There are 8 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SLC - SNA
3h 29m$131–588Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SLC - LGB
- Take the bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
6h 22m$87–451Bus via Cedar City
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Cedar City - Sunocobus
- Take the bus from Cedar City to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stopbus
16h 31m$123–269Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
33h 33m$427–865Drive 684.8 mi
- Drive from Salt Lake City to Santa Anacar 684.8 mi
10h 42m$125–181Train to Provo, fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Take the train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Provo (PVU) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane PVU - SNA
5h 38m$134–364Fly Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SLC - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
6h 4m$150–419Bus
- Take the bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegasbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from 5th / Hill to Disneyland Employee's Entrancebus 460
17h 38m$148–210
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 3h 29m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Downtown Salt Lake and arriving at Santa Ana Bus Stop via Salt Lake City Airport, Cedar City and Las Vegas Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City and arriving at Santa Ana via Sacramento and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 33m.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Santa Ana is 604 miles. The road distance is 688.8 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Cedar City which takes 16h 31m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, depart from Salt Lake City Airport station.
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salt Lake City station.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 3h 29m and costs $130 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Cedar City, which costs $120 - $270 and takes 16h 31m, you could also train, which costs $420 - $900 and takes 33h 33m.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Santa Ana Bus Stop via Salt Lake City Airport, Cedar City - Sunoco, Cedar City, and Las Vegas Bus Terminal in around 16h 31m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Provo to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Salt Lake Central Station to Provo Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Cedar City - Sunoco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Cedar City to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas Bus Terminal to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Long Beach Downtown Transit Gallery to Santa Ana Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from 6271 S Dixie Dr - Salt Lake City to Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Bus from Las Vegas to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–90
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from 5th / Hill to Disneyland Employee's Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
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More Questions & Answers
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Salt Lake Express, arrive at Cedar City - Sunoco station.
Santa Ana is 1h behind Salt Lake City. It is currently 7:33 AM in Salt Lake City and 6:33 AM in Santa Ana.
Salt Lake City to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Sacramento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Santa Ana is 689 miles. It takes approximately 10h 42m to drive from Salt Lake City to Santa Ana.
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