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$181 Find cheap flights from Costa Rica to Philadelphia

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Flights to Philadelphia - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Philadelphia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Philadelphia?

The average price of all flights to Philadelphia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Philadelphia is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as $395. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $496 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Philadelphia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Philadelphia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Philadelphia is February, where tickets cost $288 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets from Costa Rica is $561 and $527 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $288.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Philadelphia?

The average price for all flights to Philadelphia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Philadelphia is generally at night, when flights cost $254 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Philadelphia is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $503.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Philadelphia?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Philadelphia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 62 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Philadelphia?

The duration of your flight to Philadelphia depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Philadelphia on KAYAK are from Liberia, which takes 9h 28m, and San José, which takes 10h 10m.

How many direct flights to Philadelphia are there each day?

There are around 600 direct flights from within Costa Rica to Philadelphia every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 50% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Philadelphia are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,200 direct flights from within Costa Rica to Philadelphia. The most common day for departures is Wednesday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$181
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 22% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Philadelphia

FAQs - booking Philadelphia flights

  • How far is Philadelphia from central Philadelphia?

    The city center of Philadelphia is 7 miles from Philadelphia.

  • What is the name of Philadelphia’s airport?

    Philadelphia is served by Philadelphia, also commonly referred to as Philadelphia or Philadelphia Intl. The airport code is PHL.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Philadelphia?

    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 to Philadelphia.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Philadelphia?

    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 Philadelphia with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 Philadelphia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Philadelphia?

    Of the 10 airlines that fly to Philadelphia, American Airlines offers the most flights, with around 3,089 per week, followed by Frontier with 364 flights per week.

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Nonstop departures

Costa Rica to Philadelphia

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +44 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +45 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

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Nonstop returns

Philadelphia to Costa Rica

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +44 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +45 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Costa Rica to Philadelphia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Philadelphia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to Philadelphia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Philadelphia? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10647 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
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They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

2.0 Mediocresal, May 2024ATL - AUS
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They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

The 1st class male crew member was very pleasant - the short female with round glasses , maybe in 50’s had no personality- never spoke when delivering my food, drink, & never smiled the whole trip! In fact looked annoyed when the boarding proses was happening- I would never hire this woman - unfriendly . Have never dealt with a crew member like her-

5-hour delay due to storms in Tanoa and airspace restricted by Miami traffic controllers.

A regional sized plane was used for a cross country flight with no overhead bin space. I had to "pink check" my laptop and my medications. I was NOT pleased!!!!

Absolutely nothing flight was cancelled and delayed for 2 days. Barely a heads up I want a full refund

The plane from SNA wouldn’t start after 5 tries. The team gave me an option of flying direct from LAX and giving me a Lyft ride there! Perfect!

Best airline! Always friendly and welcoming. Skyclub was great and loved the fast free wifi on board. I also love that you can pre-order your meal on the app!

Atlanta boarding crew at gate were filled with arrogance and were disrespectful. In flight crew showed indifference to the needs of passengers. This is about the flight from ATL to BDL.

The boarding was horrible. You couldn’t hear the announcements at all. Probably because there is so much in the area for businesses. They need a louder PA system. Other than that it was a good Delta experience.

An hour and a half late is UNACCEPTABLE. The negative impact to our family is unconscionable. And for the price we were forced to pay...

We enjoyed that we boarded and took off on time. We didn’t like that our connection flight was a twenty minute walk through the airport with only one hour in between flights.

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Boarding was terrible. My wife uses a wheel chair and she was in an incredibly hot closed metal cargo box for close to 20 minutes before getting on board

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

It was okay, no wifi or entertainment real disappointment. Staff onboard not very friendly.

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Tray table was filthy when I sat down. I needed to have someone come clean it because there was food and stains on it WiFi didn’t work after paying for in-flight WiFi. Food was terrible and was not filling at all Chicken was rubbery Flight attendant had an attitude, interrupted me and wasn’t able to answer basic questions about the food selection such as “does the chicken have red sauce in it”. If your flight attendants are not going to know what is in the meals so we can make an educated decision based on dietary restrictions, they shouldn’t be on the plane. My 1.5 year old niece was sleeping and dropped her binkie. I went on the ground under the chairs looking for it. It was at that time that she came up to me as I’m CLEARLY on all 4s with a flashlight and said “I need to get by”. I said one moment please I’m getting something from under the seat (while my head was literally under the seat). Her reply was “no you need to move now” and proceeded to almost push me out of the way. I looked up and all I saw was her toes under my eyes. When I looked in front of me, her private parts were inches away from my face. I then made a comment “you couldn’t waited 2 seconds?” and her response was, “no I need to use the bathroom”. I understand that and would never want to be the reason someone couldn’t get to the bathroom but I was under the seat. She could’ve gone around the other way instead of harassing me, basically placing her private parts on my head and borderline pushing me out of the way. You don’t pay that much for this deplorable experience. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had on American. I will be absolutely thinking twice and thrice about flying American Airlines again. I would rather pay more to fly delta because at least I know their WiFi will work and their flight attendants won’t have a shitty attitude for no reason, nor will they act the way this woman did. Unacceptable.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

