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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Costa Rica

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

What is the cheapest flight to Costa Rica?

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

The cheapest ticket to Costa Rica from El Salvador found in the last 72 hours was to San José, at $172 round-trip. The most popular route is San Salvador (SAL) to San José (SJO) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $172.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Salvador to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from El Salvador 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 El Salvador to Costa Rica is September, when tickets cost $163 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $235 and $235 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Salvador 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 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 El Salvador to Costa Rica, you should book around 8 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Costa Rica?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Costa Rica is San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport (SJO), with an average flight price of $130.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$84
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from San Salvador to San José

FAQs for booking flights from El Salvador to Costa Rica

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

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

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

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Costa Rica is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $235. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $269 on average.

  • 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 $254 on average. Morning departures are around 3% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $296.

Top 5 airlines serving from El Salvador to Costa Rica

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from El Salvador 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.
7.8
Volaris Costa RicaOverall score based on 79 reviews
7.5Comfort
5.8Food
5.2Entertainment
7.8Boarding
8.2Crew
Airline reviews

Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

10.0 ExcellentHugo, Sep 2023JFK - SAL
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Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

If they listen to you especially when there’s a problem with a passport now I lost my tickets and also my seat money

The worst airline I have ever experienced. Terrible customer service. Absolutely disgraceful

Checking bags at the airport, very confusing they make lines for different flights but they don’t have any signs, so if you are on the wrong line be aware they will send you to the end of the correct line. No priority for check in even if you pay and no priority to disabled persons and elderly persons.

Despite all the negative reviews, I took Volaris with a family of 4 (including a toddler and infant in arms). The only compliant was they charged me $70 to gate check our wagon (which we use as a stroller) and then it was not available for pickup at the gate (which is the entire point), so we had to get through customs and the airport with our luggage and no way to push our kids :(

Après avoir manqué l’avion aucune aide de la part des agents à l’aéroport pour trouver un autre vol

Más comida no cobrar tanto por los asientos y comida food

Worst airline ever!! Delays in all my flights!!! Do not flight with Volaris!

The departures screens in the airport showed the flight as canceled for some weird reason, but when I got to the gate just to double check, it showed it as on time, and not canceled. This was confusing, but ultimately I was able to get to where I needed to go.

For whatever reason, when I was in the San Jose airport, the flight from Volaris read as canceled on the Departures screens you'd find all over the terminal, it wasn't until I got to the gate that it showed it as on time and still on. It was confusing, but ultimately I did get to where I needed to go with the flight I was expecting.

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

It was reasonably comfortable trip considering its duration (7 hours). Crew was very good and friendly, seats very more comfortable than other planes. Only negative comment would be that the bathroom light did not get its full brightness 🙃

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

I loved my experience. Very safe, Very informative and very friendly.

At JFK the Security line was extremely long and few checkpoints open.

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

Flight attendant -José? - was over the top friendly and professional. Beautiful new plane with lie flat seats in Business (worth it!)

Horrible food. No wine or any other alcohol is served on the flight. Water is not served often and they refused when I asked for water in two cups. On the other hand, both going and coming back flights were on time.

Friendly staff at all very easy check in and organize process

Horrible airline, upgraded to sit on seats made of stone. Staff were rude and on top of it they charge an arm and a leg for luggage 🧳 never again

The seats are the worst I upgraded to premium big mistake and it seems like no one likes there job very unpleasant

they don’t have TV Seat to Type in space

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.

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

Boarding was somewhat confusing in that the wrong messages were being displayed at the gate. It was somewhat annoying that I got off one flight and straight onto another (from the same gate), but in between they re-checked my hand luggage and made me get rid of my water (which they charge for on the plane). I was sitting in their 'Plus' seating, but the leg room was still too small to be able to sit square. The food options on the flights are pretty cheap quality (but not price). They got me from 'A' to 'B' on-time and for a relatively good price, but the experience itself was below average.

COP 7,000 for a cup of mediocre coffee. I thought I was on Spirit Airlines for a minute. Otherwise the flight was fine. Nothing exceptional to report.

I paid over $200 for seat selection for these flights and I was still stuck on long international flights in seats that do not recline and do not have the head support cushion. At this point basically all airlines have those for all seats, and this really took me by surprise and made me not ever want to travel on Avianca. The Kayak agent who called me for the seat selection (Donovan) was courteous, but it seems the system for this doesn't work. I was offered seat selection, for the $200+, but without being able to see what I was selecting, with no guarantee where I'd be...and then I still ended up in terrible seats. On my way to, and especially after, a very intense business trip, the seat situation really soured my experience.

