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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to California

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to California?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to California from Costa Rica found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $178 round-trip. The most popular route is Liberia (LIR) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $178.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Costa Rica to California, 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 Costa Rica to California is January, when tickets cost $371 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $551 and $538 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to California, 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 Costa Rica to California, you should book around 14 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is San Francisco Airport (SFO), with an average flight price of $270.


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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from Costa Rica to California

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Costa Rica to California?

    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 Costa Rica to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Costa Rica to California 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 Costa Rica to California?

    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 Costa Rica to California 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 Costa Rica to California?

    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 Costa Rica to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $513. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $576 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $324 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $544.

Top 5 airlines serving from Costa Rica to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to California. 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 Costa Rica to California? 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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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9994 reviews
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
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Missed connection due to waiting on tarmac for gate. Rebooking took 30 minutes in line with 2 people in line in front. Horrible inefficient careless staff.

4.0 OkayDavid, May 2025LAS - SAN
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Missed connection due to waiting on tarmac for gate. Rebooking took 30 minutes in line with 2 people in line in front. Horrible inefficient careless staff.

Boarding was quick and easy as always the crew is on their game as always I always have an enjoyable flight so I’m good.

Need to get on train for second flight it’s much nicer when all the gates are together for obvious reasons

Cramped, crowded aircraft. Poorly organized boarding. Tasteless crackers to eat. 40 minutes late. A standard US air travel experience.

Economy class seats have inferior leg room for long trip, esp when people in front of you crank their seats back. If you are group 8 during boarding, good luck in find spaces for your carey on luggage!

It was my first time flying Alaska Airlines and first time flying from Santa Rosa airport. The staff was very professional and friendly. Their instructions were clear and any question was answered satisfactorily. My seat was comfortable and the in-flight beverage service very adequate for the duration of the flight. We arrived ahead of the scheduled landing time and deplaning was simple. I look forward to flying with Alaska again.

The flight was good, there were no problems at all. The only thing that was very disappointing was how filthy the bathroom was, it was discussing.

Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

the flight was delayed twice and then delayed from taking off.

Crew was very good. Problem was not Alaska Airlines’ fault, there was a horrible, squealing, screaming kid near me.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

I love the free WiFi!! Crew was nice. Bathroom was decent. First time flying delta in a long time and I enjoyed it. Will definitely look into booking with Delta more but I think Delta is a little more expensive than the other airlines.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

I needed to make changes to my flights. When I called customer service, they assisted me with care professionalism.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Late departure. When the flight arrived in Medellin the plane sat at the gate for 20 minutes waiting for a bus for us to get off the plane.

I receive a service for what I pay, so it is fair.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

Excellent flight and one of the smoothest landing I’ve ever experienced

The seats were very uncomfortable. I would have upgrade or got different flight if I knew. I usually sleep in the plane but I couldn’t sleep at all. Very uncomfortable. Also no food or drink everything was to purchase, and that’s u usual for international flight.

There isn't much space in-between seats and even water needs to be paid for during the flight.

Lounge for business was closed. Boarding was rush and stand by. Seat for business is just the middle seat blocked and some more leg room.

So so, you feel like you have to pay for everything each time

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/2Thu
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 37mSJO-LAX
10/7Tue
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 29mLAX-SJO
$162
10/2Thu
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 37mSJO-LAX
10/6Mon
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 29mLAX-SJO
$166
5/20Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 13mSJO-SMF
6/2Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
12h 41mSMF-SJO
$299
5/21Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
13h 15mSJO-LAS
5/28Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 10mLAS-SJO
$299
6/6Fri
1 stopAvianca
8h 25mSJO-LAX
6/6Fri
1 stopAvianca
7h 25mLAX-SJO
$301
5/23Fri
1 stopAvianca
8h 30mSJO-SFO
6/2Mon
1 stopAvianca
8h 15mSFO-SJO
$303
8/14Thu
1 stopAlaska Airlines
19h 28mSJO-LAS
8/18Mon
1 stopAlaska Airlines
16h 30mLAS-SJO
$310
8/16Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 09mSJO-LAS
9/6Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 31mLAS-SJO
$311
9/7Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 45mSJO-LAS
9/23Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 31mLAS-SJO
$315
8/1Fri
1 stopAlaska Airlines
21h 19mSJO-LAS
8/9Sat
1 stopAlaska Airlines
9h 49mLAS-SJO
$316

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/3Fri
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 37mSJO-LAX
$97
6/8Sun
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
7h 34mSJO-LAX
$100
5/14Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
10h 00mSJO-SMF
$135
5/14Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
16h 34mSJO-SMF
$140
6/19Thu
1 stopAvianca
9h 40mSJO-LAS
$170
5/27Tue
1 stopAvianca
8h 20mSJO-LAX
$171
6/1Sun
nonstopAlaska Airlines
6h 23mSJO-LAX
$172
5/12Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 13mSJO-SMF
$173
5/12Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
29h 25mSJO-LAS
$173
5/16Fri
1 stopAlaska Airlines
10h 02mSJO-LAS
$177

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Last minute flights to California

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 to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/10Sat
multi-stop
8h 49mSJO-LAX
5/19Mon
nonstop
7h 24mLAX-SJO
$237
5/10Sat
multi-stop
8h 49mSJO-LAX
5/14Wed
nonstop
7h 24mLAX-SJO
$247
5/8Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
29h 25mSJO-LAS
5/14Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 17mLAS-SJO
$298
5/10Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 26mSJO-SMF
9/20Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
29h 27mSMF-SJO
$299
5/8Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 12mSJO-LAS
5/14Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 25mLAS-SJO
$314
5/10Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 12mSJO-LAS
5/17Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 35mLAS-SJO
$357
5/8Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
17h 58mSJO-LAS
5/12Mon
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
24h 35mLAS-SJO
$393
5/8Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
17h 58mSJO-LAS
5/11Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
40h 14mLAS-SJO
$399
5/9Fri
multi-stopAvianca
8h 30mSJO-SFO
5/12Mon
multi-stopAvianca
8h 15mSFO-SJO
$428
5/9Fri
multi-stopAvianca
13h 35mSJO-SFO
5/15Thu
multi-stopAvianca
8h 15mSFO-SJO
$433

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