Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to Santa Ana, CA from $85

Return flight: Santa Ana – Houston

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 9 direct and 280 connecting flights from Houston to Santa Ana. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $85, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HOU-SNA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Houston to Santa Ana depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Houston and Santa Ana is 2179 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:02 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:02 to 3 Santa Ana airports. Average flight time is 3h 30m.

  • The fastest flight 3h 29m
  • Average flight time 3h 30m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 23:02
  • Distance 1354 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Santa Ana are august (from 85 $), october (from 92 $), september (from 93 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 493 $), november (from 309 $), december (from 295 $).

What is the lowest airfare Houston to Santa Ana?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $85. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1422 flight by Spirit Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 14:49 am and arrives at Santa Ana John Wayne at 21:41.

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Flight Schedule Houston (Texas) to Santa Ana (California)

07:00 — 11:11
6h 11m flight time
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06:00 — 07:40 Houston — Denver
F93229 Frontier Airlines
1h 1m stop
09:42 — 11:10 Denver — Santa Ana
F94371 Frontier Airlines
09:30 — 10:59
3h 29m flight time
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from$296
Houston — Santa Ana
UA1383 United Airlines
12:20 — 12:01+1day
25h 41m flight time
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from$91
12:20 — 14:24 Houston — Provo
G41604 Allegiant Air
20h 51m stop
11:15 — 12:01 Provo — Santa Ana
G43244 Allegiant Air
12:20 — 08:46+1day
22h 26m flight time
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12:20 — 14:24 Houston — Provo
G41604 Allegiant Air
17h 36m stop
08:00 — 08:46 Provo — Santa Ana
G43233 Allegiant Air
12:20 — 13:49
3h 29m flight time
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Houston — Santa Ana
UA2728 United Airlines
12:20 — 13:49
3h 29m flight time
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from$297
Houston — Santa Ana
UA1345 United Airlines
12:25 — 14:01
3h 36m flight time
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from$303
Houston — Santa Ana
UA1644 United Airlines
12:25 — 14:01
3h 36m flight time
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from$305
Houston — Santa Ana
UA256 United Airlines
13:07 — 19:46
8h 39m flight time
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13:07 — 13:49 Houston — Phoenix
F94181 Frontier Airlines
4h 35m stop
18:28 — 19:46 Phoenix — Santa Ana
F94591 Frontier Airlines
14:49 — 21:41
8h 52m flight time
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14:49 — 15:56 Houston — Las Vegas
NK1422 Spirit Airlines
4h 34m stop
20:30 — 21:41 Las Vegas — Santa Ana
NK891 Spirit Airlines
17:44 — 21:41
5h 57m flight time
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17:44 — 18:54 Houston — Las Vegas
NK890 Spirit Airlines
1h 36m stop
20:30 — 21:41 Las Vegas — Santa Ana
NK891 Spirit Airlines
20:07 — 21:41
3h 34m flight time
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Houston — Santa Ana
UA781 United Airlines
20:30 — 22:00
3h 30m flight time
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Houston — Santa Ana
UA2731 United Airlines
20:30 — 22:00
3h 30m flight time
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Houston — Santa Ana
UA675 United Airlines
22:04 — 11:10+1day
15h 6m flight time
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22:04 — 23:48 Houston — Denver
F93227 Frontier Airlines
9h 54m stop
09:43 — 11:11 Denver — Santa Ana
F94371 Frontier Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Houston 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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 23, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Houston — Santa Ana is served by 7 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 88 departures per week at the price of from $ 138 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 12184.

Direct flights

There are 9 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1383 by United Airlines takes 3h 29m and the cheapest is NK1422 by Spirit Airlines for $296.

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Connecting Flights

There are 280 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS6754 by Alaska Airlines takes 5h 23m and the cheapest is NK1422 by Spirit Airlines for $85.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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Airports

You can fly from Houston to Santa Ana from 15 airports (Ellington Field, West Houston, Hobby, Park Ten Heliport, Andrau Airpark, George Bush, Greenway Plaza H/P, David Wayne Hooks, Transco Twr Galleria, Westchase Hilton H/P, Spaceland, Woodlawns, Marriot Astrodome Heliport, Central Bus. District, Houston Municipal).

Houston airports

  • Ellington Field-EFD
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  • West Houston-IWS
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  • Hobby-HOU
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  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
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  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
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  • George Bush-IAH
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  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
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  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
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  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
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  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
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  • Spaceland-SPX
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  • Woodlawns-JWL
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  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
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  • Central Bus. District-JDX
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  • Houston Municipal-SGR
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Santa Ana airports

  • John Wayne-SNA
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  • Santa Ana Heliport-DNT
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  • Centerport Heliport-JOC
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