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KAYAK's insights & trends for Seattle to Orange County flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Seattle to Orange County to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Seattle to Orange County flight route?

The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Seattle found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $247 round-trip. The most popular route is from Seattle (SEA) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $247.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County?

The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $309 on average. Morning departures are around 16% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $368.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Seattle to Orange County?

No, with an average price for the route of $526, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Seattle to Orange County?

The cheapest month for flights from Seattle to Orange County is January, when tickets cost $185 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $363 and $352 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Seattle to Orange County?

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Orange County on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Seattle to Orange County. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Seattle to Orange County?

To get a below average price on the flight from Seattle to Orange County, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Flights from Seattle to Orange County: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Seattle to Orange County 
KimberlyFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jul 2024
When going to Disneyland fly to this airport. Only 8 miles from Disneyland and super quick to check in and check out. Highly recommend this airport!
Verified travelerFlew with Alaska Airlines-Aug 2024
Flight was delayed 9-1/2 hours. Make sure you have somewhere to go in you have to check out of your hotel.

FAQs - booking Orange County flights

  • Can I rent a car at John Wayne Airport (SNA)?

    Suppose you want to rent a car at SNA. If that’s the case, visit the lower level of the airport’s Arrivals area, between Terminals A and B. At this part of the airport, you will find counters for car rental agencies like Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, and National.

  • Where can I get assistance at John Wayne Airport?

    Suppose you need assistance once you land at John Wayne Airport. In that case, you’re welcome to visit the airport’s information desk, manned by friendly and knowledgeable staff situated across carousels 2 and 3 in the baggage claim area. Alternatively, you can seek assistance from one of the airport’s ambassadors, easily recognizable in their red vests.

  • Can I breastfeed my baby at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA)?

    If you plan to travel to Orange County with an infant, you can breastfeed him/her at SEA in the Mother’s Room situated inside the Kid’s Play Area or the nursing suites found near Gates A9, C10, N2, D10, D23, and the Main Terminal at the airport’s train station. If your child is a bit older, they can have fun at the airport’s play area, between Central Terminal and A Gates.

  • Is Seattle/Tacoma International Airport accessible to all?

    SEA is a disabled-friendly airport. To cater to disabled passengers that pass through it, it has invested in accessible restrooms spread throughout the airport, strategically placed ramps, and elevators. Additionally, it has invested in vision assistance by partnering with Aira to help people who are blind and have low vision safely navigate the airport and portable induction loops to amplify sounds for passengers with T-coil hearing aids. As if that’s not enough, it offers the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Lanyard program to cater to passengers with invisible disabilities.  

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Seattle to Orange County?

    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 Seattle to Orange County.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Seattle to Orange County?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Seattle to Orange County 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 Seattle to Orange County?

    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 Seattle to Orange County 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 Seattle to Orange County?

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Orange County

  • You can board your flight to Orange County at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle. Situated 23 km south of Downtown Seattle, this airport is a hub for Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Alternatively, you can board your flight at Paine Field Airport (PAE), approximately 40 km from Seattle. PAE has the more convenient boarding experience of the two, as it experiences lesser traffic.
  • Upon reaching Orange County, you will arrive at John Wayne Airport (SNA). Situated less than 10 km from the heart of Orange County, it is surrounded by cities such as Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa.
  • To travel to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport from Seattle, you can board a bus, tram, taxi, or shuttle. You should board a bus or hop in a shared shuttle if you’re on a budget, a taxi if you’re in a rush, and a tram if you’d like to balance speed and cost.
  • In case you’re a serving military officer or an immediate family member of one, you can comfortably wait for your flight at SEA’s remarkable USO Lounge. Situated on the Landside of the Main Terminal, this lounge boasts comfortable seating, magazines, tasty refreshments, and a variety of snacks.
  • You can fly from SEA to SNA directly, given that Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta offer non-stop flights on this route. Since the tickets for non-stop flights covering this route are usually in high demand, reserve yours as early as you can on KAYAK.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Seattle to Orange County

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Seattle to Orange County? 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 4195 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

4.0 OkayMather, Aug 2026
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Seated at front bulkhead for a smidge extra leg room away from home and on flight back home. Away crew was very proactive about assuring our carryons had space close behind us (because no seat in front of us our personal items had to be in a small bin overhead). They actively required passengers place overhead luggage on its side so more items could fit in bins. Home crew made no such efforts. I had to struggle back rows to get overhead bags upon landing, no crew help then either, and some disgruntled passengers as I and others retrieved our bags. There was a system that worked pretty well. The home bound crew just didn't feel like working.

Flight left on time and was early landing. Seats not comfortable and not enough space…

It would have been better if the flight was on time

No wifi, seems to be very common with Southwest currently. Everything else was normal.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

I really like open seating. I hate that I've heard this is going away. This is one of the unique things that makes Southwest my goto choice.

The people of SW Airlines really make it nice to fly.

More assistance and clarity for travelers with gate checking and lap children

Staff friendly. Impressed that she spray cleaned the seat when I voluntarily moved to another before take-off.

