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$133 Find cheap flights from Charleston to Santa Ana

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Cheap flight deals from Charleston to Santa Ana (CHS-SNA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Charleston 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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8:10 am - 9:41 pmCHS-SNA
16h 31m1 stop
4:30 pm - 6:49 amSNA-CHS
11h 19m1 stop
$247Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 10
8:10 am - 9:41 pmCHS-SNA
16h 31m1 stop
4:30 pm - 5:35 pmSNA-CHS
22h 05m3 stops
$265Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 10
4:57 pm - 9:55 pmCHS-SNA
7h 58m1 stop
4:30 pm - 6:49 amSNA-CHS
11h 19m1 stop
$269Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 20
12:52 pm - 11:59 amCHS-SNA
26h 07m2 stops
4:30 pm - 6:49 amSNA-CHS
11h 19m1 stop
Tue, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 20
12:52 pm - 11:59 amCHS-SNA
26h 07m2 stops
7:45 am - 3:59 pmSNA-CHS
29h 14m3 stops
Tue, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 20
4:34 pm - 3:11 pmCHS-SNA
25h 37m1 stop
6:30 pm - 3:22 pmSNA-CHS
17h 52m1 stop
$369United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 20 - Fri, Sep 27
9:10 am - 3:51 pmCHS-SNA
9h 41m1 stop
2:56 pm - 12:29 amSNA-CHS
6h 33m1 stop
$376American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 1
9:10 am - 2:06 pmCHS-SNA
7h 56m1 stop
7:45 am - 10:16 pmSNA-CHS
11h 31m2 stops
$381American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 1
1:56 pm - 8:08 pmCHS-SNA
9h 12m1 stop
6:45 am - 11:32 pmSNA-CHS
13h 47m2 stops
$421Delta
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Wed, Jul 10 - Wed, Jul 17
1:56 pm - 10:14 pmCHS-SNA
11h 18m2 stops
8:00 am - 11:53 pmSNA-CHS
12h 53m2 stops
$456Delta
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Fri, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 3

Flights from Charleston to Santa Ana - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Ana?

The average price of all flights from Charleston to Santa Ana clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Charleston to Santa Ana, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Santa Ana back to Charleston, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Charleston to Santa Ana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Ana is September, where tickets cost $375 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $596 and $576 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Charleston to Santa Ana?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Ana, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 83 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Charleston to Santa Ana?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Charleston to Santa Ana were found on Spirit Airlines ($247) and United Airlines ($369). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $133.

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February

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$133
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Charleston to Santa Ana

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FAQs for booking flights from Charleston to John Wayne (Santa Ana)

  • What is the cheapest flight from Charleston to Santa Ana?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Charleston to Santa Ana was $133 for a one-way ticket and $247 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Charleston 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 airports will I be using when flying from Charleston to Santa Ana?

    When flying out of Charleston you will be using Charleston. You will be landing at Santa Ana, also known as Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Charleston to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Charleston to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Charleston to Santa Ana, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Charleston to Santa Ana are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $491 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $578 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Charleston to John Wayne (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 Charleston to John Wayne (Santa Ana).

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Charleston to John Wayne (Santa Ana)?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Charleston 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 Charleston to John Wayne (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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) with an airline and back to Charleston with another airline. Booking your flights between Charleston 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 Charleston to John Wayne (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 John Wayne (Santa Ana) from Charleston 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 Charleston to Santa Ana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Charleston 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.
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8.1
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 78 reviews
8.1Comfort
6.5Entertainment
8.4Boarding
6.8Food
8.9Crew
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The only thing that would make the experience better is a little more leg room and the overhead bins are very low. I hit my head when I was settling into the middle seat and was nervous about poking my eye on the corner of a lowered bin when I was deplaning.

8.0 ExcellentKaren, Apr 2024CAK - LAS
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The only thing that would make the experience better is a little more leg room and the overhead bins are very low. I hit my head when I was settling into the middle seat and was nervous about poking my eye on the corner of a lowered bin when I was deplaning.

It helps manage expectations to know that this is a discount airline. I brought my own snacks so that I wouldn't have to buy something if I got hungry or thirsty for soda during the flight. One of my seat mates was unaware that he would have to pay $4 for a Coke and was a bit upset. He hadn't listened to the flight attendant say "Drinks for purchase?". All of the employees I interacted with were friendly and professional. My one complaint is that the overhead bins are very low when they are open. I was heading for the middle seat and unexpectedly hit the top of my head on the bottom of the open overhead bin. The headrests were also a little uncomfortable. But overall, for the price, it was a decent value, and I would fly Breeze again.

