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Find cheap flights from Sacramento to San José from $83

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sacramento to San José departing on 5/14. 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 Sacramento to San José (SMF-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sacramento 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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11:23 am - 9:21 amSMF-SJO
20h 58m2 stops
9:36 am - 10:29 amSJO-SMF
25h 53m2 stops
$257Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 8 - Tue, May 21
11:23 am - 9:21 amSMF-SJO
20h 58m2 stops
12:32 pm - 10:29 amSJO-SMF
22h 57m2 stops
$280Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 8 - Tue, May 21
2:42 pm - 8:46 amSMF-SJO
17h 04m2 stops
9:36 am - 10:29 amSJO-SMF
25h 53m2 stops
$291Spirit Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, May 28
11:54 pm - 1:11 pmSMF-SJO
12h 17m1 stop
6:15 am - 10:44 pmSJO-SMF
17h 29m1 stop
$482American Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, May 28
7:24 pm - 1:11 pmSMF-SJO
16h 47m2 stops
6:15 am - 10:44 pmSJO-SMF
17h 29m1 stop
$487American Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, May 28
2:02 pm - 11:25 amSMF-SJO
20h 23m3 stops
5:10 am - 9:02 amSJO-SMF
28h 52m3 stops
Tue, May 21 - Fri, May 31
5:44 pm - 11:07 pmSMF-SJO
28h 23m3 stops
5:10 am - 7:54 pmSJO-SMF
15h 44m3 stops
Wed, Jun 19 - Wed, Jun 26
4:15 pm - 12:26 pmSMF-SJO
19h 11m2 stops
7:45 am - 10:36 pmSJO-SMF
15h 51m2 stops
$577United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 30
1:05 pm - 12:26 pmSMF-SJO
22h 21m1 stop
1:19 pm - 10:01 pmSJO-SMF
9h 42m1 stop
$586United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 30
7:59 pm - 7:56 pmSMF-SJO
22h 57m2 stops
12:48 am - 7:14 pmSJO-SMF
19h 26m2 stops
$648Alaska Airlines
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Fri, May 10 - Tue, May 14

Flights from Sacramento to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Sacramento to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San José on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Sacramento, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento to San José, San José Province is October, where tickets cost $437 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,018 and $659 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento to San José, San José Province, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Sacramento to San José were found on Spirit Airlines ($257) and American Airlines ($482). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $83.

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February

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$83
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
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Flight from Sacramento to San José

When to book flights from Sacramento to San José

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to San José, San José Province was $83 for a one-way ticket and $257 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to San José are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $667 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $814 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento 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 11094 reviews
8.2boarding
7.9comfort
7.5food
8.0entertainment
8.6crew
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I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

2.0 MediocreCarisa, Mar 2024LAX - HNL
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I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

I guess they don’t serve drinks on planes anymore

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.

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.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Beverage and food services are excellent. We enjoy paying the extra for economy plus for the 3 inches more leg room to be exact.

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

Flight was delayed by 3 hours. The pilot made up 1 hour during the flight, but that made the wait at the airport 5 hours once you factor getting there 2 hours early.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

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

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

This was not the BA business class it used to be. Mediocre food, attendants seemed stretched thin. All the little luxuries that used to make BA business fun were missing. Flight delayed and the explanation given was they forgot to pick up crew - I hope I misheard! Transfer in LHR “sticky” - we thought we had way too much time at 3hours but it was needed. Next time will try different route.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

The food at Admirals Club was really great Pijamas were a nice feature The flight attendant was very nice and great attitude The aa.com does not work well specially internet service Overall a very good flight .

Kayak does not know that spirit airlines charged me $70 to fly. But the bag check-in was $89 each way. This is false advertising to lure people. Spirit airlines sends bunch of emails after flight purchases to buy wifi, better seats, priority boarding, secure reserved seats. This is false advertising. Up front pricing. I would of flown jet blue or Alaska airlines.

One hour late taking off. Concerning, very hard landing. Uncomfortable seats with no recline. Extremely slow baggage claim. Very professional, knowledgeable flight attendants. Brand new, very clean plane.

Can’t say there was anything I particularly liked. Seats were very tight, leather wrapped plastic. I followed up a much longer and cheaper trip from Honolulu on southwest, everything was phenomenal, this flight was the exact opposite. Blows my mind they charge for water of all things. One of the attendants seemed very rude, I watched a taller gentleman a couple rows forward with his knees pressed into the back of the seat ahead, while the woman in that seat leaned forward the entire flight, I’m sure because she could feel his knees. I’ll be avoiding spirit like the plague from here forward.

Didn’t make the connecting flight due to a delay on our first flight.

I felt scam to have to pay $50 additional for my carry on luggage which was free for my other airline.

Enjoyed the experience, on time flights, friendly staff the WiFi was intros d kept cutting out.

Awful experience. Both flights were delayed several times with weather but also crew members being the official cause. The vouchers are unusable and insufficient ($50 voucher to fly the same crappy airline is a joke for putting me on a red-eye that landed at 3:00 am). The aircrafts were old and uncomfortable (have a real pocket on the seat, for crying out loud!).

Its so random that they only allow 40 pounds on checked bags when all airlines take 55. They then charge you for each 10 extra pounds, so my checked suitcase was $130 and the flight $30 ... its like whattt, im for sure not traveling with Spirit again

It wasn’t as horrible as I would have expected, however, to not provide water and change so much for bags is a ripoff to say the least.

I was penalized for a mistake made by your team

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sacramento to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/14Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 50mSMF-SJO
$83
5/15Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 07mSMF-SJO
$105
5/15Wed
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
22h 56mSMF-SJO
$156
6/8Sat
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 44mSMF-SJO
$205
6/8Sat
1 stopDelta
15h 08mSMF-SJO
$285
8/7Wed
2 stopsCopa Airlines
18h 32mSMF-SJO
$311
8/8Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
16h 58mSMF-SJO
$330
8/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 16mSMF-SJO
$352
8/6Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 14mSMF-SJO
$355
5/15Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
21h 55mSMF-SJO
$376

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Last minute flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/23Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 36mSMF-SJO
4/30Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 37mSJO-SMF
$321
4/22Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 36mSMF-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 53mSJO-SMF
$322
4/24Wed
multi-stopDelta
11h 56mSMF-SJO
5/8Wed
multi-stopDelta
12h 12mSJO-SMF
$608
4/24Wed
multi-stopDelta
11h 56mSMF-SJO
5/5Sun
multi-stopDelta
25h 21mSJO-SMF
$615
4/22Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 26mSMF-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 22mSJO-SMF
$669
4/21Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 36mSMF-SJO
5/6Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 55mSJO-SMF
$672
4/24Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 03mSMF-SJO
5/4Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 53mSJO-SMF
$698
4/20Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 59mSMF-SJO
4/23Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 14mSJO-SMF
$730
4/21Sun
multi-stopAvianca
14h 27mSMF-SJO
5/9Thu
multi-stopAvianca
16h 43mSJO-SMF
$775
4/21Sun
multi-stopAvianca
14h 27mSMF-SJO
5/7Tue
multi-stopAvianca
16h 43mSJO-SMF
$803

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Sacramento - San José Flights

Departure:

Sacramento (SMF)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Sacramento

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