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Cheap Flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José (FRA-SJO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Frankfurt am Main to San José

Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Oct 7
Lufthansa Logo
6:20 pm - 1:45 pmFRA-SJO
27h 25m1 stop
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7:25 pm - 2:45 pmSJO-FRA
11h 20mnonstop
$589Lufthansa
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Oct 7
Lufthansa Logo
8:45 pm - 1:45 pmFRA-SJO
25h 00m1 stop
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7:25 pm - 2:45 pmSJO-FRA
11h 20mnonstop
$590Lufthansa
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Sat, Nov 1 - Mon, Dec 1
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5:10 pm - 10:25 pmFRA-SJO
36h 15m1 stop
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmSJO-FRA
20h 00m2 stops
$608Air Canada
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Sat, Nov 1 - Mon, Dec 1
Air Canada Logo
5:10 pm - 10:25 pmFRA-SJO
36h 15m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
9:00 am - 4:00 pmSJO-FRA
24h 00m2 stops
$609Air Canada
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 18
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9:50 am - 10:15 pmFRA-SJO
19h 25m1 stop
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5:15 pm - 4:40 pmSJO-FRA
16h 25m1 stop
Sun, Sep 28 - Thu, Jan 29
KLM Logo
7:20 pm - 5:10 pmFRA-SJO
29h 50m2 stops
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7:00 am - 8:40 amSJO-FRA
18h 40m1 stop
$635KLM
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Sun, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 9
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7:20 pm - 5:10 pmFRA-SJO
29h 50m2 stops
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7:25 pm - 5:45 pmSJO-FRA
14h 20m1 stop
Fri, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 15
United Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 7:15 amFRA-SJO
29h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:37 am - 3:15 pmSJO-FRA
22h 38m1 stop
$640United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 7:15 amFRA-SJO
29h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 6:30 amSJO-FRA
33h 00m2 stops
$641United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 8 - Sat, Dec 27
KLM Logo
9:50 am - 10:15 pmFRA-SJO
19h 25m1 stop
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5:15 pm - 5:55 pmSJO-FRA
17h 40m2 stops
$644KLM
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Expert advice for your flight from Frankfurt am Main to San José

 
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FRA

Prepare for long queues at check-in and security. Arrive early and consider online check-in to save time.

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Arrange ground transportation in advance for a smoother exit from SJO. Hotels often provide helpful transport options.

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Mark Chesnut is a travel writer and public speaker with more than 30 years of experience. The 2019 winner of the NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, Mark is the author of the book “Prepare for Departure” and has covered air travel for multiple top consumer and trade media outlets.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Frankfurt am Main to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main to San José?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Frankfurt am Main to San José, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Frankfurt am Main, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José is March, where tickets cost $742 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,155 and $1,056 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMay
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$562
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 35% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José was $562 for a one-way ticket and $589 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Frankfurt am Main and San José?

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

    On your way to San José, you’ll fly out from Frankfurt am Main. You’ll be landing at San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

    Only Lufthansa offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Frankfurt am Main to San José flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

    The Airbus A340-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Frankfurt am Main to San José flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Frankfurt am Main and San José.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Frankfurt am Main to San José on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José, KLM or Air France?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José are KLM and Air France. With an average price for the route of $1,038 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $694 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main with another airline. Booking your flights between Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main 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 Frankfurt am Main up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $666 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Frankfurt am Main to San José?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Frankfurt am Main to San José Juan Santamaria Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Frankfurt am Main to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Tuesday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Thursday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Saturday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

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Direct returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Frankfurt am Main

Tuesday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Thursday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Saturday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Frankfurt am Main to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Frankfurt am Main 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Frankfurt am Main to San José? 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
KLMOverall score based on 1364 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.2Food
8.4Crew
7.1Entertainment
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Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

8.0 ExcellentA, Jun 2025AMS - YYZ
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Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

The crew was fantastic. They were there whenever we needed. The wifi didn’t work which was brutal on an 11 hour flight. The onboard entertainment was boring. Nothing of interest

Food and flight attendents with positive dispositions and friendly behavior, more professional attitudes

Change cabin crew assisting business class. Not taking care, ignoring requests and calls. Never had such an experience in business class.

