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Find cheap flights from Detroit to San José from $80

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to San José (DTW-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit 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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8:48 am - 12:04 amDTW-SJO
17h 16m3 stops
12:32 pm - 9:22 amSJO-DTW
18h 50m2 stops
$239Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
8:48 am - 12:04 amDTW-SJO
17h 16m3 stops
12:32 pm - 8:58 amSJO-DTW
18h 26m2 stops
$241Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Thu, Jun 6
9:58 pm - 12:09 amDTW-SJO
28h 11m1 stop
12:59 am - 11:58 amSJO-DTW
8h 59m1 stop
$242Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jun 5 - Tue, Jun 11
6:55 pm - 12:47 pmDTW-SJO
19h 52m2 stops
12:59 am - 12:23 pmSJO-DTW
9h 24m1 stop
$244Spirit Airlines
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Sun, May 26 - Fri, May 31
5:42 pm - 8:06 amDTW-SJO
16h 24m1 stop
12:59 am - 10:54 pmSJO-DTW
19h 55m2 stops
Sat, May 18 - Fri, May 24
6:55 pm - 12:04 amDTW-SJO
7h 09m1 stop
12:32 pm - 12:48 amSJO-DTW
10h 16m1 stop
$246Spirit Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Mon, Jun 3
6:00 am - 11:32 amDTW-SJO
7h 32m1 stop
12:59 am - 6:20 pmSJO-DTW
15h 21m1 stop
$247Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 21 - Tue, May 28
7:33 pm - 8:46 amDTW-SJO
15h 13m1 stop
9:36 am - 11:50 pmSJO-DTW
12h 14m1 stop
$248Spirit Airlines
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Sun, May 19 - Sat, May 25
6:36 am - 8:46 amDTW-SJO
28h 10m1 stop
12:59 am - 11:50 pmSJO-DTW
20h 51m2 stops
$249Spirit Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Fri, May 24
7:16 pm - 11:32 amDTW-SJO
18h 16m2 stops
12:59 am - 12:23 pmSJO-DTW
9h 24m1 stop
Mon, May 20 - Tue, May 28

Flights from Detroit to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Detroit to San José, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Detroit, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province is April, where tickets cost $300 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of tickets is $748 and $734 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 86 days before departure.

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Low season

September

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$80
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 36% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Detroit to San José

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to San José, San José Province was $80 for a one-way ticket and $239 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Detroit and on arrival in San José.

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

    Detroit airport is called Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and the only airport in San José is San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San José from Detroit?

    Orlando is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Detroit to San José.

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

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit 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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DeltaOverall score based on 10778 reviews
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
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8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024DTW - ORF
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

Delta planes have the WORST seat comfort of any plane in history. It's the opposite of ergonomic, in every sense. They also recline minimally, are covered in a vinyl and have no feet rests. Then the disembarking process is chaotic and time consuming (because of the way they load the plane and deal with luggage). Overall, somewhat frustrating but we arrived safely :)

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

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.

40 minute delay before take off after boarding flight. Bright lights throughout night flight due Issues with light panels. In flight Entertainment nonfunctional

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

This flight was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled around 2-3ish. Original take off time was around 10:30am. By 3, there were no other options out of Houston, so stuck in Houston for from 3pm - 11am the next day.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

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.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

Again, multiple delays and I eventually just canceled and drove!

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

Flight delayed then canceled! I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again and will tell all my friends!

Absolutely terrible. The boarding process had zero organization. Mobs of people trying to board. People were climbing over my child's stroller with her in it. No families were boarded first. Boarding was delayed with no reasoning or notification that it would be late. We were then stuck on the plane for 45 minutes after landing. Then waited over two hours for our luggage. There was zero communication with the travelers. Never have I experienced such I professionalism and disgrace of others. Extremely disappointed.

For it to have left on time! Instead of two hours early with zero notice

Flight kept delayed from morning to late afternoon so I had to make other arrangements

They didn’t let me get my boarding pass through the app because I have a lap infant. The ticket said to see a gate agent but there was no gate agent available. I was supposed to go to the kiosk. Ended up missing my flight and they said that I never checked in to my flight so there was nothing that could be done. I will never fly spirit again. Not even worth the hassle and poor customer service.

Cancelled my flight , currently stuck in Houston and will likely miss my cruise

Passengers play their phones so everyone can hear them. No one tells them to use earbuds. Very annoying and unenjoyable.

I liked how we boarded early to combat all the chaos from people bringing oversized personal item luggage. It's so painful watching the process and feeling overwhelmed by the process.

Spirit Airlines has the worst customer service. I don't advise flying with them.

great customer service at the boarding gate that was warm and friendly. the flight experience with no complaints and the attendants were caring and attentive

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/3Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 29mDTW-SJO
$80
6/5Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
28h 11mDTW-SJO
$94
6/2Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
29h 49mDTW-SJO
$103
6/3Mon
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 34mDTW-SJO
$105
6/5Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
32h 54mDTW-SJO
$109
5/31Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 29mDTW-SJO
$115
6/1Sat
1 stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
$116
5/31Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 43mDTW-SJO
$117
6/1Sat
2 stops
9h 35mDTW-SJO
$126
6/2Sun
3 stops
18h 30mDTW-SJO
$176

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Last minute flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/11Sat
multi-stop
15h 35mDTW-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
11h 12mSJO-DTW
$269
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 29mDTW-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 32mSJO-DTW
$288
5/11Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/16Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 26mSJO-DTW
$308
5/14Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
9h 13mDTW-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 32mSJO-DTW
$309
5/11Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
11h 12mSJO-DTW
$311
5/11Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 49mSJO-DTW
$326
5/11Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/16Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 06mSJO-DTW
$329
5/13Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 09mDTW-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 26mSJO-DTW
$350
5/11Sat
multi-stop
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
20h 51mSJO-DTW
$353
5/10Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 50mDTW-SJO
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 14mSJO-DTW
$362

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Detroit - San José Flights

Departure:

Detroit (undefined)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Detroit

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