Cheap Flights from Santa Ana, CA to Chicago, IL from $67

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 239 connecting flights from Santa Ana to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $67, 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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Best Flights from Santa Ana to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Santa Ana to Chicago with the lowest price of $67. The fastest direct flight takes 3h 59m and the fastest connecting – 5h 30m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $268 Find flight	14:15 Santa Ana John Wayne	20:22 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 7m	United Airlines	UA1535
from $408 Find flight	07:45 Santa Ana John Wayne	13:44 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 59m	Alaska Airlines	AS4336
from $496 Find flight	07:00 Santa Ana John Wayne	13:07 Chicago O'Hare International	4h 7m	United Airlines	UA1094
from $67 Find flight	14:08 Santa Ana John Wayne	00:17+1 день Chicago Midway	8h 9m layover 3h 19m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94372 F92210
from $92 Find flight	08:52 Santa Ana John Wayne	04:47+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	17h 55m layover 12h 52m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F91700 F92146
from $93 Find flight	18:14 Santa Ana John Wayne	11:44+1 день Chicago Midway	15h 30m layover 10h 45m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F93738 F92330
from $93 Find flight	18:14 Santa Ana John Wayne	19:28+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	23h 14m layover 18h 13m - Las Vegas	Frontier Airlines	F93738 F92146
from $97 Find flight	16:58 Santa Ana John Wayne	04:45+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	9h 47m layover 5h 9m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK874 NK182
from $153 Find flight	06:45 Santa Ana John Wayne	14:26 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 41m layover 0h 58m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK870 NK2858
from $153 Find flight	20:11 Santa Ana John Wayne	05:30+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	7h 19m layover 2h 36m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK2899 NK182
from $177 Find flight	13:05 Santa Ana John Wayne	01:52+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	10h 47m layover 5h 45m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F91720 F91828
from $187 Find flight	08:00 Santa Ana John Wayne	21:52 Chicago O'Hare International	11h 52m layover 6h 53m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK245 NK714
from $121 Find flight	15:26 Santa Ana John Wayne	05:30+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 4m layover 2h 15m - Oakland 3h 23m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK2897 NK983 NK182
from $121 Find flight	12:18 Santa Ana John Wayne	04:45+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	14h 27m layover 3h 45m - Oakland 4h 20m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK2897 NK3170 NK182
from $125 Find flight	06:45 Santa Ana John Wayne	18:59 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 14m layover 2h 40m - Las Vegas 1h 3m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK870 NK1723 NK1068
from $146 Find flight	06:45 Santa Ana John Wayne	06:25+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	21h 40m layover 4h 40m - Las Vegas 10h 33m - Los Angeles	Spirit Airlines	NK870 NK1495 NK486

