Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Oakland on time 4 times in 5.

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach Oakland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Oakland is 3 h behind Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 14:29 → SNA 17:18UA 1350	3h 12m Santa Ana	SNA 20:30 → OAK 22:00WN 312	10h 29m	91%	83%
United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:35 → SAN 09:21UA 1826	3h 09m San Diego	SAN 12:30 → OAK 14:10AS 3218 · flown by SkyWest	10h 35m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	EWR 17:59 → SLC 21:18DL 2033	1h 32m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:50 → OAK 23:50DL 3797 · flown by SkyWest	8h 52m	88%	79%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:30 → PDX 09:25UA 1613	3h 00m Portland	PDX 12:25 → OAK 14:10WN 4928	10h 40m	99%	79%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:15 → SLC 10:13DL 1009	2h 47m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:00 → OAK 13:50WN 2951	9h 35m	95%	79%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:00 → LAX 08:53UA 2434	3h 02m Los Angeles	LAX 11:55 → OAK 13:15WN 4893	10h 15m	95%	76%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:30 → LAS 08:54UA 1139	1h 56m Las Vegas	LAS 10:50 → OAK 12:30WN 322	9h 00m	98%	75%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 12:00 → LAX 14:38UA 212	3h 07m Los Angeles	LAX 17:45 → OAK 19:05WN 2418	10h 05m	89%	69%

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.

Morning

SEA · 1h 06m · leaves 07:25 18%

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

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

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.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

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