There are 10 ways to get from Texas to Santa Ana by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane AUS - SNA
4h 41m$400–787Fly Dallas to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane DAL - LGB
7h 38m$120–563Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus El Paso
30h 36m$245–427Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain Sunset Limited
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain Pacific Surfliner
38h 25m$473–1,019Drive 1,491.8 mi
- Drive from Houston to Santa Anacar 1,491.8 mi
24h 2m$273–394Fly Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Dallas (DAL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DAL - SNA
4h 43m$165–691Fly Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane DFW - SNA
5h 36m$182–498Bus to El Paso International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Downtown El Paso to Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárezbus
- Fly from El Paso International Airport (ELP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ELP - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
7h 39m$132–506Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane AUS - LGB
- Take the bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
7h 32m$155–759Bus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1001
- Take the bus from El Paso to Santa Anabus El Paso
36h 37m$231–412
Texas to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Texas to Santa Ana is to bus which costs $230 - $420 and takes 36h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Texas to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $400 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Texas to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Main-Civic Center via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, 6th / Wall, Rosecrans / Pioneer and Harbor-East Shuttle Area. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Texas to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Santa Ana via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 25m.
The distance between Texas and Santa Ana is 1228 miles. The road distance is 1500.5 miles.
The best way to get from Texas to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Los Angeles which takes 30h 36m and costs $240 - $430.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Texas to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Texas to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
Texas to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Texas to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $400 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $240 - $430 and takes 30h 36m, you could also train, which costs $470 - $1,100 and takes 38h 25m.
What companies run services between Texas, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Main-Civic Center via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, 612 Wall St - Los Angeles, 6th / Wall, Pioneer / Rosecrans, Rosecrans / Pioneer, Disneyland Employee's Entrance, and Harbor-East Shuttle Area in around 30h 36m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dallas to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dallas to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas to Long Beach Airport via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dallas to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from El Paso International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $460–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 915 235 8268
- Website
- transborde.com.mx
Bus from Downtown El Paso to Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- transborde.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Paso to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Texas to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind Texas. It is currently 1:42 PM in Texas and 11:42 AM in Santa Ana.
Texas to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Texas to Santa Ana is 1501 miles. It takes approximately 24h 2m to drive from Texas to Santa Ana.
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