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

Return flight: Houston – Santa Ana

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 245 connecting flights from Santa Ana to Houston. 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 SNA-HOU 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 Santa Ana to Houston depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Santa Ana and Houston is 2179 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 15 Houston airports. Average flight time is 3h 16m.

  • The fastest flight 3h 16m
  • Average flight time 3h 16m
  • The earliest flight 06:45
  • The latest flight 21:15
  • Distance 1354 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Houston are august (from 85 $), september (from 93 $), july (from 98 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 117 $), july (from 98 $), september (from 93 $).

What is the lowest airfare Santa Ana to Houston?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $85. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK870 flight by Spirit Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves John Wayne in Santa Ana at 06:45 am and arrives at Houston George Bush at 19:10.

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

06:45 — 19:10
10h 25m flight time
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06:45 — 07:57 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK870 Spirit Airlines
6h 6m stop
14:03 — 19:10 Las Vegas — Houston
NK880 Spirit Airlines
06:45 — 00:19+1day
15h 34m flight time
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from$103
06:45 — 07:57 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK870 Spirit Airlines
1h 45m stop
09:42 — 11:03 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
NK711 Spirit Airlines
7h 54m stop
18:57 — 00:19 Los Angeles — Houston
NK804 Spirit Airlines
08:00 — 13:16
3h 16m flight time
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from$303
Santa Ana — Houston
UA1852 United Airlines
08:00 — 13:16
3h 16m flight time
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from$306
Santa Ana — Houston
UA2294 United Airlines
08:15 — 13:37
3h 22m flight time
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from$297
Santa Ana — Houston
UA1478 United Airlines
08:15 — 13:37
3h 22m flight time
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from$299
Santa Ana — Houston
UA1646 United Airlines
12:08 — 17:24
3h 16m flight time
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from$297
Santa Ana — Houston
UA1352 United Airlines
12:18 — 23:25
9h 7m flight time
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from$101
12:01 — 15:35 Santa Ana — Denver
F94372 Frontier Airlines
4h 5m stop
19:53 — 23:36 Denver — Houston
F92996 Frontier Airlines
15:04 — 20:25
3h 21m flight time
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from$297
Santa Ana — Houston
UA500 United Airlines
15:15 — 20:31
3h 16m flight time
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from$303
Santa Ana — Houston
UA434 United Airlines
15:31 — 00:07+1day
6h 36m flight time
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15:31 — 16:45 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK874 Spirit Airlines
2h 12m stop
18:57 — 00:07 Las Vegas — Houston
NK2394 Spirit Airlines
15:37 — 05:35+1day
11h 58m flight time
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15:37 — 16:58 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK1163 Spirit Airlines
2h 1m stop
18:59 — 20:16 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
NK1551 Spirit Airlines
3h 56m stop
00:12 — 05:35 Los Angeles — Houston
NK1144 Spirit Airlines
15:37 — 05:35+1day
11h 58m flight time
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15:37 — 16:58 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK1163 Spirit Airlines
4h 39m stop
21:37 — 22:50 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
NK1657 Spirit Airlines
1h 22m stop
00:12 — 05:35 Los Angeles — Houston
NK1144 Spirit Airlines
15:37 — 11:04+1day
17h 27m flight time
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15:37 — 16:58 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK1163 Spirit Airlines
4h 39m stop
21:37 — 22:50 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
NK1657 Spirit Airlines
6h 55m stop
05:45 — 11:04 Los Angeles — Houston
NK1205 Spirit Airlines
15:37 — 11:04+1day
17h 27m flight time
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15:37 — 16:58 Santa Ana — Las Vegas
NK1163 Spirit Airlines
2h 1m stop
18:59 — 20:16 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
NK1551 Spirit Airlines
9h 29m stop
05:45 — 11:04 Los Angeles — Houston
NK1205 Spirit Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Santa Ana to Houston. 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 Santa Ana — Houston is served by 7 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 34 departures per week at the price of from $ 139 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 8536.

Direct flights

There are 7 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1352 by United Airlines takes 3h 16m and the cheapest is NK870 by Spirit Airlines for $297.

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Connecting Flights

There are 245 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS4335 by Alaska Airlines takes 5h 18m and the cheapest is NK870 by Spirit Airlines for $85.

  • 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 Houston 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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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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