There are 8 ways to get from Louisville to Santa Ana by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, 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.
Fly Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SDF - SNA
7h 47m$231–938Fly Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SDF - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
10h 26m$148–596Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from El Monte to Santa Anabus
2d 1h$422–710Bus, train via Chicago (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus Nashville
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 2h$1,256–1,966Drive 2,070.4 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Santa Anacar 2,070.4 mi
32h 46m$378–546Drive to Covington, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CVG - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
9h 4m$243–718Fly Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SDF - LGB
10h 43m$157–710Bus, train
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Pomona Amtraktrain
2d 20h$1,370–2,277
Louisville to Santa Ana by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Santa Ana is to drive and fly and train which costs $240 - $750 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Santa Ana via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Station Upper Level and El Monte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Louisville and Santa Ana is 1837 miles. The road distance is 2082.5 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Santa Ana without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $420 - $750.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Louisville to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Louisville to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, depart from Louisville, KY station.
The best way to get from Louisville to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $230 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $750 and takes 2 days 1h.
Louisville to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, arrive at Evansville, IN station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Louisville. It is currently 11:27 PM in Louisville and 8:27 PM in Santa Ana.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Santa Ana via Evansville Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, El Monte Bus Stop, El Monte Station Upper Level, Garvey Ave and Mountain View Rd E, and El Monte in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Covington to Los Angeles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- 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
Train from St. Louis to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to El Monte Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- [email protected]
- Website
- Limousine Express
Bus from El Monte to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Limousine Express
- One Way
- $24–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $50–60
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