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Find cheap flights from Salt Lake City to San José from $146

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Salt Lake City to San José departing on 8/25. 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 Salt Lake City to San José (SLC-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Salt Lake City 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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11:58 pm - 7:55 pmSLC-SJO
19h 57m2 stops
2:25 pm - 10:44 amSJO-SLC
20h 19m2 stops
$298American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Sat, Aug 31
11:59 pm - 6:31 pmSLC-SJO
18h 32m2 stops
12:53 pm - 10:38 amSJO-SLC
21h 45m2 stops
$299American Airlines
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Sun, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 13
9:26 am - 10:08 pmSLC-SJO
12h 42m1 stop
12:53 pm - 10:38 amSJO-SLC
21h 45m2 stops
$301American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Wed, Sep 4
11:59 pm - 6:31 pmSLC-SJO
18h 32m2 stops
12:53 pm - 10:08 amSJO-SLC
21h 15m2 stops
$308American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 20 - Sat, Sep 28
4:17 pm - 8:46 amSLC-SJO
16h 29m2 stops
12:59 am - 12:56 pmSJO-SLC
11h 57m2 stops
$316Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Mon, Jun 10
2:35 pm - 8:46 amSLC-SJO
18h 11m2 stops
12:59 am - 10:59 pmSJO-SLC
22h 00m2 stops
$341Spirit Airlines
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Fri, May 31 - Sat, Jun 8
8:00 am - 10:25 amSLC-SJO
26h 25m2 stops
12:35 pm - 10:36 pmSJO-SLC
11h 01m2 stops
$415United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 31 - Fri, Nov 8
7:26 am - 8:25 amSLC-SJO
24h 59m2 stops
9:40 am - 10:59 pmSJO-SLC
37h 19m2 stops
$430Frontier
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Sat, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 18
3:50 pm - 10:03 amSLC-SJO
18h 13m1 stop
5:30 am - 10:24 pmSJO-SLC
16h 54m1 stop
$464United Airlines
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Sat, Jun 1 - Wed, Jun 5
5:15 pm - 11:53 amSLC-SJO
18h 38m1 stop
8:30 am - 8:50 amSJO-SLC
24h 20m1 stop
$544Delta
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Wed, Sep 11 - Sun, Sep 15

Flights from Salt Lake City to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José?

The average price of all flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José, San José Province is September, where tickets cost $417 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of tickets is $865 and $814 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José, San José Province, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 87 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José were found on American Airlines ($298) and Spirit Airlines ($316). Delta proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $146.

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Low season

July

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$146
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 22% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Salt Lake City to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Salt Lake City to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Salt Lake City to San José, San José Province was $146 for a one-way ticket and $298 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Salt Lake City and San José?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San José from Salt Lake City.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Salt Lake City to San José?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Salt Lake City to San José?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Salt Lake City to San José are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $553 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 $700 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José.

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Salt Lake City 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Salt Lake City to San José? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10736 reviews
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
7.4Food
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The plane from SNA wouldn’t start after 5 tries. The team gave me an option of flying direct from LAX and giving me a Lyft ride there! Perfect!

10.0 ExcellentSash, May 2024SEA - HNL
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The plane from SNA wouldn’t start after 5 tries. The team gave me an option of flying direct from LAX and giving me a Lyft ride there! Perfect!

Best airline! Always friendly and welcoming. Skyclub was great and loved the fast free wifi on board. I also love that you can pre-order your meal on the app!

Atlanta boarding crew at gate were filled with arrogance and were disrespectful. In flight crew showed indifference to the needs of passengers. This is about the flight from ATL to BDL.

The plane was FREEZING SEATS UNCOMFORTABLE Otherwise smooth Thank you

Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

It wasn't really their fault it was the horrible winds and we just got unlucky.

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 :)

There is no free Wi-Fi or screens in the seats for this flight. It would be nice if they had actual actual healthy drink options like a flavored sparkling water. The flight was very dark because nobody was sitting on the left side and they didn't open any of the windows. The plane was kind of and had small overhead bins. There was no distinguishable difference between economy and comfort Plus.

I recently had foot surgery and traveled my first time needing assistance. The flight attendants on this flight went above and beyond accommodating my partner and I. I had a panic attack from the medication I was on, and the flight attendants made me feel safe and comfortable when they saw me in distress. They relocated me to an area of the aircraft that made me feel more comfortable and we had our own row which helped reduce my anxiety tremendously.

Delayed departure. Delayed after landing pulling into gate. Delay due to sky bridge malfunction

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.

Not a fan of the diagonal partially enclosed business class seats or how they have to be converted to beds manually by crew. I prefer more isolation and user control for switching to lie flat.

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Energetic crew - flight full of swiftied going to Taylor's opening show in Paris! Long lines for bathroom made out kind of suck though

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.

Liked - nothing. Disliked - delayed 35+ min sitting on the plane. Caused me to miss my connection in Charlotte. American Airlines is the worst US Air Carrier company with atrocious customer service.

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!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

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.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

Arrived 3 hours early and never made it past baggage drop

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.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Salt Lake City to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/25Sun
1 stopDelta
18h 38mSLC-SJO
$146
9/29Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 32mSLC-SJO
$155
8/25Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 00mSLC-SJO
$174
8/25Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 57mSLC-SJO
$178
6/4Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
32h 03mSLC-SJO
$180
6/4Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
9h 39mSLC-SJO
$186
5/21Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
25h 41mSLC-SJO
$189
9/29Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
17h 55mSLC-SJO
$194
7/13Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
30h 16mSLC-SJO
$213
5/21Tue
1 stopDelta
13h 48mSLC-SJO
$279

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Last minute flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 29mSLC-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 01mSJO-SLC
$512
5/17Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mSLC-SJO
8/11Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
9h 16mSJO-SLC
$541
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 59mSLC-SJO
8/12Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
27h 43mSJO-SLC
$545
5/17Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 29mSLC-SJO
8/12Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
27h 43mSJO-SLC
$550
5/17Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 11mSLC-SJO
8/11Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
9h 16mSJO-SLC
$571
5/16Thu
multi-stop
19h 53mSLC-SJO
5/20Mon
multi-stop
34h 36mSJO-SLC
$584
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
8h 54mSLC-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
14h 31mSJO-SLC
$596
5/18Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 52mSLC-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 05mSJO-SLC
$681
5/14Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 06mSLC-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
17h 46mSJO-SLC
$796
5/14Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
13h 06mSLC-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
18h 15mSJO-SLC
$826

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Salt Lake City - San José Flights

Departure:

Salt Lake City (undefined)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Salt Lake City

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