Too bad that first class seats do not recline significantly causing discomfort

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Was as expected. Good leg room on planes - much appreciated.

Smaller, regional aircraft limits amount of overhead luggage space. At least there were jetways at both BNA and PHL. First class food service was minimal with the usual assortment of packaged snacks (nothing creative) and no handiwipes. American tries to turn around aircraft too quickly without enough time to clean the planes. WIFI service did not include TV programming.

6 plus hour delay with no explanation. No wheelchairs to transport us on arrival. Very disappointed.

Food choice is limited, entertainment better than average, seat leg room terrible

While I received notice that AA 478 was delayed, the flight departed PHX and arrived PHL more than two hours late. The first class cabin service was mediocre; there were no pre-departure beverages offered; there were no warm mixed nuts served with cocktails; there was no personal greeting to me as an Executive Platinum member by the first class flight attendant. While the flight operated safely, its arrival at 0219 in the morning in PHL ended a very long day. I do not feel that American provided first class service.

Never been on this flight as i had missed it due to delayed connecting flight

Horrible. Delays, no customer support and fake promises and everything. i am suffering to help as due to connecting flight getting missed no support on ground and customer support window is closed and we are sitting o ground without anything

Missed our departing flight due to poor baggage drop staff. At the airport with 2 & 1/2 hours to spare and waited in bag check in until 15 minutes prior to gates closing before baggage staff asked us to move to the front of the line. We weren’t the only passengers that missed the flight. Poor organizational operations by Spirit staff. Otherwise , the return trip was fine.

My experience with Spirit was perfect. Did not expect it to be this good

Worst airline experience ever. Lost my IPad going thru security. Charged for my dog carriage at the gate not at ticket counter. Gave away my seat 6D. Expressed I wanted my seat back after charging me 99 for dog carriage. Should have thrown it out. Had a 16 yr old Yorkie heading to Boston after being a snowbird. Seats small. Very bad experience. Still don’t have my IPad. Horrible

My mother was HARASSED AND ACCOSTED by the gate agent for her bag. I pre purchased the bag fee and the gate agent made my 78 year old mother board, deplane, re pay for her bag fee and board again. The gate agent made my mother pick up her own bag and REFUSED to help her, she is an older woman who wasn’t bothering anyone on a flight that had maybe 30’total passengers. I am going to sue this airlines for their HORRIBLE customer service and treatment of my mother, and all this occurred the day after Mother’s Day!!!

The boarding gate was moved so many times that I missed my flight. No attendants would help me. The wrong gate was even on my boarding pass. I had to repurchase everything. I’ll never fly again. Really a terrible day as I had planned to see a former student who is dying in Louisville Never ever will I forget that day. Your airline is totally uncaring.

Horrible, first flight delayed. They switched my connecting flight while I was en route and even though I was originally supposed to be on the flight going back home to boston, refused to let me board and told me I would have to wait for next flight that was 14 hours later. Ended up renting a car and driving 6.5 hours back home. Still getting messages about flight and it is now showing that the other flight they put me on is now canceled and I would have to wait 24 hours for the next one. I will never book with spirit again

Hated it I would not use Kayak or Spirit ever again.

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

Check in online was easy. Seats aren’t very comfortable

Fecal matter in seat back pocket. Presumably from a kids diaper.

Worst airline to travel with. They treat you like a prisoner in a jailhouse barking out orders and threats. Nickle and dime you to the same price or higher than a respectable airline like one of the big 3 . Might as well fly with standard airlines

Well I mean u get what u pay for so 🤷‍♂️

Over an hour delay in departure but I was notified beforehand. Another delay on tarmac upon arrival at LGA. We ended up departing the plane almost 2 hours later than expected

I fly Frontier because it’s affordable. I understand that the seats are tight and not the most comfortable…but that’s part of it. The problem with this flight was that there was a group of travelers directly behind me at the back of the plane who were ridiculously loud and obnoxious the entire flight. I’m pretty sure they were drunk and I could periodically smell an odd odor that I believe was one of them using a smokeless vape pen. The stewards had to remind them to keep quiet during the pre-flight instruction, but that was it. They never said another thing to them for the rest of the flight. It was a miserable.

