Luxury holidays in Orange County

When to go

It’s an endless summer in Orange County with the average temperature at around 21°C all year round. It’s hottest from July to September when it’s around 30°C.

Getting there

• Planes

  Flights from across the US and Canada arrive at Santa Ana’s John Wayne Airport (www.ocair.com). International travellers should fly to LAX (www.lawa.org); from there it’s about an hour’s drive south to Orange County.

• Trains

  There are train stations across Orange County: the main ones being, San Clemente in the south, Santa Ana in the middle and Fullerton in the north. Regular Amtrak (www.amtrak.com) trains arrive from LA and San Diego.

• Automobiles

  Other than surfboards, cars are the most popular mode of transportation in Orange County; they are the quickest means of navigating the area and will make getting from A to B really easy. There are car-hire booths at LAX.