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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	LIH	OAK	5h 10m	97%	0.0%	365	Flying now
Alaska	LIH	OAK	5h 10m	79%	0.6%	176	Flying now
Hawaiian	LIH	OAK	5h 14m	82%	0.8%	119	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	LIH 19:10 → HNL 19:50WN 664	1h 40m Honolulu	HNL 21:30 → OAK 05:35 +1WN 1928	7h 25m	100%	97%
Southwest Details →	LIH 20:10 → LAS 05:00WN 2514	2h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 07:35 → OAK 09:10 +1WN 5052	10h 00m	100%	92%
Alaska Details →	LIH 08:22 → HNL 08:59AS 1024	3h 16m Honolulu	HNL 12:15 → OAK 20:25AS 848	9h 03m	100%	76%
Alaska Details →	LIH 09:27 → OGG 10:16AS 1040	2h 46m Kahului	OGG 13:02 → OAK 21:00AS 924	8h 33m	99%	75%
Alaska Details →	LIH 10:46 → SAN 19:24AS 228	1h 37m San Diego	SAN 21:01 → OAK 22:41AS 2285 · flown by Horizon	8h 55m	96%	32%

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.


Alaska AS 1134 LIH 17:34 → HNL Southwest WN 1928 HNL 21:30 → OAK Connection details →	3h 19m	9h 01m	99%	91%
American AA 684 LIH 21:15 → PHX Southwest WN 2680 PHX 09:40 → OAK Connection details →	3h 20m	11h 20m	99%	91%
United UA 1612 LIH 22:00 → LAX Southwest WN 3014 LAX 09:00 → OAK Connection details →	2h 28m	9h 20m	100%	83%

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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