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Cheap Flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José1 stop$282
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$435
San José
San José1 stop$282
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$435

Book Cheap Charlotte to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Charlotte to Costa Rica

Sun, Feb 8 - Fri, Feb 13
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7:00 am - 3:17 pm
CLT
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SJO
9h 17m
1 stop
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1:31 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CLT
9h 25m
1 stop
$282Multiple Airlines
Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 24
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6:02 pm - 12:22 pm
CLT
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SJO
19h 20m
1 stop
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12:35 pm - 1:51 pm
SJO
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CLT
24h 16m
1 stop
$283Multiple Airlines
Sat, Feb 28 - Sat, Mar 7
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5:55 am - 12:22 pm
CLT
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SJO
7h 27m
1 stop
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1:31 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CLT
9h 25m
1 stop
$285Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:55 am - 12:22 pm
CLT
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SJO
7h 27m
1 stop
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12:31 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CLT
9h 25m
1 stop
$286Spirit Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Mon, Mar 9
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:55 am - 12:22 pm
CLT
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SJO
7h 27m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:31 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CLT
9h 25m
1 stop
$287Spirit Airlines
Mon, Apr 6 - Mon, Apr 20
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4:55 pm - 1:40 pm
CLT
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LIR
22h 45m
1 stop
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2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
LIR
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CLT
23h 30m
1 stop
$435Air Canada
Thu, Apr 23 - Mon, Apr 27
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4:55 pm - 1:30 pm
CLT
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LIR
22h 35m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
LIR
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CLT
23h 30m
1 stop
$436Air Canada
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
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5:25 am - 12:50 pm
CLT
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LIR
8h 25m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:05 pm - 11:49 pm
LIR
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CLT
8h 44m
1 stop
$482Delta
Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
American Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 12:37 pm
CLT
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LIR
4h 37mnonstop
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12:37 pm - 7:13 pm
LIR
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CLT
4h 36mnonstop
$510American Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
American Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 2:13 pm
CLT
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LIR
9h 03m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:37 pm - 7:13 pm
LIR
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CLT
4h 36mnonstop
$514American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Charlotte to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Charlotte to Costa Rica flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Costa Rica from Charlotte found in the last 72 hours was to Liberia, at $480 round-trip. The most popular route is from Charlotte (CLT) to Liberia (LIR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $480.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Charlotte to Costa Rica?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $612 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Charlotte to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica, 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 Charlotte to Costa Rica is October, when tickets cost $340 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $747 and $740 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Charlotte to Costa Rica?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Charlotte to Costa Rica, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Charlotte, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Charlotte to Costa Rica?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Charlotte to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Charlotte to Costa Rica, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$81
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
Flight from Charlotte to Liberia

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • Where can I spend the night at CLT?

    Numerous hotel options are available close to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. To minimize morning traffic, especially if you have an early flight, we advise booking a hotel close to the airport. Staying at the Courtyard by Marriott Airport North Hotel, which is directly connected to the terminals of the airport, is an option. In addition to being accessible to the airport, the Hilton Garden Inn Charlotte Airport Hotel provides opulent amenities like a fitness facility, first-rate service, and famous architectural design.

  • Do airlines operating from CLT to SJO offer layover services?

    Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport are some of the frequent layover locations for this route's flights. Given that the journey from Charlotte to Costa Rica is a little lengthy, these layovers provide a wonderful chance for rest.

  • Are there Mamava pods at SJO?

    SJO makes sure that nursing women have a cozy space to breastfeed and pump for their children. In all women's restrooms, there is a nursing room. Breastfeeding women have a room in the nursing area where they can do so privately.

  • Which is the most reliable airline to use when traveling from CLT to SJO?

    There are many highly-rated airlines operating between CLT and SJO. United Airlines, American Airlines and British Airways are some of the most prominent airlines flying this route. Therefore, your choice of airlines depends on your preferences and familiarity with each airline.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Charlotte 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 Charlotte to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Charlotte to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Charlotte to Costa Rica 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 Charlotte 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 from Charlotte to Costa Rica with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Charlotte 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 from Charlotte to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Costa Rica?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $726 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $726.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Costa Rica

  • Your flight will depart from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), which has a ton of on- and off-site parking options. Travelers can park at the airport's one permitted location for short, long, and extended stays. CLT provides practical parking options that suit your requirements and price range. Making parking reservations with the airport is advisable to prevent hassles on the day of travel.
  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) makes every passenger's flight enjoyable. Elevators and accessible restrooms are available in every garage to assist visitors with varying degrees of mobility. There are emergency call buttons and Braille displays in every elevator. Additionally, assistance animals are welcome everywhere at the airport. The shuttle buses to the airport also have stop announcement systems that are both visual and audio and accessibility elevators.
  • There are amenities at the arrival airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), that make traveling with kids less daunting. At Terminal B, there is a playground for children under the age of eight. After landing from Charlotte, your kids can play and get some exercise.
  • You will touch down at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), which is Costa Rica's main airport. Most foreign flights run out of this airport. You can use a rail, cab, bus, or rented car to get away from the airport. If you are new to the city, we advise that you take a taxi. In addition, compared to buses and trains, taxis are more practical and comfortable. If you choose to take the bus, you can buy a ticket at the counters in the arrivals hall.
  • Although Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) aim to keep security lines under 15 minutes long, we still advise arriving at the airport at least 2 hours before your aircraft is scheduled to take off to allow time for security screening, check-in, and transfer to your gate. If you need more details to assist you to plan your trip, don't be afraid to ask your airline.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Charlotte to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Charlotte to Costa Rica? 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4268 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

10.0 ExcellentJohn, Jan 2026
SAT - PHX
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Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

Outdated equipment in disrepair, wifi inoperable. Broken seats, taped air vents, generally poor condition, the 717 showed its age and lack of upkeep.

