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$114 Find cheap flights from Phoenix to San José

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Cheap flight deals from Phoenix to San José (PHX-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Phoenix 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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8:59 am - 12:04 amPHX-SJO
14h 05m2 stops
12:59 am - 12:59 amSJO-PHX
25h 00m1 stop
$302Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Sat, Jun 1
3:25 pm - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
16h 21m1 stop
9:36 am - 11:00 pmSJO-PHX
14h 24m1 stop
Fri, May 17 - Wed, May 29
11:25 am - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
20h 21m2 stops
12:59 am - 11:41 pmSJO-PHX
23h 42m1 stop
$304Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Jun 1 - Fri, Jun 14
3:25 pm - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
16h 21m1 stop
12:59 am - 11:00 pmSJO-PHX
23h 01m2 stops
Fri, May 17 - Tue, May 28
3:25 pm - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
16h 21m1 stop
12:59 am - 9:18 pmSJO-PHX
21h 19m2 stops
Fri, May 17 - Thu, May 30
3:25 pm - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
16h 21m1 stop
9:36 am - 11:33 pmSJO-PHX
14h 57m1 stop
Mon, May 20 - Sat, May 25
3:25 pm - 8:46 amPHX-SJO
16h 21m1 stop
12:59 am - 11:13 pmSJO-PHX
23h 14m1 stop
Mon, May 27 - Sun, Jun 2
6:50 pm - 1:20 pmPHX-SJO
17h 30m2 stops
2:00 pm - 7:39 amSJO-PHX
18h 39m2 stops
$429American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 28
12:05 pm - 10:39 pmPHX-SJO
9h 34m1 stop
5:30 am - 3:03 pmSJO-PHX
10h 33m1 stop
$430United Airlines
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Thu, Jul 4 - Sun, Jul 14
12:31 am - 1:20 pmPHX-SJO
11h 49m1 stop
2:25 pm - 9:23 amSJO-PHX
19h 58m2 stops
$450American Airlines
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Sun, Jul 28 - Sun, Aug 25

Flights from Phoenix to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Phoenix 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 Phoenix to San José?

The average price of all flights from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Phoenix to San José, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Phoenix, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San José, San José Province is September, where tickets cost $517 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of tickets is $774 and $730 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl 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 26 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Phoenix to San José?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Spirit Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $114. KAYAK users also found Phoenix to San José round-trip flights on Spirit Airlines from $302 and on American Airlines from $429.

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September

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$114
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Phoenix to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Phoenix 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 Phoenix to San José flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Airport to San José, San José Province was $114 for a one-way ticket and $302 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Phoenix to San José.

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

    On your way to San José, you’ll fly out from Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl. You’ll be landing at San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Phoenix to San José?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Phoenix and San José, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    Dallas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Phoenix to San José.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Phoenix to San José, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Phoenix to San José are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $546 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $634 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Phoenix 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 Phoenix to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix with another airline. Booking your flights between Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Phoenix 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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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10768 reviews
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
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Boarding was chaotic. I didn’t finish dinner because I went to bed early. Breakfast omelet was overcooked and tasteless but croissant was better than usual. Plane was dirty—crumbs in every seam and lavatory was poorly maintained (paint peeling, etc.) and toilet paper had not been refreshed before takeoff. No cubby for storage in first and seat was narrow.

4.0 OkayPatricia, May 2024DTW - CDG
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Boarding was chaotic. I didn’t finish dinner because I went to bed early. Breakfast omelet was overcooked and tasteless but croissant was better than usual. Plane was dirty—crumbs in every seam and lavatory was poorly maintained (paint peeling, etc.) and toilet paper had not been refreshed before takeoff. No cubby for storage in first and seat was narrow.

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

West Jet has a horrible boarding process and the seats have no cushion.

Everything went smoothly. I didn’t like that when I booked in the main cabin my wife and I weren’t seated together. One would think when booking on an option that allows picking your seat. They would put you and your travel partner together. Had to call to get it sorted. They did fix.

The gate area was incredibly short staffed, with one representative manning 4-5 flights, which caused a 3 hr delay in boarding even though the plane was all ready to leave. Other flights also were delayed because of this. The flight crew was awesome and I feel bad for the only gate worker on call, but Delta needs to hire more employees.

Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

It was a good experience except when boarding a female flight attendant did not go out of her way to assist my teenage daughters in finding space for their carry-ons after their compartments were full.

On time departure, smooth trip, flight attendant told through passengers the gate we would arrive at and the gate our outbound flight was departing from. Early arrival

Checking in at the airport the agent only booked the first keg of my trip and had my checked luggage going to the airport with a layover! Never was issued a boarding pass for the second leg or received sticker fir my checked bag. All was well in the end! Delta agents helped to resolve the situation!!!

Delayed due to an ill passenger after loading. Not preventable on Delta's part. Was in first class. The seats are becoming worn and detaching from their velcro attachments. Only got snacks on flight. The attendant was not the friendliest.

No water for a 5 hour flight entertainment not working seats with little room for knees when person in front of me reclined kept bumping my knees.

I don't think anyone actually reads these comments, so I won't spend much time on this submission. If you want to talk, you know how to reach me. The D/FW manager of Avianca (self-identified), Juan Calderon, insisted I buy an onward ticket from San Salvador even though I have diplomatic status in El Salvador and live here. It cost me $1,393 and Mr Calderon would not let me make the ticked flexible so I could get a refund. He went out of his way to be rude to me. He gave me seat 32K -- windowless window seat in the last row and did not offer to let me upgrade even though there were plenty of seats. I have flown well over a million miles in my life and this is the worst experience I have ever had. I would like a refund on the ticket I was forced to buy. Just awful!

