There are 10 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PIT - SNA
10h 9m$223–927Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane PIT - ONT
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to Santa Anatrain
13h 14m$197–796Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Floridian
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 6h$1,469–2,312Bus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Santa Anabus
2d 8h$475–703Drive 2,410 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Santa Anacar 2,410 mi
38h 40m$398–575Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PIT - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
10h 14m$242–466Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane PIT - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
10h 53m$239–871Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane PIT - LGB
12h 22m$213–876Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CLE - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
12h 47m$255–482Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicagobus FlixBus N2640
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 9h$1,296–2,036
Pittsburgh to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $240 - $470 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Pittsburgh station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station and arriving at Santa Ana via St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Station Upper Level and El Monte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from Pittsburgh station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station and arriving at Santa Ana via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Santa Ana is 2152 miles. The road distance is 2424.1 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana without a car is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $1,400 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Pittsburgh to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station.
Pittsburgh to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs $220 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,400 - $2,400 and takes 2 days 6h, you could also bus, which costs $470 - $750 and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Santa Ana via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from San Bernardino Depot to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–500
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $24–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Pittsburgh to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Pittsburgh. It is currently 2:39 PM in Pittsburgh and 11:39 AM in Santa Ana.
Pittsburgh to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Santa Ana is 2424 miles. It takes approximately 38h 40m to drive from Pittsburgh to Santa Ana.
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