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Route overview: Houston to Santa Ana (SNA) flight deals

Houston → Santa Ana

Jan 21, 2027 · one way

IAH → SNA1 adulteconomyOne way

8 flight options · 3 airlines

Nonstop flights

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
9:30 amIAH
3h 45m
Nonstop
11:15 amSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
8:10 pmIAH
3h 40m
Nonstop
9:50 pmSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Frontier Airlines
2:37 pmIAH
6h 34m
LAS · 1h 40m
7:11 pmSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

American Airlines
6:00 amIAH
5h 55m
DFW · 1h
9:55 amSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

Frontier Airlines
6:26 amIAH
7h 14m
DEN · 2h 6m
11:40 amSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

American Airlines
2:37 pmIAH
6h 17m
PHX · 1h 53m
6:54 pmSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
12:43 pmIAH
6h 50m
DEN · 1h 33m
5:33 pmSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Thu, Jan 21 · One way

United Airlines
5:10 amIAH
9h
SFO · 3h 7m
12:10 pmSNA

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

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Route overview: Houston to Santa Ana (SNA) flight deals

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1383$195.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF91489 + F93737$105.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayAmerican AirlinesAA2551 + AA2253$170.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA326$195.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF93229 + F94371$105.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayAmerican AirlinesAA2873 + AA2088$170.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA2168 + UA1129$175.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z
2027-01-21 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1883 + UA643$175.002026-10-29T01:58:29Z

2027-01-21 · one way · $195.00

  • United Airlines UA1383: IAH 2027-01-21 09:30:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 11:15:00; nonstop; 225 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $105.00

  • Frontier Airlines F91489 / F93737: IAH 2027-01-21 14:37:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 19:11:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 394 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91489: IAH 2027-01-21 14:37:00 → LAS 2027-01-21 16:14:00; layover at LAS: 100 minutes.
    • F93737: LAS 2027-01-21 17:54:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 19:11:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $170.00

  • American Airlines AA2551 / AA2253: IAH 2027-01-21 06:00:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 09:55:00; 1 stop(s) via DFW; 355 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA2551: IAH 2027-01-21 06:00:00 → DFW 2027-01-21 07:33:00; layover at DFW: 60 minutes.
    • AA2253: DFW 2027-01-21 08:33:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 09:55:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $195.00

  • United Airlines UA326: IAH 2027-01-21 20:10:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 21:50:00; nonstop; 220 minutes. Local airport times.

2027-01-21 · one way · $105.00

  • Frontier Airlines F93229 / F94371: IAH 2027-01-21 06:26:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 11:40:00; 1 stop(s) via DEN; 434 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F93229: IAH 2027-01-21 06:26:00 → DEN 2027-01-21 08:05:00; layover at DEN: 126 minutes.
    • F94371: DEN 2027-01-21 10:11:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 11:40:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $170.00

  • American Airlines AA2873 / AA2088: IAH 2027-01-21 14:37:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 18:54:00; 1 stop(s) via PHX; 377 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA2873: IAH 2027-01-21 14:37:00 → PHX 2027-01-21 16:38:00; layover at PHX: 113 minutes.
    • AA2088: PHX 2027-01-21 18:31:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 18:54:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $175.00

  • United Airlines UA2168 / UA1129: IAH 2027-01-21 12:43:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 17:33:00; 1 stop(s) via DEN; 410 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA2168: IAH 2027-01-21 12:43:00 → DEN 2027-01-21 14:25:00; layover at DEN: 93 minutes.
    • UA1129: DEN 2027-01-21 15:58:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 17:33:00.

2027-01-21 · one way · $175.00

  • United Airlines UA1883 / UA643: IAH 2027-01-21 05:10:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 12:10:00; 1 stop(s) via SFO; 540 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA1883: IAH 2027-01-21 05:10:00 → SFO 2027-01-21 07:28:00; layover at SFO: 187 minutes.
    • UA643: SFO 2027-01-21 10:35:00 → SNA 2027-01-21 12:10:00.

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