This is the Spirit of Latino travel. And don’t even get me started on customer service.

Awful. I checked in online and there was no option to pay for baggage, at the airport when I checked in my baggage was received and Iwas not charged. When I got to LA during the boarding process I was told I didn't pay for baggage, the crew resolved I was let in the plane. When I got to my final destination my baggage was not there. It took me two days to receive my baggage. Bad service ever!

There was no food or drink service, couldn’t even get a glass of water for free. It was a long and expensive flight to not offer food or beverage on the plane.

It is better at the jfk than my home country. It was very easy and everything was on time.

There is no food. There is no in-inflight entertainment. The seats are cardboard. The airline is a living hellscape.

My experience was amazing! They helped my elderly mother board on early through a wheelchair and were accommodating to have us sit together since our seats were in different locations. When landing at the airport in GUA they were very helpful with full of hospitality.

No complimentary snacks food, beverage (not even water), pillow and blanket on a 6 hours long flight (including economy comfort). A low form of nickeling an diming. Lost a recurring passanger over a soda. Avianca never again.

Flight departure late. Got late in Colombia making us take a different flight next day. Avianca airport crew messed up my ticket so when a I got in Brazil I didn’t have a ticket for my destination. Had to buy a new ticket out of my pocket.

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

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

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..

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.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

American cancelled our flight home. Zero option for hotel, alternative transportation and took 3 hours to find our bags so we could take a 3 hour UBER ride home on our dime. Never flying AA again.

Re-checking our bags, the workers were not able to help us with boarding passes for the flight, told us to wait, then ignored us while they helped many other passengers. Until I got rude, they would have left us standing there, and even then they were very curt and dismissive in telling us where to get boarding passes printed. We made it to the gate just as they were starting to board passengers. It was just rude customer service.

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.

Absolutely filthy flight and not equipped for a trans US

Turn on the heat. Flight was way too cold from Arizona to Chicago.

Poor on time performance. Flight was delayed due to a lightbulb. No updates from the pilot. Plane was dirty and hot, AC didn't work well.

Being back games on the in-flight entertainment. Also your flight attendants need a break, raise, or overall attitude adjustment.

Flight delayed then canceled! I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again and will tell all my friends!

Absolutely terrible. The boarding process had zero organization. Mobs of people trying to board. People were climbing over my child's stroller with her in it. No families were boarded first. Boarding was delayed with no reasoning or notification that it would be late. We were then stuck on the plane for 45 minutes after landing. Then waited over two hours for our luggage. There was zero communication with the travelers. Never have I experienced such I professionalism and disgrace of others. Extremely disappointed.

For it to have left on time! Instead of two hours early with zero notice

Flight kept delayed from morning to late afternoon so I had to make other arrangements

Crew was nice, explained emergency protocol very well. Flight took off and arrived on time. Pilot explained the small delay that occurred with docking and providing updates. I would definitely fly spirit again.

Terrible… missed our flight due to ridiculously long time to go thru baggage check-in!

The crew was not great or professional. It seemed like they didn't really want to be there. A true lack of effort for accommodating customers.

Everything was really good but the seats are not very comfortable.

I paid for WiFi, but it (WiFi) was very very slow, will never take again! Impossible open Utube 😤😤😤

I had no legroom, although I paid for extra legroom. I could barely put my bag in front of my feet and under the seat. The Wi-Fi was horrible. In fact the flight attendant said that they had to reboot it and see if it was going to work and never did.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Phoenix to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/28Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
16h 02mPHX-SJO
$114
5/17Fri
1 stop
16h 21mPHX-SJO
$120
5/17Fri
2 stops
33h 29mPHX-SJO
$126
6/8Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
16h 09mPHX-SJO
$129
6/9Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
24h 19mPHX-SJO
$191
7/3Wed
1 stopFrontier
17h 36mPHX-SJO
$206
10/13Sun
1 stopDelta
10h 54mPHX-SJO
$228
10/13Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
38h 00mPHX-SJO
$229
7/26Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 09mPHX-SJO
$242
7/25Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 23mPHX-SJO
$299

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Last minute flights from Phoenix 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 Phoenix to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stop
25h 46mPHX-SJO
5/18Sat
multi-stop
14h 57mSJO-PHX
$297
5/13Mon
multi-stop
25h 46mPHX-SJO
5/17Fri
multi-stop
14h 40mSJO-PHX
$316
5/13Mon
multi-stop
26h 21mPHX-SJO
5/17Fri
multi-stop
14h 40mSJO-PHX
$367
5/13Mon
multi-stop
25h 46mPHX-SJO
5/17Fri
multi-stop
22h 44mSJO-PHX
$390
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 24mPHX-SJO
5/29Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 41mSJO-PHX
$400
5/13Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 21mPHX-SJO
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 11mSJO-PHX
$403
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 31mPHX-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 06mSJO-PHX
$580
5/11Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 51mPHX-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 06mSJO-PHX
$646
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 32mPHX-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 30mSJO-PHX
$741
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 32mPHX-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 20mSJO-PHX
$821

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Phoenix - San José Flights

Departure:

Phoenix (undefined)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Phoenix

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