Be very careful of the initial low price because Avianca wil bill you for a carryon of $120 or a checked bag for $120. Also, be careful with connections because the customs entry process is slow and the connecting terminal is not close.

They charged me $120 to check one bag and then charged me another $120 for a carryon. Ridiculous!

I was surprised that they didn’t offer drinks at least even though it was an international flight.

Charging for WATER on a SIX hour flight in repugnant. Enough said!

Poor In food , poor in entertainment , passengers don’t get for free not even water

Confusion over extra fees. Held up on ramp during boarding. Thin seat cushion. Minimal leg room.

The check-in is either at a kiosk that didn’t allow me to check-in because my middle name was not on the reservation or at an agent that cost $15.

Better communication about delayed flight. I am thankful for a small credit for late flight.

Liked on time, rear entry and exit from plane Dislike the use of duct tape to repair seat rests

Terrible. And they charged over $400 just for luggage. And threatened that I would loose my flight if I didn’t pay. So I didn’t have another choice but to pay.

They check you everything before entering to waiting room, if you have any liquid they take it away even if you buy it inside the airport, no recommend volaris, for mi know Alaska airline is better

They don’t give anything for free you have to pay for everything which it’s expected but at least give out water and a snack as a courtesy for flying with them.

I got to where I needed to go quickly. There were no amenities. And the seats were painful.

The worst. Kayak sent notification at 2am and 10am regarding the delay. Then sends a notification an hour before original depart time that it will depart on time. I had to wait 8 hours at the airport. My family had to pay for lodging in Guadalajara where I was landing for pick up.

The flight was delayed an hour and a half, and they would not update the board on when the flight was supposed to take off. Once the plane arrived, they started the boarding process before the plane was even ready for the passengers so we had to wait another 45 minutes on the tarmac while we waited for the plane to be ready for us. In my opinion, there is no point in starting the boarding process when you are not ready to board the plane. This just causes a crowded gate with everyone from zone one and zone two standing up going nowhere.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

6/6Fri
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
6/9Mon
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 19mSJO-SAL
$166
8/20Wed
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
9/3Wed
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 19mSJO-SAL
$172
8/28Thu
nonstop
1h 14mSAL-SJO
9/17Wed
nonstop
1h 19mSJO-SAL
$173
10/10Fri
1 stop
17h 11mSAL-SJO
10/15Wed
nonstop
1h 19mSJO-SAL
$180
6/9Mon
nonstopAvianca
1h 10mSAL-SJO
6/11Wed
2 stopsAvianca
9h 42mSJO-SAL
$187
10/3Fri
1 stopAvianca
11h 45mSAL-SJO
10/5Sun
nonstopAvianca
1h 20mSJO-SAL
$188
7/21Mon
1 stopCopa Airlines
8h 54mSAL-SJO
7/25Fri
1 stopCopa Airlines
5h 45mSJO-SAL
$190
7/18Fri
1 stopCopa Airlines
4h 59mSAL-SJO
7/21Mon
1 stopCopa Airlines
5h 30mSJO-SAL
$208
7/6Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 55mSAL-LIR
7/9Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 33mLIR-SAL
$790
8/31Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
20h 40mSAL-LIR
9/7Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 46mLIR-SAL
$987

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/11Wed
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
$84
6/4Wed
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
$87
7/2Wed
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
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nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
1h 14mSAL-SJO
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13h 59mSAL-SJO
$123
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nonstopAvianca
1h 10mSAL-SJO
$131
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5/25Sun
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1h 14mSAL-SJO
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1h 20mSJO-SAL
$214
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4h 40mSJO-SAL
$217
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nonstopAvianca
1h 20mSJO-SAL
$227
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5h 29mSJO-SAL
$228
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1h 15mSJO-SAL
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multi-stopCopa Airlines
12h 39mSJO-SAL
$230
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nonstopAvianca
1h 10mSAL-SJO
5/27Tue
multi-stopAvianca
4h 40mSJO-SAL
$232
5/23Fri
multi-stopCopa Airlines
4h 50mSAL-SJO
5/26Mon
multi-stopCopa Airlines
5h 54mSJO-SAL
$252
5/22Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 22mSAL-SJO
6/18Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 22mSJO-SAL
$1,198
5/22Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 56mSAL-SJO
5/26Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 45mSJO-SAL
$1,286

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