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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $96

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 8/22. 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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September

High season

December

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$96
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
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

8/22Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 35mORD-SJO
8/25Sun
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
21h 08mSJO-ORD
$258
6/19Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 24mORD-SJO
6/26Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
9h 21mSJO-ORD
$259
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
21h 40mORD-SJO
6/13Thu
1 stopFrontier
30h 25mSJO-ORD
$287
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
19h 23mMDW-SJO
6/9Sun
1 stopFrontier
28h 11mSJO-MDW
$296
8/11Sun
1 stopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
8/23Fri
1 stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$297
6/5Wed
1 stop
8h 37mORD-SJO
6/13Thu
2 stops
28h 18mSJO-ORD
$306
8/21Wed
2 stops
20h 01mSTL-SJO
8/22Thu
1 stop
16h 17mSJO-STL
$309
6/12Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 44mSTL-SJO
6/16Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSJO-STL
$322
11/11Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 10mSTL-SJO
11/22Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
7h 55mSJO-STL
$376
8/9Fri
1 stopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
8/22Thu
2 stopsAvianca
17h 50mSJO-ORD
$389

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/22Thu
1 stopSpirit Airlines
14h 34mORD-SJO
$96
6/12Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
30h 29mORD-SJO
$111
6/5Wed
1 stopFrontier
19h 23mMDW-SJO
$119
8/22Thu
2 stops
16h 03mMDW-SJO
$161
8/11Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 50mSTL-SJO
$164
8/11Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 43mSTL-SJO
$171
6/5Wed
2 stops
12h 12mMDW-SJO
$172
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$184
6/22Sat
1 stopFrontier
26h 10mMDW-SJO
$200
8/22Thu
1 stopDelta
6h 43mMDW-SJO
$353

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/4Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 02mORD-SJO
6/14Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 39mSJO-ORD
$293
6/4Tue
multi-stop
27h 02mORD-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stop
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$319
6/1Sat
multi-stopFrontier
25h 23mMDW-SJO
6/9Sun
multi-stopFrontier
28h 11mSJO-MDW
$373
6/1Sat
multi-stopFrontier
25h 23mMDW-SJO
6/13Thu
multi-stopFrontier
28h 15mSJO-MDW
$403
6/2Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/12Wed
multi-stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$446
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
11h 42mSTL-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 20mSJO-STL
$449
6/2Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/9Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$465
6/4Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 24mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 55mSJO-STL
$529
6/4Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 25mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 13mSJO-STL
$608
6/3Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 48mSTL-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 13mSJO-STL
$654

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,489
$350