Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Diego → Santa Barbara via San Francisco: arrives on time 54%

  1. 18:27 SAN → 20:07 SFO
    UA 1302 · United · 1h 40m · 62% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:23 SFO → 22:45 SBA
    UA 2866 · United · 1h 22m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 18mSAN 18:27 to SBA 22:45, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.