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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $83

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Illinois to Costa Rica departing on 6/2. 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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December

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Flight from St. Louis to San José

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Costa Rica from Illinois 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 Illinois 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 to Costa Rica with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

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

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Recent round-trip flight deals

5/28Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
10h 29mSTL-SJO
6/5Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 29mSJO-STL
$236
5/28Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
23h 12mSTL-SJO
6/5Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 29mSJO-STL
$244
5/22Wed
1 stop
22h 00mORD-SJO
5/29Wed
1 stop
12h 53mSJO-ORD
$261
5/26Sun
2 stops
25h 51mORD-SJO
5/29Wed
1 stop
12h 53mSJO-ORD
$280
8/10Sat
1 stopFrontier
27h 25mMDW-SJO
8/18Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$316
6/4Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 19mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 43mSJO-STL
$345
6/5Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 35mSTL-SJO
6/12Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 03mSJO-STL
$347
6/26Wed
1 stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
7/17Wed
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$361
7/31Wed
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
8/8Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 09mSJO-MDW
$390
7/24Wed
nonstopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
7/28Sun
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$401

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Recent one-way flight deals

6/2Sun
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 45mSTL-SJO
$83
5/30Thu
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 02mSTL-SJO
$111
6/24Mon
3 stops
15h 48mMDW-SJO
$135
7/2Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 35mMLI-SJO
$158
6/15Sat
2 stops
30h 37mORD-SJO
$163
8/3Sat
1 stopFrontier
27h 25mMDW-SJO
$168
10/1Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 14mSTL-LIR
$182
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$184
7/6Sat
1 stopFrontier
27h 25mMDW-SJO
$236
7/7Sun
1 stopDelta
6h 40mSTL-LIR
$246

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/15Wed
multi-stop
27h 16mORD-SJO
5/18Sat
multi-stop
13h 56mSJO-ORD
$319
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 14mORD-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 53mSJO-ORD
$329
5/15Wed
multi-stop
27h 16mORD-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stop
27h 30mSJO-ORD
$358
5/18Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 27mSTL-SJO
5/28Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 10mSJO-STL
$529
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 01mSTL-SJO
5/23Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
7h 45mSJO-STL
$534
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 46mSTL-SJO
5/23Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 15mSJO-STL
$608
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
19h 37mSTL-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
7h 57mSJO-STL
$615
5/15Wed
multi-stopFrontier
26h 16mMDW-SJO
5/19Sun
multi-stopFrontier
28h 25mSJO-MDW
$639
5/18Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 34mSTL-SJO
5/22Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 23mSJO-STL
$709
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
15h 13mMDW-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopDelta
14h 01mSJO-MDW
$1,206

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,489
$375