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$112 Find cheap flights from San Diego to San José, San José Province

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Cheap flight deals from San Diego to San José (SAN-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego 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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12:15 pm - 8:46 amSAN-SJO
19h 31m1 stop
12:32 pm - 7:16 amSJO-SAN
19h 44m2 stops
$257Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Jun 1 - Wed, Jun 5
12:15 pm - 8:46 amSAN-SJO
19h 31m1 stop
9:36 am - 7:51 amSJO-SAN
23h 15m1 stop
$262Spirit Airlines
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Sat, May 25 - Mon, Jun 3
12:15 pm - 8:46 amSAN-SJO
19h 31m1 stop
12:59 am - 3:16 pmSJO-SAN
15h 17m2 stops
Sat, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 3
6:20 pm - 12:04 amSAN-SJO
28h 44m3 stops
12:59 am - 10:02 amSJO-SAN
34h 03m3 stops
Tue, May 28 - Mon, Jun 3
7:18 am - 10:08 pmSAN-SJO
13h 50m1 stop
7:01 am - 2:41 pmSJO-SAN
8h 40m1 stop
$404American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 14
9:20 am - 10:08 pmSAN-SJO
11h 48m2 stops
7:01 am - 6:11 pmSJO-SAN
12h 10m2 stops
$409American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 14
9:59 pm - 11:53 amSAN-SJO
12h 54m1 stop
1:13 pm - 9:44 amSJO-SAN
21h 31m1 stop
$414Delta
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Thu, Aug 15 - Thu, Aug 22
11:00 am - 6:30 amSAN-SJO
18h 30m1 stop
1:13 pm - 9:44 amSJO-SAN
21h 31m1 stop
$434Delta
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Sat, Aug 17 - Thu, Aug 22
7:45 am - 7:37 pmSAN-SJO
10h 52m1 stop
1:30 pm - 6:10 pmSJO-SAN
29h 40m1 stop
$445United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 17
11:00 am - 10:03 amSAN-SJO
22h 03m2 stops
5:30 am - 7:50 pmSJO-SAN
15h 20m1 stop
$548United Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24 - Tue, Jul 30

Flights from San Diego to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego to San José, San José Province is September, where tickets cost $480 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $869 and $814 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego to San José, San José Province, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 68 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Spirit Airlines ($112) and Delta ($173). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Spirit Airlines ($257) and American Airlines ($404).

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September

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$112
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 25% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Diego to San José

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to San José, San José Province was $112 for a one-way ticket and $257 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San José from San Diego.

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

    When flying out of San Diego you will be using San Diego. You will be landing at San José, also known as San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

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

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

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

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego 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 San Diego?

    Houston is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Diego to San José.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to San José are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $594 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 $699 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego 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 10778 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

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

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.

I booked this flight using JetBlue points and I was just so happy. The plane was so clean, I had every need met. Thank you!!

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.

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.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

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.

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

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

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…

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

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.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Diego to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
22h 47mSAN-SJO
$112
6/3Mon
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
11h 20mSAN-SJO
$114
6/3Mon
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
25h 31mSAN-SJO
$154
8/27Tue
1 stopDelta
12h 54mSAN-SJO
$173
9/11Wed
3 stops
22h 57mSAN-SJO
$200
10/21Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 36mSAN-SJO
$207
9/11Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
25h 06mSAN-SJO
$209
9/11Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
11h 11mSAN-SJO
$213
10/9Wed
3 stops
15h 23mSAN-SJO
$219
10/9Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 31mSAN-SJO
$233

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Last minute flights from San Diego 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 San Diego to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 08mSAN-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 38mSJO-SAN
$390
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 05mSAN-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 34mSJO-SAN
$408
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 32mSAN-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 15mSJO-SAN
$410
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 08mSAN-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 34mSJO-SAN
$440
5/12Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
10h 34mSAN-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 15mSJO-SAN
$454
5/12Sun
multi-stop
11h 48mSAN-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
29h 04mSJO-SAN
$649
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 59mSAN-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 30mSJO-SAN
$656
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 18mSAN-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 13mSJO-SAN
$661
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 05mSAN-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 13mSJO-SAN
$706
5/13Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 02mSAN-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 47mSJO-SAN
$711

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San Diego - San José Flights

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Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - San Diego

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