The nonstop is quickest: Southwest LGB → RNO (1h 25m), on time 84% of the time. Southwest via San Jose (3h 05m) is more reliable, 100%, but takes 1h 40m longer.
Nonstops (seasonal or thin)
Nonstop details →| Southwest | LGB | RNO | 1h 25m | 84% | 0.4% | 694 | Flying now |
Best connections, one ticket
Ranked by chance you reach Reno on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 07:00 → SJC 08:10WN 2497 | 50m San Jose | SJC 09:00 → RNO 10:05WN 4133 | 3h 05m | 100% | 100% |
| DeltaDetails → | LGB 16:55 → SLC 19:56DL 3793 · flown by SkyWest | 3h 24m Salt Lake City | SLC 23:20 → RNO 23:47DL 1607 | 6h 54m | 99% | 83% |
| DeltaDetails → | LGB 07:00 → SLC 09:53DL 3135 | 1h 47m Salt Lake City | SLC 11:40 → RNO 12:09DL 1595 | 5h 09m | 96% | 80% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 06:50 → LAS 08:05WN 2484 | 1h 07m Las Vegas | LAS 09:12 → RNO 10:38WN 3179 | 3h 42m | 96% | 79% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 10:10 → LAS 11:20WN 2234 | 2h 40m Las Vegas | LAS 14:00 → RNO 15:30WN 2104 | 5h 20m | 100% | 70% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 15:15 → LAS 16:25WN 2414 | 2h 45m Las Vegas | LAS 19:10 → RNO 20:35WN 792 | 5h 20m | 100% | 69% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 16:15 → PHX 17:35WN 2493 | 3h 15m Phoenix | PHX 20:50 → RNO 22:35WN 4781 | 6h 20m | 98% | 68% |
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 17:35 → LAS 18:45WN 2377 | 3h 00m Las Vegas | LAS 21:45 → RNO 23:10WN 2323 | 5h 30m | 96% | 62% |
| Tight connection: often missed | ||||||
| SouthwestDetails → | LGB 20:15 → PHX 21:50WN 2494 | 55m Phoenix | PHX 22:45 → RNO 00:32 +1WN 656 | 4h 18m | 74% | 40% |
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
| Southwest WN 2492 LGB 10:05 → PHX American AA 4165 PHX 13:57 → RNO Connection details → |
2h 32m | 5h 46m | 97% | 77% |
| Southwest WN 2334 LGB 13:25 → LAS Frontier F9 4241 LAS 18:30 → RNO Connection details → |
3h 55m | 6h 37m | 100% | 69% |
| Southwest WN 2493 LGB 16:15 → PHX American AA 1765 PHX 20:38 → RNO Connection details → |
3h 03m | 6h 10m | 98% | 68% |
Rank all connections, any airlines →
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