Cheap Flights from Santa Ana, CA to Chicago, IL from $66

Return flight: Chicago – Santa Ana

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 17 direct and 279 connecting flights from Santa Ana to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $66, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SNA-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Santa Ana to Chicago. 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
06:45 — 13:06
06:45 — 13:06 UA2649 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 21m
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07:55 — 14:05
07:55 — 14:05 AS4336 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 10m
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from$225
10:19 — 16:37
10:19 — 16:37 AS4756 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 18m
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from$222
10:30 — 16:41
10:30 — 16:41 UA2849 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 11m
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from$223
10:30 — 16:41
10:30 — 16:41 UA2075 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 11m
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from$250
10:38 — 16:52
10:38 — 16:52 AS4625 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 14m
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from$252
11:34 — 17:48
11:34 — 17:48 AS4714 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 14m
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from$240
12:01 — 20:54
12:22 — 15:49 F94372 Frontier Airlines
Santa Ana — Denver
1h 51m stop
08:50 — 12:13 F92210 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
6h 53m
including layover
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13:48 — 19:59
13:48 — 19:59 UA1383 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 11m
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from$223
13:48 — 19:59
13:48 — 19:59 UA276 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 11m
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14:02 — 20:13
14:02 — 20:13 UA1641 United Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 11m
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from$238
15:07 — 21:24
15:07 — 21:24 AS4237 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 17m
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from$222
15:09 — 21:24
15:09 — 21:24 AS4546 Alaska Airlines
Santa Ana — Chicago
4h 15m
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15:37 — 06:03
+1 day
15:37 — 16:58 NK1163 Spirit Airlines
Santa Ana — Las Vegas
7h 36m stop
00:34 — 06:03 NK1053 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
12h 26m
including layover
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19:58 — 06:03
+1 day
19:58 — 21:14 NK1447 Spirit Airlines
Santa Ana — Las Vegas
3h 20m stop
00:34 — 06:03 NK1053 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
8h 5m
including layover
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from$90
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Santa Ana and Chicago is 2792 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 06:45 to 21:15 from 3 Santa Ana airports and arrive 06:45 to 21:15 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 4h 11m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 10m
  • Average flight time 4h 11m
  • The earliest flight 06:45
  • The latest flight 21:15
  • Distance 1735 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are november (from 66 $), september (from 66 $), january (from 87 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 102 $), december (from 91 $), august (from 90 $).

What is the lowest airfare Santa Ana to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $66. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94372 flight by Frontier Airlines for September 24, 2025 which leaves John Wayne in Santa Ana at 12:01 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 20:54.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Santa Ana — Chicago is served by 7 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 55 departures per week at the price of from $ 127 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 619.

Direct flights

There are 17 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AS4336 by Alaska Airlines takes 4h 10m and the cheapest is F94372 by Frontier Airlines for $222.

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Connecting Flights

There are 279 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK870 by Spirit Airlines takes 5h 31m and the cheapest is F94372 by Frontier Airlines for $66.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • MX - Mexicana
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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 Santa Ana to Chicago from 3 airports (John Wayne, Santa Ana Heliport, Centerport Heliport).

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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Chicago airports

  • O'Hare International-ORD
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  • Midway-MDW
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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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