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

The crew was outstanding. And the food was surprisingly good. The chicken and the pasta dish were both delicious and I was supposed with a pizza twist near Landing. We hit a lot of turbulence and the crew was calm and kind. Loved the TV in screen. Tons of new releases.

Ridiculously slow disorganized boarding, ended up 35 min late and people missed connections

The Cree was BEYOND AMAZING. They were, by far, THE BEST CREW I had the pleasure of flying with. They catered to my every need, beyond friendly, and upheld the highest level of professionalism that is of Lufthansa Airlines.

Really solid flight! The in-flight entertainment screens are not very touch-responsive in the way that of other airlines’ are, which was my only issue. But otherwise we had good food and drink offerings and the flight attendants were very welcoming.

The incoming flight was delayed so boarding didn’t happen on time. Upon landing in Munich, we couldn't pull up to a gate so we had to disembark on the tarmac and be bussed to the main terminal. This caused a mad rush for me and others who were making connecting flights to get to our new gates, and my bag didn’t get over to the new plane in time.

The Frankfurt airport is just not that easy to get around. Having to get from one end of the airport to the other when it was not well marked was a challenge. The flight itself was fine. I would fly with United again.

The advance business class boarding got us onto the bus to the plane slightly ahead of the economy class but all of us scrambled to climb the stairs onto the plane together. Business class on this flight consisted of only an empty seat between three seats economy style seats. Good thing it was a short 1hr 20 min flight.

The crew was extremely supportive and helpful for my mother that needed wheelchair support.

I did not like ANYTHING about Discover....see my previous comments regarding our trip. I will do everything possible never to fly with Discover again!!!

Boarded smoothly, took off on time. Entertainment screens were reliable and the movie library is abundant. Food better than wtst was served on the first leg of the journey by another airline.

We have to wait long time at airport. Plane left from 8 pm to 1:35 am.Long time waiting

every single person involved showed their joy, working in the airline industry - it created a very pleasant atmosphere for everyone

There was nothing wrong with the handling of the flight MUC - YYZ - the crew, from the cockpit down, just did there job, nothing more! What a sharp contrast to the crew, from the gate to the flight itself on the flight YYZ-SJO- you could tell, they liked their job and it showed - nothing extraordinary - the just created a pleasant atmosphere

Very good once you’re in the system. The kiosk never works for passports

The crew and food were very good. The plane was dirty..

For boarding, after family with youngsters, you should have 65 and over. Whatever rules, enforce them. It’s frustrating for those who respect them to see aggressive people rush to the gate out of turn…

This experience was a complete disaster. At first the flight was delayed. No reason given why the flight was delayed. Once transported to the plane (by bus) and waiting on the tarmac, the flight was canceled. The next flight was 6 hours later and that flight was also delayed. Horrible experience and lack of communication from the airline.

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

Hard to use tables and TV screens interfere with the enjoyment of flight experience. Other than that it was a smooth and comfortable ride and we were well taken care of.

The food not that great. Did not like the fact that we could not purchase upgrade at the airport

Flight LH760 from Germany to New Delhi, the food was excellent, the crew was fantastic, the seats in economy are usually tight these days, so I can say that the seats were Ok, the entertainment was OK because for some reason the sound is not very clear, overall I enjoyed this flight, compared to the flight (UA 962) I took with united from San Francisco to Frankfurt in this trip, that flight was horrible. Thank you Lufthansa.

The plane was over an hour late taking off... the plane was rather tired looking, seat cushion was thin and uncomfortable, the sound on my entertainment system wasn't working... crew are not friendly.

Excellent flight overall. Lufthansa Business service was excellent with great cabin crew and very good food and wines. The seat comfort was excellent. Only a slight reduction in score due to the 747-400 being a relatively loud aircraft these days.

Boarding and flight update was fantastic as I experienced about a 10-15 delayed for both flights. The food served onboard was great; the service of the flight attendants was excellent.

This is one of the best flights i had. Good boarding, good seats , good food, and nuce stuff and clean toilets I took the Tourist upgrade and indianischer food , the best.

I like the service and the efficiency. I am lactose intolerant and the lactose intolerant meal in business class was not astounding. Also, the business class fully reclining seats are not that comfortable.

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