Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Santa Ana, CA from $148
Return flight: Santa Ana – Chicago
On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 6 direct and 66 connecting flights from Chicago to Santa Ana. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $148, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-SNA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.
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Cheapest flights in November: $148 (one-way), $254 (round-trip).
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Best Flights from Chicago to Santa Ana Today
Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Santa Ana with the lowest price of $148. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 29m and the fastest connecting – 6h 26m.
| Price | Departure | Arrival | Flight Duration | Airline | Flight |
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| from $214 | 19:55 Chicago O'Hare International | 22:30 Santa Ana John Wayne | 4h 35m | United Airlines | UA308 |
| from $262 | 19:45 Chicago O'Hare International | 22:30 Santa Ana John Wayne | 4h 45m | United Airlines | UA1144 |
| from $304 | 08:58 Chicago O'Hare International | 11:48 Santa Ana John Wayne | 4h 50m | United Airlines | UA691 |
| from $323 | 08:24 Chicago O'Hare International | 10:53 Santa Ana John Wayne | 4h 29m | Alaska Airlines | AS4546 |
| from $148 | 13:39 Chicago O'Hare International | 21:41 Santa Ana John Wayne | 10h 2m layover 4h 45m - Las Vegas | Spirit Airlines | NK150 NK250 |
| from $155 | 14:07 Chicago O'Hare International | 20:20 Santa Ana John Wayne | 8h 13m layover 0h 45m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS335 AS1104 |
| from $155 | 07:45 Chicago O'Hare International | 14:08 Santa Ana John Wayne | 8h 23m layover 0h 52m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS333 AS1190 |
| from $155 | 07:45 Chicago O'Hare International | 15:26 Santa Ana John Wayne | 9h 41m layover 2h 4m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS333 AS1228 |
| from $155 | 07:45 Chicago O'Hare International | 16:46 Santa Ana John Wayne | 11h 1m layover 3h 29m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS333 AS1202 |
| from $184 | 17:28 Chicago O'Hare International | 14:08+1 день Santa Ana John Wayne | 22h 40m layover 15h 9m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS353 AS1190 |
| from $190 | 10:00 Chicago O'Hare International | 17:09 Santa Ana John Wayne | 9h 9m layover 1h 43m - Seattle | Alaska Airlines | AS462 AS1202 |
| from $198 | 18:55 Chicago O'Hare International | 09:28+1 день Santa Ana John Wayne | 16h 33m layover 9h 19m - Portland | Alaska Airlines | AS412 AS1298 |
| from $192 | 18:55 Chicago O'Hare International | 11:40+1 день Santa Ana John Wayne | 18h 45m layover 9h 9m - Seattle 0h 55m - San Francisco | Alaska Airlines | AS421 AS3369 AS3411 |
| from $199 | 10:47 Chicago O'Hare International | 21:41 Santa Ana John Wayne | 12h 54m layover 2h 15m - Los Angeles 3h 38m - Las Vegas | Spirit Airlines | NK1676 NK255 NK250 |
| from $199 | 07:20 Chicago O'Hare International | 21:41 Santa Ana John Wayne | 16h 21m layover 7h 12m - Dallas 2h 49m - Las Vegas | Spirit Airlines | NK824 NK2393 NK891 |
| from $199 | 06:45 Chicago O'Hare International | 21:41 Santa Ana John Wayne | 16h 56m layover 4h 33m - Los Angeles 5h 29m - Las Vegas | Spirit Airlines | NK467 NK1494 NK891 |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 15, 2025
Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Santa Ana (California)
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Santa Ana. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
| Departure | Arrival | Flight Details | Flight Duration | Price |
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08:24 — 10:53
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08:24 — 10:53
AS4546
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 29m |
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08:58 — 11:48
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08:58 — 11:48
UA691
United Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 50m |
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10:04 — 12:39
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10:04 — 12:39
AS4238
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 35m |
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16:05 — 18:41
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16:05 — 18:41
UA1983
United Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 36m |
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19:45 — 22:30
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19:45 — 22:30
UA1144
United Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 45m |
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19:55 — 22:30
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19:55 — 22:30
UA308
United Airlines
Chicago — Santa Ana
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4h 35m |
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05:45 — 11:19
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05:45 — 08:44
UA2622
United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
46m stop
09:30 — 11:19
UA1383
United Airlines
Houston — Santa Ana
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7h 34m including layover |
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05:45 — 14:16
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05:45 — 08:44
UA2622
United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
3h 41m stop
12:25 — 14:16
UA1578
United Airlines
Houston — Santa Ana
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10h 31m including layover |
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06:30 — 19:03
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06:30 — 09:24
UA1962
United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
8h 1m stop
17:25 — 19:03
UA5650
United Airlines
San Francisco — Santa Ana
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14h 33m including layover |
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07:45 — 14:08
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07:00 — 09:38
AS333
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
52m stop
11:25 — 14:10
AS1190
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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8h 23m including layover |
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07:45 — 15:26
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07:00 — 09:38
AS333
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
2h 4m stop
13:48 — 16:33
AS1228
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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9h 41m including layover |
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08:45 — 13:11
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08:45 — 10:35
UA1733
United Airlines
Chicago — Denver
1h 5m stop
11:40 — 13:11
UA1320
United Airlines
Denver — Santa Ana
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6h 26m including layover |
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08:45 — 15:01
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08:45 — 10:35
UA1733
United Airlines
Chicago — Denver
2h 55m stop
13:30 — 15:01
UA472
United Airlines
Denver — Santa Ana
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8h 16m including layover |
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10:00 — 17:09
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10:00 — 12:43
AS462
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
1h 43m stop
14:26 — 17:09
AS1202
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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9h 9m including layover |
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12:45 — 18:51
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12:45 — 15:47
UA2417
United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
1h 13m stop
17:00 — 18:51
UA1611
United Airlines
