There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Santa Ana by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MEL - SNA
21h 1m$598–2,254Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
19h 27m$365–1,153Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
22h 42m$1,043–4,274Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane MEL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
24h 10m$605–2,278Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
23h 40m$534–2,150Fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MEL - ONT
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to Santa Anatrain
25h 4m$630–2,436Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEL - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
26h 55m$535–1,738Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MEL - CLD
- Take the train from Oceanside to Santa Anatrain
25h 18m$472–1,744
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Santa Ana is to fly and train which takes 19h 27m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Santa Ana is 8010 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 1m to get from Melbourne to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Santa Ana is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:10 PM in Melbourne and 8:10 PM in Santa Ana.
There are 2898+ hotels available in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino Depot to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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