The nonstop is quickest: United ORD → SJC (4h 55m), on time 2 times in 3. United via Bush (8h 33m) is more reliable, 78%, but takes 3h 38m longer.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No United flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 United flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
| UA 481 | ORD 19:58 | SJC 22:43 | 4h 45m | 72 | 67% | 4.2% | 97 min |
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| United | ORD | SJC | 4h 55m | 69% | 1.7% | 293 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON