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$121 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to San José

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Houston to San José departing on 9/24. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$464
Typical prices: $703-$573
Viva
Thu 7/2Mon 7/6
IAH - SJO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$476
Typical prices: $740-$521
United Airlines
Sun 11/1Sun 11/8
IAH - SJO • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Houston to San José

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Houston 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 Houston to San José

Thu, Jul 2 - Mon, Jul 6
Viva Logo
11:10 pm - 1:15 am
IAH
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SJO
27h 05m
1 stop
Viva Logo
2:20 am - 10:00 pm
SJO
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IAH
18h 40m
1 stop
$464Viva
Thu, Jul 2 - Fri, Jul 17
Viva Logo
11:10 pm - 1:15 am
IAH
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SJO
27h 05m
1 stop
Viva Logo
2:20 am - 3:35 pm
SJO
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IAH
12h 15m
1 stop
$465Viva
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 15
Southwest Logo
8:35 pm - 12:45 pm
HOU
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SJO
17h 10m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
1:40 pm - 6:20 pm
SJO
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
$466Southwest
Mon, Sep 21 - Fri, Sep 25
Southwest Logo
4:10 pm - 6:40 pm
HOU
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SJO
3h 30mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 6:15 pm
SJO
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HOU
8h 15m
1 stop
$467Southwest
Sun, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 31
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12:05 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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SJO
12h 54m
1 stop
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7:00 am - 7:25 pm
SJO
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IAH
11h 25m
1 stop
$467Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Wed, Aug 5
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1:16 pm - 8:20 am
IAH
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SJO
20h 04m
1 stop
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7:00 am - 7:25 pm
SJO
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IAH
11h 25m
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$468Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Mon, Aug 24
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7:24 am - 12:57 pm
IAH
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SJO
6h 33m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:25 pm
SJO
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IAH
11h 25m
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$469Multiple Airlines
Sun, Oct 11 - Wed, Oct 14
Delta Logo
7:30 pm - 11:58 am
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SJO
17h 28m
1 stop
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1:23 pm - 11:58 pm
SJO
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IAH
9h 35m
1 stop
$470Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
6:14 pm - 12:03 pm
HOU
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SJO
18h 49m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:57 pm - 11:14 am
SJO
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HOU
19h 17m
2 stops
$475American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
4:21 pm - 12:03 pm
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SJO
20h 42m
2 stops
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2:57 pm - 9:29 am
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17h 32m
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$475American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Houston to San José?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Houston to San José departing in July.

What is the cheapest Houston to San José flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Houston to San José costs $496 on the route between Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) and San José (SJO). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 3% cheaper than other Houston-San José routes. The most popular route is between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and San José (SJO).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Houston to San José?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San José on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Houston to San José. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston 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 Houston to San José is August, where tickets cost $79 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $208 and $203 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston to San José, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Mark Chesnut

Expert on SJO

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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Yulia Denisyuk

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Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Cheapest flight$121
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to San José

When to book flights from Houston to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Houston to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Houston to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to San José?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to San José was $121 for a one-way ticket and $464 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    Houston has 2 major airports: Houston Hobby and Houston George Bush Intcntl. San José Juan Santamaria Intl is the only airport in San José. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Houston George Bush Airport.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to San José?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Houston and San José, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Houston 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 Houston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Houston to San José?

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

Direct departures

Houston to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Friday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

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Direct returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Houston

Monday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Friday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest,United Airlines

Southwest,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Houston to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston 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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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4237 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

2.0 MediocreMatthew, Jun 2026
CVG - MDW
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Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

It was great. The gate staff were very helpful in Portland when my son forgot his rolling bag and had to go back to get it just in time to make it on the plane. We really appreciate that. Great job!

Airline is not very senior friendly. Flights are late, forcing us to run to the connecting flight. Food is awful. Wish they would go back to pretzels and peanuts. During flight, pressurization isn’t quite right and all of our ears get plugged. Everything is nickel and dime, charging for boarding, seat selection and legroom. While a screen at the desk in the gate area says check your roll on bag now for free due to space limitation, the employee at the desk will not check the bag without a $100 fee. Insane.

Kayak could’ve posted the correct gate number. Almost missed my flight.

Slow boarding, limited food and drink portions. Bad delays and turbulence

there were two flight attendants that were up front...that were the best! They get KUDOs for making my trip only fantastic. Tell them Jeff said that!

OKay. I sat in the back of the plane and it was really loud between babies and little kids, and adults who.like to talk a lot and loudly most of the flight.

Flight coming out of Buffalo was delayed, so we had to be rescheduled on another flight from Baltimore to Phoenix which means we had a long layover and got home 3.5 hours late. Shuttle to parking stopped at 10pm, so we had to pay for an Uber to the parking lot and got charged an extra day of parking since it was after midnight. Not the best experience. Long day!

