There are 5 ways to get from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana by taxi, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane RNO - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
5h 9m$657–898Drive 474.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sand Harbor to Santa Anacar 474.9 mi
8h 47m$82–118Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Hwy 28 at Tunnel Creek to Renotaxi
- Take the train from Reno to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
24h 56m$521–782Taxi, fly to Long Beach Airport
- Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane RNO - LGB
5h 25m$186–473Taxi, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Sand Harbor Visitors Center to Reno-Airport-RNOtaxi
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane RNO - BUR
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
5h 37m$211–535
Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana is to taxi and fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs $650 - $900.
The distance between Lake Tahoe and Santa Ana is 480 miles. The road distance is 477.7 miles.
The best way to get from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana without a car is to taxi and train which takes 24h 56m and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana is 478 miles. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana.
There are 1594+ hotels available in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lake Tahoe to Santa Ana. However, you can take the taxi to Reno-Airport-RNO airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, walk to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Ana. Alternatively, you can take the line 28 bus to Hwy 28 at Tunnel Creek, take the taxi to Reno, take the train to Sacramento, take the train to Los Angeles, then take the train to Santa Ana.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Reno to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
Capitol Cab
- Phone
- +1 775-831-2333
High Sierra Taxi
- Phone
- +1 530-412-1927
- Website
- highsierrataxi.net
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