Plane late by an hour. Would be nice if it is on time

Pretty good flight. Airport lounge was dirty, crowded, and noisy.

My trip was delayed by more than two hours and missed my connecting flight to Fiji due to delayed they have to change my flight to United Airlines and stranded in San Francisco for 24 hours waiting for United next flight after almost 3 days I finally arrived in Brisbane airport but my luggage wasn’t here and now I still don’t have my luggage and still without my clothes and my needs. The first full day of my vacation is horrible because I don’t have any clothes and still trying to contact airline for luggage update and hopefully they will tell me the truth instead of misleading me and I end up waiting around without enjoying my vacation time here in Brisbane.

I was offered a selection of drinks and given a free snack. The flight was only a couple of hours, but we were trreated better than the transatlantic flight.

Hate the way they nickel and dime you on pricing. Extra for baggage, extra for a pre assigned seat. Make it one price and be done with it.

The flight got delayed for some unknown reason to us. Then, after boarding, we stayed grounded for almost an hour without any explanation or announcement. Then, finally lifted off. When we landed and made our way to baggage claim. The luggage took 30 minutes to come! It was past midnight due to the flight being delayed and my litter children were cranky and tired! It was not a great experience. Perhaps, more explanation of what is going on with the flight would be helpful!

Good flight, loved the snacks (Biscoff cookies). For boarding, they forgot to change the sign showing our group was boarding. Apparently, they had announced it, but the announcements overlapped with another gate announcements and no one could actually hear what they were saying. So a group of us were waiting....and finally asked and were told we could board.

overall no call for accessible while boarding. The crew member was little rude not bothering about the condition. Seat assigned was very uncomfortable.

NO ENTERTAINMENT OR WIFI OR FOOD. ONLY WATER TO DRINK AND SPICY PRESTLES TO TAL CHAEOS AT CHECKIN

Comfortable seats. Nice service online. Short flight, so not a lot of time to enjoy.

The flight was done by SkyWest only WIFI no entertainment center are available on the CRJ

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

The crew at Hawaiian Airlines was fantastic. Kind and hard working. The pilots were great with giving us all the updates to make sure we were informed.

We got surprised and switched to Alaska airline. Dirtiest tray and seats I have ever board on and we travel all the time. Help desk would not help by chat as I'm disabled to get my sets assigned tell me call Hawaiian air. I call Hawaiian air was told the flights RT are by Alaska. Make it short, worse flights of our life.

First class ticket. They ran out of food and I sat hungry watching the others eat

My experience was pleasant. It was perfect. That is enough🥰💃💖

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

It was not a good experience. When I went to check-in one of Alaska's employees told me I had to check-in with Hawaiian Airlines, which was on the opposite side of the airport. I made my way over and when I got to Hawaiian Airlines they told me I was in the wrong place. The employee saw the look of defeat in my face and was able to get someone to check me in and text me my boarding pass. I had to make my way all the way back to the other side of the airport and barely made my flight. I think it would be very helpful for employees to be more informed with these Hawaiian flights that are operated by Alaska so they are not rerouting people to the wrong terminals. Also, clear signage in the check-in area.

The ticket and bag check in was chaotic at SEATAC. No clear communication or signage for bag drop off.

Hawaiian and Alaska are at opposite ends of the Seattle airport. Apparently, during this time of transition through their merger, only people flying to Hawaii should go to the Hawaiian desk. So, I had to carry my luggage the entire length of the airport. Alaska's desks were sort of a temporary set up behind a wall, and even after all this, they (Alaska) had a great deal of difficulty confirming that I was on the flight, or that I had paid my checked bag fee. Now, they did try to compensate for all this confusion. There was an impressive number of agents, actively engaging and working with customers - not just standing behind the counter, but going out to them with pads in hand. It took some time, but I was squared away, and was apparently upgraded to a business class seat with lots of legroom (much appreciated). I was told this transition would last till August.

I'm was impressed with their service. Everything was great

Hawaiin airlines never let me know the alaska airlines confirmation number. it took chat and call with customer service to get that.

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

The ticketing agents were rude but then we had a great gate agent very nice we had to ride a buss out to where the plane was parked but it was in some back corner of the airport when we got to the plane the captain who was great btw was cleaning the plane because the same rude ticketing agent told them they we not contracted to vacuum the plane. The ride to las Vegas was fine We had a connecting flight to Dallas. The flight was fine but when we arrived in Dallas everyone who flew on any frontier airlines the picked up bags from baggage claim D15 had to wait over a hour for their bags to start we arrived at 11:30pm ish to the gate we didn't leave the baggage clamed till 12:50 am very not happy and i used to fly frontier 4 times a week for work in Denver i will not be using them again

Terrible communication with weather delay, lost baggage, near impossible to reach customer service

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

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.

I was surprised that all baggage, including carry on, were charged. Each additional bag went up in cost. Really disappointed in the additional costs.

The agent at check-in was strident, unwelcoming, and condescending to customers ahead of me.

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