I checked a bag because it was $5 less than carry on. They managed to lose my bag on a 2.5 hr direct flight! Frontier has no airport staff at baggage claim to help. As soon as I got home around 11 pm I tried to use their online system to file the claim for lost bag - system wouldn't take the # on my baggage claim ticket - said it was not the correct number. Also said that I had not checked a bag, which wasn't true - even my online boarding pass showed that I had checked a bag. Wasted about an hour on that process with no luck. Tried again in the morning - same thing. So tried online chat with Frontier bot - waited 35-40" twice to be connected to a baggage agent and it never happened. Eventually drove to PDX after work and waited 2 hrs for the Frontier ticket agents to arrive prior to the next Frontier flight out of PDX and FINALLY got some help from one of them, to take me to lost luggage area where I was able to retrive my bag. Probably took 4-5 hrs. of my time and endless frustration to get my bag. This was my first -- and LAST -- experience flying Frontier Airlines. Check-in was also extremely difficult and time consuming. The flight itself (and staff) were fine but everything else about the experience was a total disaster! The fact that Frontier literally has NO WAY to connect to a human voice for customer service (in this case for lost luggage) is the WORST!!!!!

Frontier is a crappy airline nothing about it is honest

I didn't get to do this flight l, hard to review

Not good 😐 Over priced baggage fees Small hard seats No wifi or entertainment options 😕

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Philadelphia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/30Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
11h 23mSJO-PHL
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mPHL-SJO
$201
6/4Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 10mSJO-PHL
6/11Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 32mPHL-SJO
$218
7/11Thu
1 stopFrontier
12h 44mSJO-PHL
7/17Wed
1 stopFrontier
15h 45mPHL-SJO
$306
8/4Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 26mSJO-PHL
8/7Wed
1 stopFrontier
15h 45mPHL-SJO
$330
6/3Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
28h 12mSJO-PHL
6/12Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 38mPHL-SJO
$430
7/22Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
26h 54mSJO-PHL
7/31Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 37mPHL-SJO
$432
8/3Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 43mSJO-PHL
8/12Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
18h 24mPHL-SJO
$511
7/24Wed
1 stopDelta
9h 32mLIR-PHL
8/6Tue
1 stopDelta
7h 48mPHL-LIR
$526
7/24Wed
1 stopDelta
9h 32mLIR-PHL
8/11Sun
1 stopDelta
20h 41mPHL-LIR
$552
7/24Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 15mLIR-PHL
8/8Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
27h 38mPHL-LIR
$570

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Philadelphia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/14Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 06mSJO-PHL
$181
7/25Thu
1 stopFrontier
12h 44mSJO-PHL
$184
6/25Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
18h 28mSJO-PHL
$189
6/24Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
21h 47mSJO-PHL
$190
6/25Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 18mSJO-PHL
$196
6/15Sat
2 stops
16h 46mSJO-PHL
$224
6/26Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
21h 29mLIR-PHL
$461
6/22Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
47h 49mLIR-PHL
$555
6/22Sat
1 stopAir Canada
24h 44mLIR-PHL
$630
6/28Fri
3 stopsAlaska Airlines
26h 47mSJO-PHL
$1,526

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Last minute flights to Philadelphia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Philadelphia that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/23Thu
multi-stop
12h 58mSJO-PHL
5/29Wed
multi-stop
8h 40mPHL-SJO
$293
5/23Thu
multi-stop
30h 34mSJO-PHL
5/29Wed
multi-stop
18h 11mPHL-SJO
$367
5/22Wed
multi-stop
8h 44mSJO-PHL
5/29Wed
multi-stop
18h 11mPHL-SJO
$397
5/23Thu
multi-stop
19h 00mSJO-PHL
5/29Wed
multi-stop
18h 11mPHL-SJO
$410
5/20Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 43mSJO-PHL
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mPHL-SJO
$411
5/20Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 29mSJO-PHL
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mPHL-SJO
$412
5/20Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
31h 17mSJO-PHL
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
30h 49mPHL-SJO
$435
5/20Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 19mSJO-PHL
5/28Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
10h 09mPHL-SJO
$437
5/20Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 57mSJO-PHL
5/24Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 54mPHL-SJO
$1,143
5/19Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
27h 23mSJO-PHL
5/24Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
26h 57mPHL-SJO
$1,826

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Flights to Philadelphia

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Philadelphia (PHL)United States

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Philadelphia - Costa Rica

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