American – $258: Detroit – Santa Ana (Orange County), California (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Get to the beaches.

Laguna Beach, Orange County, California – Photo: jcookfisher, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0

Sample Travel Date:

• August 26th – September 2nd

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from August 25th – October 1st, 2014 for Monday through Thursday and Saturday departures. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure and by July 17th, 2014.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:

• Departing from: DTW
• Outbound Advanced Routing Code: aa+
• Destination:  SNA
• Return Advanced Routing Code: aa+
• (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
• Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
• Length of stay “0-7″. The maximum range is 7 days, so enter ranges like so: 0-7, 5-12, 7-14, etc.

Sample Routing:

• DTW –  DFW (Dallas) – SNA (Santa Ana) – DFW – DTW

Sample Mileage:

• 4,372 miles or 5.9 cents per mile

Get Tickets:

• Book on Orbitz using dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure “Additional search options” is selected then check “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select “American Airlines”.

For more of the latest deals for Detroit, visit our Detroit fares page.

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