirit and Frontier airlines offer the highest numbers of flights. Spirit Airlines offer the highest number of nonstop flights, while Frontier is arguably the airline with the highest number of single-stop flights from and to SNA.
  • If you're planning to park your car before boarding your flight from SNA, you should note that the Terminal Parking Structures C, A1, B2, and A2 tend to fill up quickly. You may have to leave enough time to find parking. Curbside Valet and the Main Street Parking Lot with complimentary shuttle service are the additional parking alternatives for SNA travelers.
  • Besides Santa Ana, SNA can also serve as the departure airport for international travelers from neighboring cities such as Anaheim, Long Beach, and Los Angeles. Anaheim is about 18 km (11 miles), Long Beach is about 20 miles, and Los Angeles is about 34 miles from SNA airport.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Ana to Worldwide? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4219 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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Red eye from San Diego. Temperature of the cabin was way too warm and the air duct flowed very little air.

6.0 GoodGordon, Jul 2026
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Red eye from San Diego. Temperature of the cabin was way too warm and the air duct flowed very little air.

I think Southwest is the number one airline that anyone can fly I have flown for the first time Frontier and what a joke and their customer service United was a very strange experience I'm only sticking to Southwest from here on out for sure

Great job Southwest! My family doesn't fly often but we felt safe the whole time.

Flight was delayed, full flight and I had to change gates. Southwest flights are always late later in the day.

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

The 700 model seating is too tight both seat size & leg room

Our flught was rerouted to another airport 60 minutes from our destination. We were told we would get Lyft vouchers to get us to our original destination. We did get vouchers, but when we arrived at the rerouted airport, we realized the vouchers were for a Lyft ride from the starting airport to our original destination. We were lead to believe that once we arrived at the rerouted airport, we could use the voucher from there. Nope. So we got stuck with a $100, 1-hour Uber ride. The flight staff was annoying. We were seated near the rear, and for the entire flight, both attendants were gossiping about some drama on Facebook. And they weren't being quiet about it. The back dozen rows or so could easily hear their entire conversation. I've flown Alaska Airlines many times before and have never had problems. This was an awful experience.

Never had so many staff members be rude and disrespectful. I had a staff member sarcastically call me “girly” after making me wait 20 minutes to be seen by her. I was able to print my luggage tag and she told me I was too late to check luggage I said the system obviously disagrees. And you had me wait way too long while you asked every single passenger ahead of me about their Disney vacations. She wasted so much time to then say “girly your bag won’t make it on the plane” I’m not her girly I’m a full grown adult. She needs to learn a hell of a lot of respect

On time, friendly and professional staff and crew Very nice new terminal in Spokane

Wi-Fi cut out for a bit, then resumed. Otherwise flawless flight.

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

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.

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.

Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

the flight was delayed twice and then delayed from taking off.

Was flying out of a small airport so that I could avoid long lines. However, Alaska Airlines wanted me to check in two hours in advance. I was there fifty minutes ahead of time, but because I didn't check in the Alaska Air app deleted the trip all together. By the time I was able to speak with someone and get a new boarding pass twenty minutes had passed and they wouldn't let me board the flight. Poor communication through the app, gate agents were unhelpful, and overall felt like Alaska Airlines doesn't care whether they do a good job or not. Will avoid as much as possible. Southwest Air seems like a better airline.

The back to back mechanical delays from Denver to San Diego and then on my return flight from Denver to Great Falls it added extra time both ways

The pilot was late so we didn’t take off til almost 2 hours late.

Flight was late, the only reason I almost missed my flight was that my connection was also late.

Baggage claim signs were not updated with my flight information, so I had to guess. The app wasn't updated either.

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

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

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.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Our experience with American Airlines was extremely disappointing and honestly made an already exhausting international journey much worse. After flying all the way from Melbourne and dealing with significant jet lag, the American Airlines experience at LAX was the last thing we needed. The terminal and boarding area felt very old and uncomfortable, with little to no air conditioning and only old fans running in the area. Boarding was also through outdoor stairs rather than a jet bridge, which felt especially inconvenient after such a long journey. Even though we were traveling First Class, the onboard experience was surprisingly poor. There were no meaningful snack options, no decent coffee available to order, and the aircraft was so small that there was barely enough overhead space for carry-on luggage. The staff experience was also disappointing and lacked the warmth or attentiveness we had experienced on our international flights. To make matters worse, the flight departed late, extending an already very long travel day. Overall, the combination of the outdated terminal, uncomfortable boarding process, limited First Class service, small aircraft, poor staff experience, and delay made this an extremely unpleasant final leg of our journey. It significantly worsened our exhaustion and jet lag rather than making the connection home easier. Unfortunately, this experience was bad enough that I do not plan to travel with American Airlines again in the future.

I was so hungry. No meals. Staff very nice. Seat arms armed too tight and didn’t go up. I was scheduled for First class, but was put on Standby, even though I made my reservation a while ago. Thank you.

Gate 461 the worst in LAX Boarding lacks professionalism And as usual, your food sucks.

The WiFi didn’t work entire flight, couldn’t watch a movie. The recline button didn’t work

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.

The flight encountered a delay exceeding 4 hours. The food voucher issued was valued at $12, insufficient to cover our meal expenses. Consequently, I was unable to take my medication, leading to a drop in blood sugar levels and exacerbating my anxiety.

Flights were on time. That's the main consideration since I had to change planes. The entertainment was whatever you bring with you and the food (in Economy) is non-existant. Neither of those was a surprise.

The gate crew did try to help, however they lacked the information as to whether the flight will operate or not. Being delayed 6 hours and in a limbo on whether the flight will operate or not is not fun. The airline having staffing issues is not encouraging at all.

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

I love to be able to connect my own devices to the entertainment system. It works great!

The seats are tiny and they don’t recline. The planes are dirty and very small. You have to pay for carry on and even the personal item that you’re allowed is smaller than with other airlines. Flights are usually delayed and there’s no screens or any amenities or entertainment.

I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.

It was awful ....my first time flying on it and I will NEVER fly it again ....everything about it was terrible .....most especially the flight attendants

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

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.

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.

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.

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