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

I don't know why flying out of Sarasota requires two plane changes.

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

We had a delay, but thankfully I made it to my connection. Overall it went smooth

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

I've been flying American mostly, and it's been very frustrating. This united flight makes me realize maybe the issue isn't flying, but the airline. United was a significantly better experience. The plane was more comfortable, with a normal amount of leg room (vs the ridiculous reductions AA has made), more comfortable seats, screens to watch movies. It was a much better experience!

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

It isvvery small flight. No leg room . No space to put my personal item at feet.

Flight was delayed by 6 hours... the level of incompetence was truly astounding. I won't be flying American Airlines again. I don't care if AA is direct and there is a layover with another airline, I'll take the layover.

Flight was delayed 5 hours. Initial reason for delay was 'maintenance' - which makes sense. Then, the additional 2 hours continued to say it was maintenance - when I know EWR had a 2 hour delay. AA did not say that. Additionally, when boarding, there was only one agent at the counter for a long time - until another came to help. After boarding, we had to wait another 45 minutes due to 'no catering'. So while we waited for catering, AA continued to board additional passengers - which seemed odd - and raised questions about what really was going on. I sat in First Class. During the flight, the flight crew allowed a significant number of non-First Class passengers to use the front bathroom - which created a very crowded environment in First Class which was uncomfortable. This also delayed First Class passengers from using the bathroom. Overall, horrible experience.

Another uncoordinated American experience. Always surprises me at DFW for them of all places. Have to take this flight as there are no other good time options. We knew from the start that something was wrong, but the pilot wouldn't tell us. I just watched my Kayak app grow the delay by 10 minutes as it went to 3.5 hours. They were uncoordinated with maintenance (as maintenance, when finally arriving, knew within 15 minutes the plane wasn't going. No 'sorry' or 'this is what is going on' comment. The pilot seemed unfazed / didn't care about the process we were going through.

The seats. The seat in front of me was awful and when the guy sat down, it flew back and hit my head when I was putting my backpack under the seat, It didn't make for a pleasant experience,

The flight back to Dallas was delayed, which has happened to me several times with American Airlines. There was no announcement, no update sent out, no compensation offered for the inconvenience.

The plane was large, not full, but one with 3 seats near each window and 4 in a row in the middle of the plane. There were screens on the backs of the seats for entertainment and information. To use the entertainment one needs ear plugs that physically plug into the screen. My husband had some he let me use as I only had blue tooth type. The stewards gave out some headphones to some, but when my neighbor asked for some, the steward said no. So maybe they ran out? Idk. Bring the old kind of headphones or earbuds if you want entertainment in case this is the type of entertainment offered. We had a very tight connection in Miami. 43 minutes. The other economy passengers allowed us to get ahead of them because I asked if we could since we were near boarding time for our next flight and 35 gates away. They were extremely kind. First class wasn’t going to allow us to pass through. We did make the next flight. Our baggage didn’t, but they were delivered to us the next day and we were prepared with essentials in our carry on packs.

Everything went as planned. The only issue I had was with the gate C31 attendant. The person could barely speak English and was very difficult to understand.

The flight from Dallas to Tokyo was not on Japan Airlines. It was on American Airlines. Very disappointed that we did not fly on Japan Airlines. Will not be using you liars again. I’ll just book direct from the airline next time. Wish you could make this right and has us fly on Japan Air when heading back home to the US.

They made nearly everyone check their bag because the overhead bins are way too small. Extremely inconvenient

Was put into a seat right behind the toilet that had no entertainment possible but did have plenty of leg room over noisy part of plane.

They should provide water to passengers who ask for it

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral

I actually upgraded to the medium level of seats from basic and even doing that it may have been physically the most uncomfortable flight I have ever had. They packed everyone like is a train to death camp. It was a red eye so I hoped to get some sleep but it was physically impossible to find a comfortable way to rest. I met other folks on the same flight and they said the same thing. It was an utterly miserable flight and if I have any other options I will never fly with them again

Deplaning was a mess, I sat in business (seats are horrible) and the front door had a problem so we had to deplane from the rear exit. The stairs were not tall enough to reach so there was a large step down from the plane to the top of the stairs.

Staff are the rudest in the industry … awful customer service … will never fly Avianca again

Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.

Here we have another airline flying to Guatemala but doesn't have a plus or a less, just in the middle. Why? Well, first we don't have even free water Movie selection is poor Seats don't recline in some places Food selection is carb based Forgot to mention, customer service on the web is the worst. Good things; Very reliable on schedule Kind crew

Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined

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