There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane RDU - SNA
7h 10m$229–887Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RDU - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
10h 40m$159–578Bus
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Santa Anabus
2d 14hTrain (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 21h$348–628Drive 2,503.6 mi
- Drive from Raleigh to Santa Anacar 2,503.6 mi
41h 2m$457–660Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane RDU - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
10h 24m$267–1,134
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $150 - $600 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $220 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at Santa Ana via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Raleigh and Santa Ana is 2240 miles. The road distance is 2518.3 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Raleigh to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $220 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 14h, you could also train, which costs $340 - $650 and takes 2 days 21h.
Raleigh to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 8:06 PM in Raleigh and 5:06 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Breeze Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from GoRaleigh Station to Santa Ana via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, and Los Angeles in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–360
- 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
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to Santa Ana is 2518 miles. It takes approximately 41h 2m to drive from Raleigh to Santa Ana.
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