Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
I've got a max 10 minute differential without traffic, but I've also had 2+ hour drives back from SFO for the 24 or so miles at the wrong hours, and those wrong hours keep increasing.
As far as fares, on an August Sunday after a conference, I just booked UA in F (DEN/SFO) for a relatively small premium over what WN Y was DEN/OAK.
I have similar aggravation driving home from SFO - often 1.5-2 hours - if I land between 3-7pm. I do my best now to avoid this scenario but sometimes it is very difficult for international arrivals (particularly from Europe) where you don't have as many options.
Alas the fares are often much better from SFO as WN charges a fortress hub premium from OAK. WN is sometimes worth the convenience for intra-state flights where you can avoid SFO & LAX traffic and atc delays. But I'm always amazed at the fools who pay a huge premium for WN holiday flights when they can get reserved E+ seats on the legacy carriers. Or in our case, possible upgrades to F. I bet we will see the same foolishness for Hawaii flights.
As you note JetSuiteX is an awesome alternative to WN, I just wish they had a deeper schedule and more flights from CCR. I know, patience is a virtue...