Santa Ana to Salt Lake City runs about 8 times a day, with the first departure around 06:22 and the last around 17:29. One passenger pays between €78.61 and €79.79, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 48m over 970 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€78.61 to €79.79
- 152%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Santa Ana
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:22First departure
- 17:29Last departure
- 8Services per day
- 75%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €163.69Mon21
- about €165.34Tue22
- about €168.29Wed23
- about €153.79Thu24
- about €143.34Fri25
- about €158.74Sat26
- about €154.13Sun27
- about €98.67Mon28
- about €95.72Tue29
- about €108.70Wed30
- about €122.27Thu1
- about €112.24Fri2
- about €111.43Sat3
- about €107.52Sun4
- about €78.61Mon5
- about €85.69Tue6
- about €80.97Wed7
- about €93.83Thu8
- about €97.49Fri9
- about €96.90Sat10
- about €89.98Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Salt Lake City. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Salt Lake City for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Santa Ana to Salt Lake City
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €103.9890 days
- €82.1560 days
- €70.7345 days
- €66.8130 days
- €89.9821 days
- €107.5214 days
- €154.137 days
- €168.293 days
- €163.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €66.81.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 152 percent. The dearest point is €168.29, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Santa Ana to Salt Lake City and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
970 km
942 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
310,227 → 215,548
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 970 km against 942 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Provo, Las Vegas, Ontario. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Rio Grande Depot
Most of the points near Rio Grande Depot open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Santa Ana to Salt Lake City
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
The fastest journey from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City takes 4h 48m door to door, of which 1h 38m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 54m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
The cheapest fare from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City is €78.61, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €129.06. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
The cheapest way from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City is by flight, at €78.61 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
Fares from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €66.81. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 152 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City, at €95.72. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City, at €70.94 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines publish service areas covering both Santa Ana and Salt Lake City, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
67 percent of the services we sell from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City are direct. The rest connect at Provo, Las Vegas, Ontario, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City use?
Services from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City by flight leave from John Wayne Orange County International Airport SNA and arrive at Salt Lake City International Airport SLC. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Santa Ana to Salt Lake City allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Santa Ana to Salt Lake City on 20 September 2026: 970 km of route against 942 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €78.61, and 4h 48m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Santa Ana reaches 61 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 3,918 km. Salt Lake City reaches 90 places in 4 countries, from 41 to 8,153 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Santa Ana
- 61Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 18Operators
Arriving in Salt Lake City
Leaving Salt Lake City
- 90Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 21Operators