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025

Flight Schedule Santa Ana (California) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:00 — 13:07	07:00 — 13:07 UA1946 United Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	4h 7m	Find flight from$269
07:00 — 13:07	07:00 — 13:07 UA1094 United Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	4h 7m	Find flight from$496
07:45 — 13:44	07:45 — 13:44 AS4336 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	3h 59m	Find flight from$408
10:46 — 16:45	10:46 — 16:45 UA2075 United Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	3h 59m	Find flight from$269
11:43 — 17:43	11:43 — 17:43 AS4546 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	4h	Find flight from$408
13:37 — 19:40	13:37 — 19:40 AS4238 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	4h 3m	Find flight from$420
14:15 — 20:22	14:15 — 20:22 UA1535 United Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	4h 7m	Find flight from$268
14:26 — 20:25	14:26 — 20:25 UA1641 United Airlines Santa Ana — Chicago	3h 59m	Find flight from$271
07:45 — 23:42	06:45 — 07:55 NK870 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 8h 54m stop 17:44 — 23:25 NK184 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	13h 57m including layover	Find flight from$217
08:52 — 04:47 +1 day	08:52 — 10:07 F91700 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 12h 52m stop 22:59 — 04:47 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	17h 55m including layover	Find flight from$92
08:52 — 06:33 +1 day	08:52 — 10:07 F91700 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 14h 52m stop 00:59 — 06:33 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	19h 41m including layover	Find flight from$92
10:39 — 23:59	10:18 — 13:19 AS1149 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Seattle 4h 20m stop 18:00 — 23:59 AS538 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	11h 20m including layover	Find flight from$222
10:47 — 00:48 +1 day	10:47 — 14:10 F94372 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Denver 7h 2m stop 21:12 — 00:48 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	12h 1m including layover	Find flight from$117
12:22 — 09:47 +1 day	12:22 — 15:49 F94372 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Denver 14h 21m stop 06:10 — 09:47 F91484 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	19h 25m including layover	Find flight from$67
13:05 — 01:52 +1 day	13:05 — 15:26 F91720 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Phoenix 5h 45m stop 21:11 — 01:52 F91828 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Chicago	10h 47m including layover	Find flight from$177
14:08 — 00:17 +1 day	12:22 — 15:49 F94372 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Denver 3h 19m stop 08:50 — 12:13 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	8h 9m including layover	Find flight from$67
14:57 — 06:10 +1 day	14:57 — 16:11 NK536 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 8h 19m stop 00:30 — 06:10 NK153 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	13h 13m including layover	Find flight from$187
15:29 — 16:27 +1 day	15:29 — 16:58 AS2274 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — San Francisco 17h 2m stop 10:00 — 16:27 AS598 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Chicago	22h 58m including layover	Find flight from$240
16:58 — 04:45 +1 day	16:58 — 18:08 NK874 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 5h 9m stop 23:17 — 04:45 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	9h 47m including layover	Find flight from$97
17:28 — 05:56 +1 day	17:28 — 20:28 AS1229 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Seattle 3h 31m stop 23:59 — 05:56 AS328 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	10h 28m including layover	Find flight from$233
17:52 — 23:59 +1 day	17:52 — 20:51 AS1203 Alaska Airlines Santa Ana — Seattle 21h 9m stop 18:00 — 23:59 AS538 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	28h 7m including layover	Find flight from$227
18:14 — 11:44 +1 day	18:04 — 19:15 F93738 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 10h 45m stop 06:11 — 11:48 F92330 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	15h 30m including layover	Find flight from$93
18:14 — 19:28 +1 day	18:04 — 19:15 F93738 Frontier Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 18h 13m stop 13:39 — 19:30 F92146 Frontier Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	23h 14m including layover	Find flight from$93
20:11 — 05:30 +1 day	19:53 — 21:01 NK2899 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 2h 36m stop 23:58 — 05:30 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	7h 19m including layover	Find flight from$153
06:45 — 18:59	06:45 — 07:51 NK870 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 2h 40m stop 10:31 — 11:50 NK1723 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 1h 3m stop 12:53 — 18:59 NK1068 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	10h 14m including layover	Find flight from$125
06:45 — 06:25 +1 day	06:45 — 07:51 NK870 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 4h 40m stop 12:31 — 13:50 NK1495 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 10h 33m stop 00:23 — 06:25 NK486 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	21h 40m including layover	Find flight from$146
09:23 — 21:52	09:23 — 10:42 NK839 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 1h 58m stop 12:40 — 14:10 NK247 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 1h 58m stop 16:08 — 21:52 NK714 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	10h 29m including layover	Find flight from$232
09:23 — 06:10 +1 day	09:23 — 10:42 NK839 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 5h 51m stop 16:33 — 18:05 NK190 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 6h 25m stop 00:30 — 06:10 NK153 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	18h 47m including layover	Find flight from$232
11:24 — 06:10 +1 day	09:06 — 10:29 NK872 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 2h 36m stop 15:00 — 16:28 NK3170 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 7h 42m stop 23:58 — 05:30 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	16h 46m including layover	Find flight from$226
11:24 — 06:10 +1 day	11:24 — 12:48 NK872 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 5h 52m stop 18:40 — 20:09 NK983 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 4h 26m stop 00:35 — 06:10 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	16h 46m including layover	Find flight from$226
12:18 — 04:45 +1 day	12:18 — 13:42 NK2897 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 3h 45m stop 17:27 — 18:57 NK3170 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 4h 20m stop 23:17 — 04:45 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	14h 27m including layover	Find flight from$121
13:48 — 12:18 +1 day	13:48 — 15:00 NK874 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 8h 55m stop 23:55 — 04:50 NK532 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 4h 48m stop 09:38 — 12:18 NK1145 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	20h 30m including layover	Find flight from$201
15:26 — 05:30 +1 day	12:18 — 13:42 NK2897 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Oakland 2h 15m stop 15:18 — 16:46 NK983 Spirit Airlines Oakland — Las Vegas 3h 23m stop 23:17 — 04:45 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	12h 4m including layover	Find flight from$121
16:58 — 06:25 +1 day	16:58 — 18:08 NK874 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 4h 2m stop 22:10 — 23:25 NK211 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 58m stop 00:23 — 06:25 NK486 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	11h 27m including layover	Find flight from$146
19:53 — 10:55 +1 day	19:53 — 21:01 NK2899 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 2h 58m stop 23:59 — 05:05 SY778 Sun Country Airlines Las Vegas — Minneapolis 4h 2m stop 09:07 — 10:55 SY259 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Chicago	13h 2m including layover	Find flight from$202
19:53 — 09:43 +1 day	19:53 — 21:01 NK2899 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 2h 51m stop 23:52 — 04:30 NK3710 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Dallas 2h 41m stop 07:11 — 09:43 NK3670 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	11h 50m including layover	Find flight from$211
20:11 — 12:05 +1 day	19:53 — 21:01 NK2899 Spirit Airlines Santa Ana — Las Vegas 2h 5m stop 23:27 — 00:47 NK211 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Los Angeles 5h 13m stop 06:00 — 12:05 NK466 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	13h 54m including layover	Find flight from$189

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 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 21:12 from 3 Santa Ana airports and arrive 06:45 to 21:12 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 4h 2m.

The fastest flight 3h 59m
Average flight time 4h 2m
The earliest flight 06:45
The latest flight 21:12
Distance 1735 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are november (from 67 $), january (from 89 $), february (from 92 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 94 $), february (from 92 $), january (from 89 $).

What is the lowest airfare Santa Ana to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $67. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94372 flight by Frontier Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves John Wayne in Santa Ana at 14:08 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 00:17.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Santa Ana — Chicago is served by 4 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 62 departures per week at the price of from $ 196 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 694.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2075 by United Airlines takes 3h 59m and the cheapest is F94372 by Frontier Airlines for $268.

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Connecting Flights

There are 239 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK874 by Spirit Airlines takes 5h 30m and the cheapest is F94372 by Frontier Airlines for $67.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Santa Ana to Chicago from 3 airports (John Wayne, Santa Ana Heliport, Centerport Heliport).

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John Wayne-SNA

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Centerport Heliport-JOC

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Santa Ana by 4 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Top Domestic Destinations from Santa Ana

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