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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José1 stop$338
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$453
San José
San José1 stop$338
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$453

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

Wed, Jul 8 - Sun, Jul 12
Frontier Logo
5:27 pm - 8:20 am
CMH
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SJO
16h 53m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:35 am - 7:50 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 15m
1 stop
$338Frontier
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 11:45 am
CMH
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SJO
19h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 56m
1 stop
$347Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jun 19 - Sat, Jul 11
Frontier Logo
8:58 pm - 8:20 am
CMH
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SJO
13h 22m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:35 am - 7:50 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 15m
1 stop
$352Frontier
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 8
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6:00 am - 11:33 am
CMH
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SJO
7h 33m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 56m
1 stop
$357Spirit Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Sat, Jul 18
Frontier Logo
8:45 pm - 8:20 am
CMH
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SJO
13h 35m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:35 am - 7:50 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 15m
1 stop
$358Frontier
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 14
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:45 am
CMH
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SJO
7h 45m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:56 pm
SJO
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CMH
8h 56m
1 stop
$359Spirit Airlines
Mon, Jul 6 - Tue, Jul 14
American Airlines Logo
8:59 pm - 1:20 pm
CMH
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LIR
18h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:47 pm - 10:25 am
LIR
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CMH
17h 38m
2 stops
$453American Airlines
Mon, Jul 6 - Tue, Jul 14
American Airlines Logo
8:59 pm - 1:20 pm
CMH
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LIR
18h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:47 pm - 10:25 am
LIR
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CMH
17h 38m
2 stops
$463American Airlines
Tue, Sep 22 - Thu, Sep 24
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:10 pm
CMH
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LIR
7h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 11:43 pm
LIR
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CMH
8h 23m
1 stop
$544United Airlines
Sun, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 23
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:10 pm
CMH
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LIR
7h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 11:42 pm
LIR
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CMH
8h 22m
1 stop
$546United Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Costa Rica is February, when tickets cost $430 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $786 and $633 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Costa Rica, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$151
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 28% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 17% increase in price.
Flight from Columbus to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • Do I need a visa when I fly from Columbus to Costa Rica?

    You won't need a visa or a valid passport to travel from Columbus to Costa Rica. You only need to obtain a visa if you stay in Costa Rica for more than 180 days.

  • Where will I have layovers when I fly from Columbus to Costa Rica?

    You must make at least one or two stops after taking off in Columbus before you arrive in Costa Rica. These layovers will most often occur at airports like Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Orlando International Airport (MCO).

  • Which airline should I choose when I fly from Columbus to Costa Rica with kids?

    If you're concerned about keeping your kids occupied as you fly from Columbus to Costa Rica, consider flying with United Airlines. This option will set your kids up with complimentary children's activity kits.

  • What is the most sustainable airline that flies to Costa Rica?

    Most airlines are taking steps to become more sustainable, but only some are going as far as American Airlines. It's fully committed to becoming carbon-neutral within the next 30 years and is upgrading its fleet to make this mission possible.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Costa Rica

  • Those flying from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Costa Rica might be pleasantly surprised to see how many airlines can get you there. American Airlines, United Airlines, and even Spirit Airlines routinely fly to Costa Rica. But depending on your travel plans, you must decide which airport in Costa Rica is the best choice. Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is the preferred choice for most people, but Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) is another good option.
  • There is no shortage of airlines that can fly you from Columbus, OH, to Costa Rica, but no nonstop flights will get you to Costa Rica in under 8 hours.
  • If you settle on flying with an airline like Spirit Airlines, you won't be able to fly first class, since it doesn't offer this as an option. You will want to look for an airline like American Airlines that can provide first-class accommodations if that is how you prefer to fly. When you fly first class, you can access comfortable seating and more dining and in-flight entertainment options.
  • Those looking to save money while flying from Columbus to Costa Rica can do so by not checking any bags for their flight. Almost all airlines, including American Airlines, United Airlines, and Spirit Airlines, charge baggage fees for every checked bag. You can cut your travel costs by only bringing a carry-on bag on a flight if it meets your airline's requirements. For example, United Airlines limits the carry-on bag size to 9 in x 14 in x 22 inches.
  • To ensure you get your flight from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Costa Rica, you should plan to arrive at the airport about three hours before the flight departure time. You can unwind in the airline lounges while waiting to board your flight.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Columbus 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 4331 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

4.0 OkayDavid, Apr 2026
COS - DAL
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Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

Great flight from Seattle to Phoenix and to Chicago-Midway from Phoenix

The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

The flight was okay. The pilots did an amazing job and kept us updated on the flight. The flight attendants were okay. They found time to be chatty with each other rather than focus on the guests. One of the attendants was a little less warm when asking about my bag I had on my lap that I was using during latter part of the mid- flight. Mind you, it was not the departure descent. I’m respectful to each and every attendant, it was the tone in her voice reminding me to place my carryon bag on the floor. I hope to have a better experience next time.

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

Crew was nice, meal was good. Entertainment had to be rebooted 3 times and still did not work. Turns out there was residue on screen, it needed to be cleaned to prevent the touchscreen buttons from continuously activating. I had entertainment for the last 45 minutes of a 5 hour 45 minute flight. Really unacceptable for first class. Flight attendent indicated your cleaning solution creates this problem. Seems as if this is widely known, you should be using a different product or cleaning better. Really really disappointing which simply added to the wi fi on your planes with reliably never ever works.