My flight out of Baton Rouge to Atlanta was delayed by a half hour. This got us into Atlanta airport 30 minutes late. I ran through the airport to get to my connecting flight. As I approached the boarding gate, I saw the boarding door was still open and a passenger was being checked in. But when I got to the gate, the boarding agent told me they had already given away my seat and there were no empty seats on that flight. So I had to take a later flight. That has never happened to me before. Very frustrating.

Connection through Atlanta was difficult. Mechanical issue on plane caused a two hour delay. New gate was a mile away.

No WiFi. Comfort plus should have alcohol provided, crew only offered water or tea. Who the heck wants tea?

The flight was delayed and oversold. I volunteered to give up my seat for compensation. Thinking I could get a good night's sleep instead of arriving home at 2 am. It took over an hour to get the new reservation confirmed, three different gate attendants, and two red coats. It took even longer to confirm the overnight hotel, and when I arrived, the line was 45 minutes long, with two people checking in, and at least 15 people slowly, very slowly—no food except frozen convenience food, no coupon for food from airlines. Slept, headed back to the airport, and that flight had an equipment change and a gate change just as they were about to board. It took an additional hour to board as they cleaned the plane from storage.

There was no wifi available on this flight. And there were no screens, no onboard entertainment, no entertainment options at all. It was like travelling in the 1990s again, except without even a main screen for options. Seats, as usual, were tight and uncomfortable.

Good seat comfort ORF to ATL. Bad seat ATL to SEA (terrible lumbar support, hard, ouch)..

Because I was moved to an exit row, the snacks in economy comfort, the selection of snacks was better.

I upgraded to first. Quick and easy boarding. Comfortable seat with power and a nice IPA.

Probably not the fault of Delta but there was delay after delay after delay and I ended up getting home 4 hours later then I should have at 1:30 in the morning

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

I wish there were outlets to charge my iPhone. The crew was great; we had a female pilot who was great with explaining what was happening and delays,

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

Was happy we finally got upgraded in 1st class. The seat getting old. The cushiness need some improvement.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Ineffective communication with United resulted in lost baggage. Their Baggage Tracing counter at MUC was shut down from 11:00-14:15 on my arrival. Undertrained, underinformed staff had me Running all over MUC to find someone to help me to no avail. Staff was rude, unhelpful, and unable to effectively use the systems they did have operational. They refused to contact United in any way or provide any accommodation or other resources while I waited for my luggage. This has destroyed my downstream itinerary. If they had even the slightest visibility I may have been able to reschedule/plan, but again, their staff provided nothing, and did nothing more than their website, which doesn’t even work on a standard phone browser. Miserable failure at all levels that weren’t associated with the operation of the aircraft.

Miserable. They moved my seat, but canceled the next leg of my flight. I resolved the issue at my transfer, but that resulted in lost luggage that has taken days off my schedule with no resolution. Worse, they fail to interface effectively with Lufthansa, forcing me to bounce between two equally useless help desks. The apps are unable to handle the situation, the bag dropped off the tracker, and while the call centers are polite, they do not provide written information to assist with cross-airline communication.

2 hour delay due to equipment failure. No updates via the app and airport screens (which continued to show a departure time in the past). AA eventually switched planes and the new plane was not catered or cleaned correctly.

Could we please end the loud announcements about credit card offers on your flights? We are trying to sleep, work, watch videos, etc. and if we need a credit card, we will ask for one. Flying is already not what it used to be.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Lower WiFi prices; allow us to see our flight on a map; more variety of drink choices.

Flight was on time is the only good thing. Person loading the plane called 1-6 to board at the same time, made it chaotic. Plane was too small for even putting backpacks in overhead. Seat for normal sized people were too small. The WIFI didn't work. When we landed had to wait because not enough ground crew.

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

After arriving in Dallas, the aircraft taxied for an unusually long time and was unable to park at the gate, which caused a significant delay and made me miss my connecting flight. I then had to wait in a very long line to be rebooked, and I was told that no hotel or meal accommodations would be provided. What is even more unacceptable is that my luggage was mishandled and has still not been located. My suitcase contains important medications that I urgently need, and I have been unable to access them due to the airline’s mishandling. This situation has caused me considerable stress and inconvenience, and I need this issue to be resolved immediately.

Flight was delayed because of a bird strike. They had another plane available within 45 minutes.

You can plug your phone in & use their wifi to watch movies, etc, but the plane’s wifi was disconnected for most of the flight.

The trip was smooth but the crew were very abrupt, snatching things before finished and being quite snappy when asked questions.

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Extra legroom with my upgrade bundle. Clean aircraft, on-time departure, early arrival. Good value for the price.

I didn't have a flight because of a ticking problem that was discovered at the airport at checkin for the initial flight of the round trip.

Even though the plane was delayed from the previous airport, the staff recognized this and kept us informed. The flight crew was absolutely awesome from on my flight from Ft. Meyers to AC. Great experience all around!

Flight was delayed would have liked it to have been on time. I didn't experience the food or entertainment but the boarding process was smooth and the flight crew worked well together and did a great job!

Not seat assigned because overbooking. We could go because some people decided to give their seats.

Spirit loves to pick and choose when to harass you about your personal item. I’ve flown numerous times with the same bag with no problem yet flying out of Orlando they forced me to pay $99 for a carry on and then ran out of overhead space. Do better!

For the price of the fare, there really isn’t much to complain about.

didn't order food on board. there's no way to hold a water botton on the way. otherwise it was a pleasant flight, thanks to the crew.

Even though there was a delay the crew was exceptional.

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