The nonstop is quickest: Southwest DAL → CHS (2h 20m), on time 7 times in 10. Delta via Atlanta (4h 55m) is more reliable, 84%, but takes 2h 35m longer.
Nonstops (seasonal or thin)
Nonstop details →| Southwest | DAL | CHS | 2h 20m | 70% | 0.8% | 365 | Flying now |
Best connections, any airlines
Ranked by chance you reach Charleston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → | DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296 | 2h 50m Denver | DEN 09:50 → CHS 15:14UA 1003 | 8h 14m | 100% | 85% |
| Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → | DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261 | 3h 24m Atlanta | ATL 12:29 → CHS 13:41DL 2179 | 6h 41m | 100% | 84% |
| DeltaDetails → | DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516 | 1h 31m Atlanta | ATL 10:46 → CHS 12:00DL 3107 | 4h 55m | 95% | 84% |
| Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → | DAL 09:30 → ATL 12:35WN 1766 | 3h 24m Atlanta | ATL 15:59 → CHS 17:18DL 2174 | 6h 46m | 100% | 79% |
| Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → | DAL 16:30 → ATL 19:40WN 1263 | 3h 30m Atlanta | ATL 23:10 → CHS 00:36 +1DL 2850 | 6h 56m | 96% | 77% |
| Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails → | DAL 06:10 → DCA 10:00WN 3351 | 3h 24m Washington | DCA 13:24 → CHS 15:16AA 4584 · flown by Republic | 8h 06m | 100% | 75% |
| DeltaDetails → | DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441 | 1h 22m Atlanta | ATL 14:42 → CHS 15:58DL 1381 | 4h 49m | 93% | 75% |
| DeltaDetails → | DAL 12:19 → ATL 15:31DL 1115 | 2h 11m Atlanta | ATL 17:42 → CHS 18:54DL 3179 | 5h 38m | 96% | 71% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| SouthwestDetails → | DAL 11:05 → AUS 12:05WN 930 | 1h 00m Austin | AUS 13:05 → CHS 16:45WN 269 | 4h 40m | 68% | 41% |
| SouthwestDetails → | DAL 13:10 → DEN 14:10WN 1346 | 1h 10m Denver | DEN 15:20 → CHS 20:40WN 1142 | 6h 30m | 56% | 32% |
| SouthwestDetails → | DAL 15:10 → BWI 19:10WN 1283 | 1h 05m Baltimore | BWI 20:15 → CHS 21:55WN 184 | 5h 50m | 60% | 20% |
Same layover, different day-part
How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.
Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.
Mixing airlines
The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →
Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.
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