Tours, tickets and day trips in Santa Ana
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery Science Center | 525,000 | — |
The busiest is Discovery Science Center at 525,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Santa Ana
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana to Huntington Beach | United States | 15 km (10 mi) | about 15 min |
| Santa Ana to Norwalk | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 26 min |
| Santa Ana to Long Beach | United States | 30 km (19 mi) | about 29 min |
| Santa Ana to Corona | United States | 31 km (19 mi) | about 31 min |
| Santa Ana to Downey | United States | 33 km (20 mi) | about 32 min |
| Santa Ana to Pomona | United States | 36 km (22 mi) | about 35 min |
| Santa Ana to West Covina | United States | 37 km (23 mi) | about 36 min |
| Santa Ana to El Monte | United States | 39 km (24 mi) | about 38 min |
| Santa Ana to Los Angeles | United States | 49 km (30 mi) | about 47 min |
| Santa Ana to Tijuana | Mexico | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 36 min |
| Santa Ana to San Diego | United States | 132 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 9 min |
| Santa Ana to Mexicali | Mexico | 257 km (159 mi) | about 4 h 11 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Santa Ana?
Discovery Science Center, with 525,000 visitors (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.