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$104 Find cheap flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

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Cheap flight deals from Reagan-National to Santa Ana (DCA-SNA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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12:59 pm - 6:22 pmDCA-SNA
8h 23m1 stop
7:12 pm - 12:09 pmSNA-DCA
13h 57m1 stop
$180Frontier
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Fri, Aug 23 - Tue, Aug 27
12:59 pm - 6:22 pmDCA-SNA
8h 23m1 stop
7:12 pm - 12:09 pmSNA-DCA
13h 57m1 stop
$184Frontier
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Tue, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 20
1:55 pm - 7:41 pmDCA-SNA
8h 46m1 stop
9:30 pm - 9:00 amSNA-DCA
8h 30m1 stop
$398Delta
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Tue, Aug 6 - Thu, Aug 8
6:00 am - 10:40 amDCA-SNA
7h 40m1 stop
11:41 am - 9:40 pmSNA-DCA
6h 59m1 stop
$402Delta
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Sat, Aug 3 - Wed, Aug 7
9:50 am - 7:24 pmDCA-SNA
12h 34m1 stop
8:09 am - 11:18 pmSNA-DCA
12h 09m1 stop
$413American Airlines
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Tue, Nov 5 - Tue, Nov 12
11:30 am - 6:20 pmDCA-SNA
9h 50m2 stops
6:45 am - 4:22 pmSNA-DCA
6h 37m1 stop
$417American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 4 - Sat, Aug 3
4:20 pm - 9:14 amDCA-SNA
19h 54m1 stop
6:15 pm - 5:02 pmSNA-DCA
19h 47m2 stops
$431United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 27 - Fri, Aug 30
4:40 pm - 9:11 amDCA-SNA
19h 31m2 stops
6:15 pm - 2:06 pmSNA-DCA
16h 51m2 stops
$441United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 19
9:30 am - 3:34 pmDCA-SNA
33h 04m2 stops
8:00 am - 9:59 pmSNA-DCA
10h 59m1 stop
$554Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 3
6:00 am - 4:39 pmDCA-SNA
13h 39m2 stops
7:50 pm - 4:12 pmSNA-DCA
17h 22m1 stop
$595Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 11

Flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

The average price of all flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Santa Ana on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana is September, where tickets cost $394 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of tickets is $592 and $584 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 87 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $180 on Frontier, followed by Delta ($398). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $104 on Frontier and from $198 on Delta.

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September

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March

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When to book flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Reagan-National to Santa Ana based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Reagan Washington National Airport to John Wayne (Santa Ana) flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Santa Ana was $104 for a one-way ticket and $180 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Reagan Washington National Airport and Santa Ana?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and Santa Ana, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $516 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $405 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Santa Ana from Reagan Washington National Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Santa Ana with an airline and back to Reagan Washington National Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Reagan Washington National Airport and SNA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Reagan Washington National Airport to Santa Ana?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Santa Ana from Reagan Washington National Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Reagan-National to Santa Ana? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9269 reviews
7.3Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.6Crew
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It was an okay experience overall. But, I’m quite tall and sitting in those seats was horrific and so uncomfortable. The flight attendants were quite rude when enforcing the procedures for take off and landing.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2024EWR - LAX
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It was an okay experience overall. But, I’m quite tall and sitting in those seats was horrific and so uncomfortable. The flight attendants were quite rude when enforcing the procedures for take off and landing.

It was cancelled due to crew. I missed a special family graduation due to this

I had never flown Alaska Airlines before. I’ll definitely use them again. Seats were comfortable and roomier than expected.

Seats lack shoulder and elbow room. The lady next to me was short and slightly heavy with knee problems, she kept jabbing me with her elbow while playing her game on her phone for 2 hours, the duration of the whole flight. It was frustrating and annoying! I was in the middle seat, there was no space to adjust to avoid her arm jabbing me.

I like the big picture of the Eskimo on the tail of the plane.

Being seated next to the engine was awful! I was nauseous the entire trip from pre-take-off, flying to landing. The engine vibration was very strong!

The crew was the best I’ve had the experience of flying with. A misbehaving child was making things difficult for me with bopping my tray table, taking my snack, and continually tapping or bumping me. The crew quietly and respectfully moved me to another seat, and thanked me for my patience. They couldn’t have been more kind. Their professionalism really stood out to me and I am more than happy to leave a great review for them!

I would have appreciated notification that our flight was moved to another gate LAST MINUTE so that we would not have missed it. We got no such notice and had to spend another night to catch an available flight in the morning, which was huge inconvenience. We will never fly Alaska again.

Flight was delayed 2 hours. It was too cold inside the cabin. My seat mate had no jacket so she was shivering the entire flight. The stewardess says there’s no available blanket.

The airline was way too cold. We were freezing, I don’t know if that is normal. Overall it was pretty good flight. Always flown Alaska Airlines and I am not changing.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

The plane was delayed 2 hours. The wifi did not work. The seat in first class was not comfortable because the bottom felt like it lost all of its padding. And I did not like when the flight attendant made me wait at my seat to use the bathroom and didn't tell me why. If there were too many people using the 1st Class bathroom, she should have told me to go in the back, coach bathrooms. I guess I have to feel fortunate that they found 2 local pilots to still fly the plane tonight after the original pilots ended up at an airport 60 miles away due to high winds.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

The control panel for the seat back screen did not work at all after takeoff.

The crew was nice but the people going to Orange County are so entitled. Everyone thinks everything is suppose for be perfect for them. Tough crowd.

How they treated my luggage was horrible. And foods are not edible… Flight attendants were not listening my request. Etc

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Wasn’t very crowded. Seamless processes. No issues traveling with two little kids.

