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 Newark on time 94% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Alaska Details →	OAK 17:35 → PDX 19:12AS 2304 · flown by Horizon	2h 19m Portland	PDX 21:31 → EWR 05:59 +1AS 1631	9h 24m	100%	94%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 05:00 → LAS 06:30WN 2325	3h 26m Las Vegas	LAS 09:56 → EWR 18:00UA 1784	10h 00m	100%	87%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 16:00 → LAX 17:25WN 3053	3h 35m Los Angeles	LAX 21:00 → EWR 05:18 +1UA 2397	10h 18m	100%	86%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 09:50 → SAN 11:20WN 2056	3h 04m San Diego	SAN 14:24 → EWR 22:59UA 1827	10h 09m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	OAK 17:05 → SLC 20:00DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	3h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:38 → EWR 06:00 +1DL 2038	9h 50m	100%	86%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 16:30 → SNA 17:55WN 3088	3h 20m Santa Ana	SNA 21:15 → EWR 05:33 +1UA 2186	10h 03m	98%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 17:30 → SEA 19:30WN 4747	3h 30m Seattle	SEA 23:00 → EWR 07:18 +1UA 1274	10h 48m	100%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	OAK 05:00 → PDX 06:40WN 471	3h 53m Portland	PDX 10:33 → EWR 18:51UA 2359	10h 51m	100%	83%

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