The baggage belt was not updated on the Delta App and was displayed on the wrong belt board. Was not expecting this to happen.

The plan was delayed and left DC 90 minutes late. However, it showed a 20 minute delay on the delta app, then a 12 min delay. It turned out to be an hour delay. I found out where the plane was with flightaware. Stop keeping customers in the dark about what is going on.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

Landed without a gate ready. Plane is extremely old and dirty.

All the amenities was wonderful, if they could keep their prices that low. I'd fly with them all the time.

Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

My tray was broken so i had no place to work or eat except my lap. Flight attendant said I would get an email with some credit or miles, it was a complete waste of time as I could only function at about 20% of normal. I have not received anything yet.

Short trip, no food and therefore no expectation for much interaction with staff who were pleasant and professional. My critique is on comfort of the seats. Exit rows and comfort seats do not provide enough personal space for 3 side-by-side seats, especially when in the middle row. Some passengers are not considerate of the middle seat and there should be signs that state something to the effect of: "please consider giving middle seats use of the armrests."

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Really hard landing... as in slammed into the runway then hit the brakes really hard ...

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

Putting people that close to the bathroom, where you have to look into the bathroom as people are exiting and entering was not great and the smell was also not great. I know the airlines are desperate for more chairs, but that seat is a crime.

My bags were misplaced!!! Im in a foreign country with no bags

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

My flight got delayed a total of five times. And the boarding gate changed four times. most of the time the platform was not up-to-date with the changes taking place. The most discouraging part of the entire trip by far.

Flight left early and arrived 30 MINUTES early at the destination. Smooth trip.

American delayed the flight for a crew rest period. The delay occurred late in the evening - the earliest i can find is 10:20 pm. With a 6 am flight anyone on the flight would have already have been asleep (unless you are insane, a vampire or on drugs) and at least for me i was already on the way to the airport at 445 am the next morning when i discovered they delayed the flight until 9 am. Given the incoming flight was in the air at 6 pm the evening before this should have been figured out a lot more timely that was there only crew to use. Just frustrating given there is no consideration for customer experience anymore in flying.

Returned home with a blood clot from flight homes and the uncomfortable aircraft I was on.

Original flight was on time, then late, then changed gates...4 times. Once our newest plane came in, it was fine.

The crew was very kind, but no in-flight entertainment monitors and a 2 hour and 30 minute delay was extremely frustrating.

Everything was delayed and the staff sent me to the wrong gate, causing me to miss one of my flights. I arrived at my destination 6 hours later than I was supposed to.

Got home at 3am after deboarding the plane. No compensation offered by American

Delayed flight. Missed connection, AA put us on a later connecting flight. The connection flight was delayed 4 times and we had to deplane. Didnt get home until 3am, when I was supposed to be home at 8:30p. Zero compensation offered from American. I would not fly them again.

The seats need better cushioning for a nearly 5-hour flight, it was a bit uncomfortable. I'm glad American has free wi-fi but there were was a bout 30 minutes in the middle of the flight when there was no connection which was frustrating.

We were surprised to be charged $99 for a personal item. And of course everything offered on the flight was an additional charge. Other than that the pilot flew and landed the plane well and the attendants and fellow passengers were nice enough.

baggage drop off was a bit much. I felt like I worked for spirit airlines since I did all the work.

Gate changed multiple times. The staff seemed annoyed that we asked for water. We had to pay for the water as well.

It was a full Spirit experience. Got to witness police officers having to deboard a passenger and cost us about an hour of delay. Front seat was spacious and better than expected.

Broke my bag and offered no support or solution afterwards

We didn't get on the flight, they canceled our flight and said there was no flights leaving this weekend and sent me our money back.

Horrible company: canceled flights and delayed flights. Spirit canceled my flight from Miami to Philadelphia the day before we were supposed to leave from Philadelphia to Miami, with no explanation. I had to rebook another flight, spending more money and instead of flying from Miami, I had to choose a flight from Fort Lauderdale because there were no direct flights available from Miami. That created additional cost. The flight with Spirit from Fort Lauderdale was scheduled to depart at 6am, so I had to wake up my 3 and 6 years old at 3am to get to the airport in time and then, at 5am while we were at the gate the delayed the flight until 7:45am with again no explanation.

Spirit is awful, and cost me an extra $400. On the flight to the destination they staff was rude and did not even offer water during the flight. On the return flight, while on the way to the terminal, Spirit cancelled the flight. This is the second time this has happened, and I believe they should compensate for the additional cost for incurred for the return flight. Spirit simply offered reimbursement for their cancelled flight, and did not take into consideration the cost for a last-minute flight home. The TSA agents expressed how Spirit often cancels evening/night flights, and shows no concern for the passengers.

The flight was delayed four times and finally cancelled. The hotel night we paid for and the connecting flight did not happen. There were also additional costs due to the extra night in Miami. I do not recommend this airline.

The repeated flight delays—this time nearly three hours without any weather-related cause—are unacceptable. Yet, passengers are penalized heavily even for being a minute late. It is unreasonable that there is no compensation for such significant delays, nor even basic provisions like water during the wait or in flight. This imbalance in accountability is deeply frustrating and needs to be addressed.

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