There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane STL - SNA
7h 5m$232–938Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane STL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
8h 42m$164–298Train via Kansas City (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain Missouri River Runner / ...
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
42h 23m$648–1,390Bus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1210
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Santa Anabus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
42h 40m$310–568Drive 1,811.4 mi
- Drive from St. Louis to Santa Anacar 1,811.4 mi
28h 33m$331–478Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane STL - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
8h 4m$210–398Fly to Long Beach Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane STL - LGB
10h 10m$178–760Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Pomona Amtraktrain Texas Eagle
2d 12h$797–1,572
St. Louis to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana is to fly and train which costs $160 - $300 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Louis station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from St Louis Bus Station and arriving at Santa Ana via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from St. Louis to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from St. Louis and arriving at Santa Ana via Kansas City and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 23m.
The distance between St. Louis and Santa Ana is 1595 miles. The road distance is 1822 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana without a car is to train via Kansas City which takes 42h 23m and costs $650 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana, including transfers.
St. Louis to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from St Louis Bus Station.
St. Louis to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Louis station.
The best way to get from St. Louis to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $230 - $950. Alternatively, you can train via Kansas City, which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 42h 23m, you could also bus, which costs $310 - $600 and takes 42h 40m.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from St. Louis to Santa Ana via Kansas City and Fullerton Amtrak Station in around 42h 23m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- 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 San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
St. Louis to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Santa Ana is 2h behind St. Louis. It is currently 5:19 AM in St. Louis and 3:19 AM in Santa Ana.
St. Louis to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Kansas City station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to Santa Ana is 1822 miles. It takes approximately 28h 33m to drive from St. Louis to Santa Ana.
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