Houston — Santa Ana
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8h 6m including layover |
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12:45 — 19:03
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12:45 — 15:38
UA1878
United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
1h 47m stop
17:25 — 19:03
UA5650
United Airlines
San Francisco — Santa Ana
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8h 18m including layover |
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13:39 — 21:41
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13:39 — 15:45
NK150
Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Las Vegas
4h 45m stop
20:30 — 21:41
NK250
Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Santa Ana
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10h 2m including layover |
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14:07 — 20:20
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13:05 — 15:45
AS335
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
45m stop
17:48 — 20:25
AS1104
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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8h 13m including layover |
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14:07 — 08:45
+1 day
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14:07 — 16:55
AS335
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
13h 5m stop
06:00 — 08:45
AS1326
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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20h 38m including layover |
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15:40 — 22:15
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15:40 — 18:43
UA2678
United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
1h 41m stop
20:24 — 22:15
UA1358
United Airlines
Houston — Santa Ana
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8h 35m including layover |
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from$224 |
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16:05 — 09:26
+1 day
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16:05 — 18:44
AS413
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Portland
12h 16m stop
07:00 — 09:26
AS2273
Alaska Airlines
Portland — Santa Ana
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19h 21m including layover |
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17:28 — 14:08
+1 day
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17:28 — 20:11
AS353
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
15h 9m stop
11:20 — 14:08
AS1190
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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22h 40m including layover |
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17:28 — 15:26
+1 day
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17:28 — 20:11
AS353
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
16h 29m stop
12:40 — 15:26
AS1228
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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23h 58m including layover |
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18:55 — 17:02
+1 day
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18:55 — 21:46
AS421
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
16h 35m stop
14:21 — 17:02
AS1202
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Santa Ana
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24h 7m including layover |
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19:00 — 09:21
+1 day
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18:55 — 21:54
AS597
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
9h 41m stop
07:49 — 09:20
AS2131
Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Santa Ana
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16h 21m including layover |
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06:45 — 21:41
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06:09 — 08:42
NK467
Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 33m stop
15:43 — 16:58
NK1494
Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Las Vegas
5h 29m stop
21:11 — 22:20
NK891
Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Santa Ana
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16h 56m including layover |
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10:47 — 21:41
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10:47 — 13:26
NK1676
Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
2h 15m stop
15:41 — 16:52
NK255
Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Las Vegas
3h 38m stop
20:30 — 21:41
NK250
Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Santa Ana
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12h 54m including layover |
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from$199 |
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18:55 — 11:40
+1 day
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18:55 — 21:46
AS421
Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
9h 9m stop
06:55 — 09:11
AS3369
Alaska Airlines
Seattle — San Francisco
55m stop
10:06 — 11:40
AS3411
Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Santa Ana
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18h 45m including layover |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 15, 2025
Flight Information
Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Santa Ana depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.
Distance between Chicago and Santa Ana is 2792 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:45 to 19:55 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:45 to 19:55 to 3 Santa Ana airports. Average flight time is 4h 36m.
- The fastest flight 4h 29m
- Average flight time 4h 36m
- The earliest flight 05:45
- The latest flight 19:55
- Distance 1735 ml
The cheapest months to travel to Santa Ana are january (from 148 $), february (from 148 $), november (from 153 $).
The most expensive months are december (from 192 $), november (from 153 $), february (from 148 $).
What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Santa Ana?
The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $148. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK150 flight by Spirit Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 13:39 am and arrives at Santa Ana John Wayne at 21:41.
Economy class
$148
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Popular Airlines on the Route
The flight Chicago — Santa Ana is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 27 departures per week at the price of from $ 155 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Transat airline - from $ 401.
Direct flights
There are 6 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS4546 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 29m and the cheapest is NK150 by Spirit Airlines for $214.
- AS - Alaska Airlinesfrom $323Find
- UA - United Airlinesfrom $214Find
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Connecting Flights
There are 66 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1733 by United Airlines takes 6h 26m and the cheapest is NK150 by Spirit Airlines for $148.
- AS - Alaska Airlinesfrom $155Find
- PD - Porter Airlinesfrom $377Find
- UA - United Airlinesfrom $223Find
- NK - Spirit Airlinesfrom $148Find
- TS - Air Transatfrom $401Find
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Airports
You can fly from Chicago to Santa Ana from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).
Chicago airports
- O'Hare International-ORDfrom $148Find
- Midway-MDWfrom $377Find
- Dupage County-DPAFind
- Chicago FSS-CHIFind
- Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGXFind
- Pal-Waukee-PWKFind
- Chicago NAS-NOHFind
Santa Ana airports
- John Wayne-SNAFind
- Santa Ana Heliport-DNTFind
- Centerport Heliport-JOCFind
Airplanes
There are flights to Santa Ana from Chicago by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.
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