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

Connect in the morning. The same 90-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 9 am and 28% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (none in the current schedule)


United	EWR	SJC	–	100%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	EWR 07:25 → SEA 10:35AS 299	3h 43m Seattle	SEA 14:18 → SJC 16:32AS 1366	12h 07m	99%	87%
Alaska Details →	EWR 06:30 → PDX 09:33AS 1630	2h 12m Portland	PDX 11:45 → SJC 13:35AS 1632	10h 05m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:15 → SLC 10:13DL 1009	1h 27m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:40 → SJC 12:38DL 1254	8h 23m	90%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:15 → MSP 08:13DL 1641	1h 52m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → SJC 12:05DL 2383	8h 50m	94%	79%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 16m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → SJC 11:36DL 809	8h 36m	91%	79%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAH 08:41UA 492	1h 19m Houston	IAH 10:00 → SJC 12:03UA 1882	9h 03m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 15:25 → ATL 17:54DL 2312	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 20:59 → SJC 22:49DL 933	10h 31m	95%	76%
United Details →	EWR 14:40 → DEN 16:58UA 2120	2h 32m Denver	DEN 19:30 → SJC 21:09UA 2745	9h 29m	96%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 24m Chicago	ORD 19:58 → SJC 22:43UA 481	8h 58m	72%	45%
American Details →	EWR 17:29 → PHX 19:51AA 1816	1h 00m Phoenix	PHX 20:51 → SJC 22:41AA 1197	8h 12m	63%	37%
American Details →	EWR 17:10 → DFW 20:10AA 1810	1h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:24 → SJC 22:58AA 1940	8h 48m	54%	28%

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

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 2%

ATL · 1h 16m · leaves 06:00 9%

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 08:00 13%

Afternoon and evening

SAN · 47m · leaves 18:29 31%

PHX · 1h 00m · leaves 17:29 37%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 17:10 46%

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.


United UA 2423 EWR 06:42 → SNA Southwest WN 3861 SNA 12:00 → SJC Connection details →	2h 25m	9h 43m	98%	89%
United UA 1139 EWR 06:30 → LAS Southwest WN 1242 LAS 12:10 → SJC Connection details →	3h 16m	10h 15m	98%	89%
United UA 2692 EWR 09:15 → LAX Delta DL 3822 LAX 14:32 → SJC Connection details →	2h 39m	9h 31m	93%	87%

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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