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Find cheap flights from Detroit to San José from $119

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Detroit to San José departing on 5/31. 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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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to San José (DTW-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to San José that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:31 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
15h 35m1 stop
9:40 am - 11:22 amSJO-DTW
23h 42m1 stop
$170Frontier
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Sat, May 11 - Thu, May 16
6:31 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
15h 35m1 stop
9:40 am - 11:22 amSJO-DTW
23h 42m1 stop
$183Frontier
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Sat, May 11 - Thu, May 16
4:25 pm - 8:46 amDTW-SJO
18h 21m1 stop
9:36 am - 11:50 pmSJO-DTW
12h 14m1 stop
$186Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Sat, May 11
9:00 am - 11:56 pmDTW-SJO
16h 56m2 stops
9:36 am - 11:50 pmSJO-DTW
12h 14m1 stop
$194Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Sat, May 11
6:31 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
15h 35m1 stop
12:59 am - 7:15 pmSJO-DTW
16h 16m1 stop
Sat, May 11 - Wed, May 15
5:42 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
16h 24m1 stop
9:36 am - 10:48 pmSJO-DTW
11h 12m1 stop
Sat, May 18 - Sat, May 25
6:35 pm - 11:32 amDTW-SJO
18h 57m1 stop
12:32 pm - 9:06 amSJO-DTW
18h 34m1 stop
$211Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
5:42 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
16h 24m1 stop
12:59 am - 8:51 pmSJO-DTW
17h 52m1 stop
Sat, May 18 - Fri, May 24
7:38 pm - 11:32 amDTW-SJO
17h 54m2 stops
12:32 pm - 11:58 amSJO-DTW
21h 26m1 stop
$214Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
11:38 am - 8:09 amDTW-SJO
22h 31m1 stop
9:40 am - 11:14 amSJO-DTW
23h 34m1 stop
$404Frontier
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Wed, Jun 26 - Thu, Jul 4

Flights from Detroit to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to San José?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Detroit to San José, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Detroit, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province, 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 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province is August, where tickets cost $381 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of tickets is $915 and $801 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province, 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 on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 76 days before departure.

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Low season

September

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$119
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 46% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 31% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Detroit to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to San José flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province was $119 for a one-way ticket and $170 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and San José?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Detroit and on arrival in San José.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Detroit to San José?

    Detroit airport is called Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and the only airport in San José is San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to San José?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San José from Detroit?

    Orlando is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Detroit to San José.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to San José?

    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 Detroit to San José.

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

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

    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 José with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and SJO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to San José. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10966 reviews
7.4food
7.9comfort
8.6crew
8.0entertainment
8.2boarding
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8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024DTW - ORF
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

Delta planes have the WORST seat comfort of any plane in history. It's the opposite of ergonomic, in every sense. They also recline minimally, are covered in a vinyl and have no feet rests. Then the disembarking process is chaotic and time consuming (because of the way they load the plane and deal with luggage). Overall, somewhat frustrating but we arrived safely :)

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

Business class is great. New airplane, very comfortable, better than some of the major airlines I am used to

Terrible. Flight was cancelled due to the weather in the east and sout east(florida). Did not get any compesation of any kind. According to them, it was not under their control so I lost all the money paid for the 2 fairs from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, Fl.

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

Overall, the flight was better than the flight I took to go to Florida, which had a bunch of problems. The crew is really nice and the plane was new so it had a small problem when we were on the runway, but the flight itself was great. They even made some time back up, which is always a good thing.

at the time for boarding the lady just call Group A and no other goups and everybody from A to F go inside without the right turn,and when we get in theres no more spsce for carry on , the ones that get in at not correct group from the back occupy our space !!!!! a mess !!!!

There were multiple delays but JetBlue tried to make the boarding and departure process as quick and efficient as possible. The crew was as detached from reality as could be, meaning: not very friendly and just doing things by the numbers.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

Jetblue needs to improve on Onboarding as it seems to always be behind on departing. It never leaves on time. I would recommend to have an earlier Onboarding in order to leave on time and respect your customers time as well.

40 minute delay before take off after boarding flight. Bright lights throughout night flight due Issues with light panels. In flight Entertainment nonfunctional

I was told we'd have a hot breakfast option in first class, so I chose not get a hot breakfast. It was a very strange meal, but the fresh fruit was very good quality. Service was excellent from ORD to ELP. No service from MBS to ORD, not even water. However, when flying American from FNT to ORD, which is a shorter flight, they at least pass out snacks and offer water.

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

Nothing beats ANA customer service on my opinion. Maybe because of their Japanese culture (and food). Arigatō

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

I think the seats on some of their planes are uncomfortable. You can be ok on a short flight of two hours but no more than that. The delays, and also the refreshments on the plane were not enough.

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

Terrible boarding , Business class seats are sub standard. As usual crew will miss your food too

Just get Economy Plus for international flights, so worth it the extra room, bigger seats…

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

It was spectacular. I had basic Economy and was given so much space and their seats lean back so far. Staff was superb, food was superb, everything was superb, Finnair is Fantastic.

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

Not much seat room, but that was unexpected. But the seat headrest was very uncomfortable.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries. They dont really bother you about carry-on size, I brought a descent sized backpack and they didnt even check.

Spirit canceled the flight in March and never notified me!

They didn’t let me get my boarding pass through the app because I have a lap infant. The ticket said to see a gate agent but there was no gate agent available. I was supposed to go to the kiosk. Ended up missing my flight and they said that I never checked in to my flight so there was nothing that could be done. I will never fly spirit again. Not even worth the hassle and poor customer service.

Cancelled my flight , currently stuck in Houston and will likely miss my cruise

Passengers play their phones so everyone can hear them. No one tells them to use earbuds. Very annoying and unenjoyable.

I liked how we boarded early to combat all the chaos from people bringing oversized personal item luggage. It's so painful watching the process and feeling overwhelmed by the process.

Spirit Airlines has the worst customer service. I don't advise flying with them.

great customer service at the boarding gate that was warm and friendly. the flight experience with no complaints and the attendants were caring and attentive

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/31Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 59mDTW-SJO
$119
6/10Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
18h 54mDTW-SJO
$140
5/31Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 43mDTW-SJO
$146
6/10Mon
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 46mDTW-SJO
$148
5/31Fri
3 stops
26h 20mDTW-SJO
$177
6/10Mon
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
24h 16mDTW-SJO
$187

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Last minute flights from Detroit to San José

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 from Detroit to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/30Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 53mSJO-DTW
$237
4/30Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
30h 09mSJO-DTW
$240
4/30Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/6Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 38mSJO-DTW
$256
4/27Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/4Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 53mSJO-DTW
$273
4/29Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/3Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 09mSJO-DTW
$278
4/30Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 35mSJO-DTW
$279
4/27Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/4Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 19mSJO-DTW
$284
4/29Mon
multi-stop
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/2Thu
multi-stop
24h 02mSJO-DTW
$288
4/27Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/3Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 23mSJO-DTW
$289
5/1Wed
multi-stop
18h 11mDTW-SJO
5/5Sun
multi-stop
34h 21mSJO-DTW
$367

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Detroit - San José Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Detroit

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