There are 8 ways to get from Tampa to Santa Ana by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane TPA - SNA
8h 25m$231–687Fly to Long Beach Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane TPA - LGB
11h 24m$187–760Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahasseebus
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Santa Anabus
2d 6h$392–737Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tampa to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 13h$1,295–2,689Drive 2,428.4 mi
- Drive from Tampa to Santa Anacar 2,428.4 mi
40h 36m$444–641Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane TPA - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Anatrain
9h 24m$230–838Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane TPA - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
10h 8m$424–1,022Bus
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Santa Anabus
2d 12h$445–827
Tampa to Santa Ana by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampa to Santa Ana is to fly which costs $230 - $700 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Tampa to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $230 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampa station to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Tampa Bus Station and arriving at Santa Ana via Tallahassee, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr and El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from Tampa to Santa Ana. However, there are services departing from Tampa and arriving at Santa Ana via Chicago Union Station and Fullerton Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Tampa and Santa Ana is 2150 miles. The road distance is 2442.6 miles.
The best way to get from Tampa to Santa Ana without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 2 days 6h and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Tampa to Santa Ana, including transfers.
Tampa to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Tampa Bus Station.
Tampa to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tampa station.
The best way to get from Tampa to Santa Ana is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $230 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $390 - $750 and takes 2 days 6h, you could also train, which costs $1,300 - $2,700 and takes 3 days 13h.
What companies run services between Tampa, FL, USA and Santa Ana, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tampa Bus Station to Santa Ana via Tallahassee, Houston Bus Station, Magnolia Park Transit Center WB, Theater District Capitol WB, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, and El Paso in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Tampa to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Tampa to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tampa to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tampa to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- 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
- $30–65
- 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 Tampa Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- [email protected]
- Website
- crossborderxpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Tampa to Santa Ana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Tallahassee station.
Santa Ana is 3h behind Tampa. It is currently 2:52 PM in Tampa and 11:52 AM in Santa Ana.
Tampa to Santa Ana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tampa to Santa Ana is 2443 miles. It takes approximately 40h 36m to drive from Tampa to Santa Ana.
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