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

San Francisco → Boston via Chicago: arrives on time 89%

  1. 23:30 SFO → 05:57 ORD
    UA 368 · United · 4h 27m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 36m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:33 ORD → 11:05 BOS +1 day
    UA 1076 · United · 2h 32m · 94% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 3 h ahead of San Francisco). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 51 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 36m layover.
Arrives on time89%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (94%).
Total trip8h 35mSFO 23:30 to BOS 11:05, layover included

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