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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $121

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Illinois to Costa Rica departing on 6/22. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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September

High season

December

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$121
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 26% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to San José

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Illinois to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Costa Rica from Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Costa Rica with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Costa Rica from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/10Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 32mORD-SJO
9/11Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 28mSJO-ORD
$185
9/10Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 32mORD-SJO
9/11Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 28mSJO-ORD
$198
8/14Wed
2 stops
13h 28mORD-SJO
8/20Tue
1 stop
8h 00mSJO-ORD
$265
9/10Tue
2 stops
16h 48mORD-SJO
9/11Wed
2 stops
34h 21mSJO-ORD
$279
9/18Wed
1 stopFrontier
23h 25mMDW-SJO
9/22Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$357
8/7Wed
1 stopFrontier
19h 17mMDW-SJO
8/18Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$364
8/12Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 50mSTL-SJO
8/20Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 03mSJO-STL
$365
9/10Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 14mSTL-SJO
9/17Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 02mSJO-STL
$368
6/25Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 22mSTL-SJO
7/2Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 12mSJO-STL
$410
6/25Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 22mSTL-SJO
7/2Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 23mSJO-STL
$430

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/22Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 51mORD-SJO
$121
6/25Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
30h 58mORD-SJO
$122
6/12Wed
1 stopFrontier
19h 23mMDW-SJO
$129
6/25Tue
2 stops
14h 21mMDW-SJO
$154
6/8Sat
1 stopFrontier
25h 10mORD-SJO
$155
6/13Thu
2 stops
42h 13mMDW-SJO
$161
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$184
10/2Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 00mSTL-LIR
$209
10/1Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
30h 40mSTL-LIR
$220
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 39mORD-LIR
$298

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/5Wed
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$446
6/5Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 08mORD-SJO
6/8Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 02mSJO-ORD
$451
6/5Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 36mORD-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 41mSJO-ORD
$454
6/6Thu
multi-stop
7h 51mORD-SJO
6/9Sun
multi-stop
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$526
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 22mSTL-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 55mSJO-STL
$529
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 07mSTL-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSJO-STL
$534
6/4Tue
multi-stop
18h 15mORD-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stop
31h 05mSJO-ORD
$589
6/3Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 26mSTL-SJO
6/14Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 48mSJO-STL
$603
6/4Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 00mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 15mSJO-STL
$606
6/4Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
28h 35mORD-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopAir Canada
24h 46mSJO-ORD
$666

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,489
$350