Flight was on time. The crew was efficient and kind.

Did not like the fact that I was charged to take on a bag I usually put in the overhead

My flight was delayed, not by much.?very good communication during fest and waiting to board.

Communication with airline electronically was difficult. No number seemed available to talk to customer service.

What could have been better is if Discover credit card would be able to purchase food

Crew was inconsistent in instructions in advising passengers about seat backs during take off. Perfunctory announcements except from cabin.

The experience with Breeze was really great. The app makes managing flights easy. You can check in on there 24 hours in advance, and your boarding pass is there, too. The flight crew and the staff at both our airports were wonderful. Snacks and drinks were reasonably priced. The seats were very comfortable, they even had adjustable headrests on every seat. The only downside is not having entertainment or Wi-Fi available onboard.

The price is amazing. I was worried about how the flight would be as I never flew then. Seats were very comfortable. We had lots of legroom. The Akron airport was really nice. Overall it didn't have the stress we usually experience with flying. Highly recommend

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.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

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.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

We sat on runway for an 1 hour because they were short handed at key west airport was not fun

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

Terrible leg room, seats don’t recline, delayed flight, and even water isn’t free onboard

Flight was good and clean but delayed over an hour on the return flight.

It was nice! There was a very unhappy child in front of us and the flight attendant did a great job calming the child. I was impressed.

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

Absolutely terrible. The boarding process had zero organization. Mobs of people trying to board. People were climbing over my child's stroller with her in it. No families were boarded first. Boarding was delayed with no reasoning or notification that it would be late. We were then stuck on the plane for 45 minutes after landing. Then waited over two hours for our luggage. There was zero communication with the travelers. Never have I experienced such I professionalism and disgrace of others. Extremely disappointed.

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

Delayed..4 times...completely disorganized boarding. After 5 hours they scrambled to move ppl off plane bc they overbooked. Then they didn't have a cabin crew. WiFi on plane didn't work. Zero amenities. Once we boarded we sat on tarmac for an hour. Explore all alternate options including purchasing a pair of hiking boots and walking to your destination instead of flying spirit.

They charged me 212.00 for a heavy check in bag at the gate. The pricing and process was so confusing - as if it was designed to purposefully gouge customers who need to board plane. That experience combined with the outrageous price charged will prevent me from ever flying Spirit again. And I’ll be sure to tell the story to anyone who cares to hear.

The text told me it was changed to Terminal E and Gate D5. But with no one on site to ask questions there was confusion on where to go as all the gates were E's. Then we took the skyline to the D area. We left to get something to eat. No announcement was made but my daughter happened to asked and they told her our gate was moved to D12. I will not fly Spirit again.

The agent at the check in desk was absolutely rude. The rest of the team after that was good, but the check in process at LAS was miserable. The woman at the desk spoke like we were stupid and was rude throughout the process.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Charleston to Santa Ana found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/16Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 58mCHS-SNA
$133
6/16Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
20h 02mCHS-SNA
$142
8/15Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 03mCHS-SNA
$188
9/5Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 31mCHS-SNA
$193
6/16Sun
2 stops
24h 21mCHS-SNA
$196
7/13Sat
1 stopDelta
8h 10mCHS-SNA
$198
7/15Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 04mCHS-SNA
$228
7/19Fri
1 stopDelta
9h 12mCHS-SNA
$258
7/14Sun
2 stops
11h 59mCHS-SNA
$285
7/19Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 35mCHS-SNA
$370

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Last minute flights from Charleston to Santa Ana

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Charleston to Santa Ana that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 04mCHS-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 35mSNA-CHS
$411
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 04mCHS-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 55mSNA-CHS
$495
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 04mCHS-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 45mSNA-CHS
$518
6/12Wed
multi-stop
24h 04mCHS-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stop
17h 48mSNA-CHS
$545
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
36h 04mCHS-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 45mSNA-CHS
$630
6/12Wed
multi-stop
30h 44mCHS-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stop
27h 45mSNA-CHS
$670
6/12Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 04mCHS-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 46mSNA-CHS
$834
6/12Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 30mCHS-SNA
6/17Mon
multi-stopDelta
8h 07mSNA-CHS
$906
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 04mCHS-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 53mSNA-CHS
$956
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 04mCHS-SNA
6/15Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 50mSNA-CHS
$961

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Charleston - Santa Ana Flights

Departure:

Charleston (CHS)United States

Destination:

John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA)United States

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John Wayne (Santa Ana) - Charleston

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