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$188 Find cheap flights from Costa Rica to San Jose

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San Jose departing on 5/24. 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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Flights to San Jose - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Jose?

The average price of all flights to San Jose clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Jose is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as $515. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are $807 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Jose?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Jose, 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 San Jose is September, where tickets cost $455 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and November, where the average cost of tickets from Costa Rica is $835 and $791 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is September with an average price of $455.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Jose?

The average price for all flights to San Jose depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Jose is generally in the morning, when flights cost $529 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Jose is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $875.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Jose?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to San Jose, 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 84 days before departure.

How long is the flight to San Jose?

The duration of your flight to San Jose depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Jose on KAYAK are from Liberia, which takes 9h 04m, and San José, which takes 14h 29m.

How many direct flights to San Jose are there each day?

There are around 184 direct flights from within Costa Rica to San Jose every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 3:00 pm the most common departure time and 50% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to San Jose are there each week?

Each week there are around 1,283 direct flights from within Costa Rica to San Jose. The most common day for departures is Wednesday, with 19% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know

Low season

April

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$188
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from San José to San Jose

FAQs - booking San Jose flights

  • How far is San Jose from central San Jose?

    The city center of San Jose is 3 miles from San Jose.

  • What is the name of San Jose’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in San Jose, called San Jose (SJC). It can also be referred to as Mineta San Jose, Norman Y. Mineta San José Intl, San Jose, or San Jose Intl.

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

    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 San Jose.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Jose 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose 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 San Jose?

    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 San Jose 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 San Jose?

    Of the 8 airlines that fly to San Jose, Southwest offers the most flights, with around 732 per week, followed by Alaska Airlines with 178 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Jose

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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Jose?

Find which airlines fly direct to San Jose, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Costa Rica to San Jose

Monday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Tuesday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +33 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +34 more

Wednesday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Thursday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +34 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +35 more

Friday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Saturday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +33 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +34 more

Sunday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

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Nonstop returns

San Jose to Costa Rica

Monday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Tuesday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +33 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +34 more

Wednesday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Thursday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +34 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +35 more

Friday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

Saturday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +33 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +34 more

Sunday

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, Air Canada, +36 more

Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +37 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Costa Rica to San Jose

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Jose. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to San Jose. 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 San Jose? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9134 reviews
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
7.3Entertainment
Airline reviews

My baggage was in another flight, anit was delayed for one hour.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, May 2024SEA - LAX
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My baggage was in another flight, anit was delayed for one hour.

They canceled the flight 30 minutes prior to departure without any heads up.

Like South West(2 check in baggage free) if Alaskan Airlines could give at least one check in baggage free then it would be great.

Up on arrival, due to twisted ankle, I wasn’t able to walk. Requested for a wheelchair. They immediately asked for it. After 10 minutes wait a young man named Carlos picked me up at the gate, got my baggage and took me to the pick up area. It was a great service. Thanks Alaska Air line

Staff great. Tight seating. Pretzels and drink same as any other airline.

We had a very scary attempted landing in Palm Springs and were redirected to Ontario. It was a stressful flight.

Every thing means , crew, service, timing, boarding is very good.

My boarding pass birthdate was printed incorrectly causing me to spend an extra hour in a check-in and then again TSA line and to miss a chance to have dinner pre-flight. My window seat was given away and was replaced with a middle seat. I would have liked an opportunity to charge my phone and take advantage of movies but many of the departure gate chargers weren’t operational and I don’t know of an in-flight charging option, The flight left 45 late after trouble with unruly passengers, and I was glad staff removed them.

Horrible. I likely will have to spend several thousand dollars to rebook my international flights, due to their delays, plus a hotel in SF. I can’t wait to never fly them again!

Sat on tarmac for 2 1/2 hours; de-planed into a closed airport and flew out at the last minute to have to sprint to get through Customs at LAX before they closed at midnight. Worst flight Ive ever been on !

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

I was sitting at comfort +. One of the Asian male crew was so loud when he delivered service. When he asked questions or what food you need, he was shouting. He must be a prison guard before going Delta.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Space and comfort was good. Staff could have been more helpful and friendly.

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

Somehow I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass and was in transit Food is horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided on 11 hours flight

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

The staff were very helpful with lots of refreshments on offer. The toilets were clean. The seats were comfortable and entertainment was good. No complaints, it was excellent.

amazing! they were so kind and allowed us to sit on empty seats so we could stretch our legs and sleep good. Food is amazing as well plus dessert in the middle of the flight!

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

American Airlines canceled the flight twice and was unable to facilitate a change of city for us after our travel plans became affected. We lost alot of money due to this and it seems like the airline was trying their best not to facilitate this. Mind you, I am a very loyal member.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Jose found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/5Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
23h 16mSJO-SJC
6/11Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
13h 55mSJC-SJO
$360
6/5Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 49mSJO-SJC
6/11Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 03mSJC-SJO
$361
6/5Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
23h 34mSJO-SJC
6/11Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 03mSJC-SJO
$389
7/16Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 09mLIR-SJC
7/27Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
29h 50mSJC-LIR
$463
5/15Wed
1 stopDelta
9h 30mSJO-SJC
6/1Sat
1 stopDelta
12h 19mSJC-SJO
$538
5/15Wed
1 stopDelta
15h 29mSJO-SJC
5/31Fri
1 stopDelta
12h 36mSJC-SJO
$563
5/15Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
31h 47mSJO-SJC
5/30Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 04mSJC-SJO
$621
10/12Sat
2 stopsCopa Airlines
14h 43mSJO-SJC
10/16Wed
2 stopsCopa Airlines
15h 54mSJC-SJO
$774
7/23Tue
2 stopsCopa Airlines
29h 01mSJO-SJC
7/26Fri
2 stopsCopa Airlines
14h 25mSJC-SJO
$953
6/4Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
10h 08mSJO-SJC
6/11Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
24h 08mSJC-SJO
$1,114

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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 San Jose found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/24Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
14h 19mSJO-SJC
$188
5/24Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
14h 19mSJO-SJC
$206
5/25Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 25mSJO-SJC
$236
5/25Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
24h 01mSJO-SJC
$245
9/5Thu
2 stops
19h 57mSJO-SJC
$269
9/5Thu
3 stops
29h 00mSJO-SJC
$310
5/12Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 44mSJO-SJC
$313
5/14Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 29mSJO-SJC
$316
7/10Wed
1 stopAlaska Airlines
23h 17mLIR-SJC
$358
5/24Fri
1 stopAlaska Airlines
22h 40mSJO-SJC
$378

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Last minute flights to San Jose

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 San Jose that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
10h 34mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
15h 49mSJC-SJO
$508
5/7Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 12mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 23mSJC-SJO
$522
5/8Wed
multi-stopDelta
13h 14mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
12h 20mSJC-SJO
$550
5/8Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 12mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 23mSJC-SJO
$579
5/7Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
14h 06mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
28h 21mSJC-SJO
$586
5/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
10h 34mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
12h 58mSJC-SJO
$588
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 50mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mSJC-SJO
$737
5/6Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
14h 06mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
12h 26mSJC-SJO
$770
5/8Wed
multi-stop
30h 12mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stop
36h 40mSJC-SJO
$3,775
5/7Tue
multi-stop
32h 37mSJO-SJC
5/14Tue
multi-stop
20h 15mSJC-SJO
$3,817

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Flights to San Jose

Destination:

San Jose (SJC)United States

Return flight deals:

San Jose - Costa Rica

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