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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $77

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 5/21. 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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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

5/30Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 23mORD-SJO
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
27h 03mSJO-ORD
$194
5/28Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
17h 52mORD-SJO
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
14h 36mSJO-ORD
$195
5/10Fri
2 stops
36h 30mMDW-SJO
5/17Fri
1 stop
26h 45mSJO-MDW
$287
5/11Sat
1 stop
16h 55mMDW-SJO
5/17Fri
2 stops
19h 37mSJO-MDW
$298
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
19h 23mMDW-SJO
6/9Sun
1 stopFrontier
28h 11mSJO-MDW
$310
5/29Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 19mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 17mSJO-STL
$345
5/29Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 19mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 55mSJO-STL
$347
6/5Wed
2 stopsFrontier
20h 09mMDW-SJO
6/9Sun
2 stopsFrontier
21h 08mSJO-MDW
$385
6/22Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 22mSTL-SJO
6/28Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 44mSJO-STL
$428
5/31Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
37h 52mMLI-SJO
6/3Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 26mSJO-MLI
$451

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Recent one-way flight deals

5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 23mORD-SJO
$77
5/14Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 23mORD-SJO
$85
6/1Sat
1 stopFrontier
25h 23mMDW-SJO
$145
6/10Mon
3 stops
15h 48mMDW-SJO
$146
6/10Mon
2 stops
13h 03mMDW-SJO
$151
10/1Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 14mSTL-LIR
$202
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$204
10/2Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 50mSTL-LIR
$229
5/25Sat
1 stopFrontier
25h 13mMDW-SJO
$239
5/26Sun
1 stopDelta
10h 12mMDW-SJO
$457

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/8Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 38mORD-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 36mSJO-ORD
$326
5/8Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 38mORD-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 53mSJO-ORD
$331
5/7Tue
multi-stop
7h 34mORD-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
13h 48mSJO-ORD
$349
5/7Tue
multi-stopCopa Airlines
27h 06mORD-SJO
5/8Wed
multi-stopCopa Airlines
27h 09mSJO-ORD
$391
5/7Tue
multi-stop
7h 34mORD-SJO
5/13Mon
multi-stop
14h 52mSJO-ORD
$395
5/7Tue
multi-stopCopa Airlines
14h 37mSTL-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopCopa Airlines
27h 06mSJO-STL
$600
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 26mSTL-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 07mSJO-STL
$603
5/7Tue
multi-stopDelta
6h 44mSTL-SJO
5/8Wed
multi-stopDelta
9h 29mSJO-STL
$606
5/7Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 09mSTL-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 07mSJO-STL
$608
5/8Wed
multi-stopDelta
6h 44mMDW-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 50mSJO-MDW
$1,290

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,487
$361