There are 9 ways to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ORD - SNA
7h 17m$166–596Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
10h 21m$110–395Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
45h 38m$208–1,509Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago 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 2hDrive 2,009 mi
- Drive from Winnetka to Santa Anacar 2,009 mi
31h 57m$367–530Train, subway to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, bus
- Take the train from Winnetka to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the subway from Clark/Lake to Midwaysubway
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane MDW - LGB
- Take the bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
10h 17m$166–723Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MDW - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Santa Anatrain
10h 35m$144–584Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MDW - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
10h 29m$262–1,139Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ORD - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Anatrain
10h 24m$203–840
Winnetka to Santa Ana by train, foot, and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $110 - $400 and takes 10h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Winnetka to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Green Bay Rd & Pine St and arriving at Santa Ana via Paulina & Howard Terminal, Michigan & Washington, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Winnetka and Santa Ana is 1766 miles. The road distance is 2020.7 miles.
The best way to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana without a car is to train which takes 45h 38m and costs $200 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Winnetka to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Winnetka to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $160 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $1,600 and takes 45h 38m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Winnetka to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind Winnetka. It is currently 7:27 AM in Winnetka and 5:27 AM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Winnetka, IL, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) hourly. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station twice daily. Tickets cost $200–1,500 and the journey takes 42h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,500
- 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
- $26–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Winnetka to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 888-968-7282
- Website
- transitchicago.com
Subway from Clark/Lake to Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.transitchicago.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.transitchicago.com/schedules/
- Adult
- $2–5
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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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