This is by far the worst experience I have had with American Airlines. The start of this trip was a complete disaster. I purposely planned my trip so that I would weather any delays so that I could make very important meeting at the Pentagon. My flight was cancelled because of maintenance and I was put on the first flight the next day but I was late to the meeting. After a long week at the Pentagon I just wanted to go home and my flight home which was early in the day was delayed. Eventually the flight was delayed until the next day. I was not authorized a hotel room because DCA was my point of origin. So I paid for a hotel out of pocket. The flight this morning was boarded then deplaned because the aircraft was hot. The flow of information was not happening in DCA and made it worse when the news was bad. I am going to take a break from American for my next few military flights. Hopefully whatever has been going on with American Airlines will be resolved.

AA1537 the AC was not working properly. It was very hot and uncomfortable.

Overall the flights pretty good. The snacks we’re good and they were plenty of them. Both boarding and deplaning went quickly.

Delayed abs delayed Gate crew giving poor info - we are definitely leaving at —- Ultimately to cancel flight after 4+ hours of delays Just cancel it earlier

The flight was scheduled to depart DCA at 12:30 pm but was delayed twice on the ground so that we were finally scheduled to depart at around 4:00 pm. Once we boarded, it was announced that takeoff would be delayed again to fix a hydraulic problem which delayed our eventual takeoff until around 5:00 pm. Once we departed, it was a smooth flight back to ORD. We did not get any explanation about what caused the original significant delay. In my experience, this happens frequently with AA.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

Everything was on time; the flight attendants and the gate personnel were very pleasant and helpful.

Our second leg to Jackson WY was unable to land due to weather. We were flown back to Dallas after stopping in SLC. We were given hotel rooms and vouchers. We were told that we would be back on the same plane in the morning. Instead we were given a different flight with different seats. Not a good experience. No one knew what was going on.

Perfect flight. On time departure and early arrival. Smooth flight.

Awful! The flight was delayed and we sat on the plane in DCA for an hour because fuel was out in the wrong part of the plane and would not be accessible during flight. So the plane had to be refueled in correct tank. They also allowed someone to get off of the plane. This delayed my six hour flight by an hour and made me miss my connecting flight. I ran to new gate and American Airlines agents new about the delay and even knew that I was trying to make the connection. They knew thru communication with my friend while in flight that I was in the airport and running to the new gate and they still closed the gate and refused to let me on the new flight despite plane still being at the gate. It was horrible and I had to be rebooked on a flight for 24 hours later. This has been a nightmare and if American Airlines can cause customers to be delayed and then have zero empathy as having an on time flight was more important to them than helping a customer who was delayed by no fault of her own, then it's seems that it's not a company that I want to continue to give my loyalty to. I'm so disgusted.

I did not enjoy the trip home on Frontier for several reasons: there is too much cost besides the flight, which was more than I would normally pay, then having to pay for luggage, and carry-on, seat (if you want to reserve when booking) then you must pay over $3 for a can of soda, and $4 for a snack. A cup of water is free.

8 hr delay. had to buy another ticket with another airline

The agent at check-in was strident, unwelcoming, and condescending to customers ahead of me.

9hrs delay and didn’t provided anything until after flight landed $75 voucher for fiuture travel no meals or anything.

They cancelled the flight then did nothing to help us rebook. It was awful - I won’t fly with them again

The truck that was refueling the plane drove away with the hose still connected to the plane and ripped part of the plane off with it

The boarding time. I was in Section 1 the lady in charge just let people in section 3 without see us. Make a line , I have to step out and ask her. We were in the line and she just take my ticket and that’s it, so if I don’t ask her she could leave us at the end! We paid more for that privilege and. She doesn’t care….

See my previous comment which is mostly about our flight from Phoenix to SFO

The check in at the airport was awful. Told I need to pay for a bag. The item was taken at screening. I went back to get my $ back and they gave me a coupon with a QR code that doesn’t work. Worst costumer service ever!!!!!

4 hour delay because they used our aircraft to fly a different segment (per the captain)

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/19Mon
1 stopFrontier
26h 23mDCA-SNA
$104
6/25Tue
1 stopFrontier
10h 07mDCA-SNA
$145
7/3Wed
1 stopDelta
7h 19mDCA-SNA
$198
7/20Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 10mDCA-SNA
$214
8/16Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
15h 51mDCA-SNA
$226
7/12Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 09mDCA-SNA
$228
11/18Mon
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
16h 19mDCA-SNA
$286
11/6Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
28h 35mDCA-SNA
$300
7/20Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 26mDCA-SNA
$359
6/25Tue
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
28h 04mDCA-SNA
$412

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Last minute flights from Reagan-National to Santa Ana

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Washington, D.C. to Santa Ana that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/15Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 57mDCA-SNA
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 35mSNA-DCA
$827
6/14Fri
multi-stopFrontier
17h 36mDCA-SNA
6/16Sun
multi-stopFrontier
14h 44mSNA-DCA
$866
6/13Thu
multi-stopFrontier
13h 55mDCA-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopFrontier
19h 11mSNA-DCA
$876
6/15Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 44mDCA-SNA
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 35mSNA-DCA
$993
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 25mDCA-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 35mSNA-DCA
$1,008
6/14Fri
multi-stopFrontier
9h 17mDCA-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopFrontier
19h 11mSNA-DCA
$1,186
6/15Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
12h 23mDCA-SNA
6/16Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 26mSNA-DCA
$1,203

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Reagan Washington National Airport - Santa Ana Flights

Departure:

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)United States

Destination:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA)United States

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John Wayne (Santa Ana) - Reagan Washington National Airport

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