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Find cheap flights from Iowa to San José from $349

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San José departing on 9/7. 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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Low season

October

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$349
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from Des Moines to San José

FAQs for booking flights from Iowa to San José

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

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

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

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

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Prefer to fly non-stop from Iowa to San José?

Find which airlines fly direct from Iowa to Juan Santamaria Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Iowa to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +21 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +22 more

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Nonstop returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Iowa

Monday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +21 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +22 more

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/7Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 05mDSM-SJO
9/12Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 26mSJO-DSM
$349
9/7Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 11mDSM-SJO
9/12Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 26mSJO-DSM
$358
6/3Mon
1 stop
17h 21mCID-SJO
6/11Tue
1 stop
19h 09mSJO-CID
$397
6/3Mon
1 stop
17h 21mCID-SJO
6/6Thu
1 stop
16h 16mSJO-CID
$400
6/3Mon
1 stop
14h 12mDSM-SJO
6/7Fri
1 stop
30h 44mSJO-DSM
$405
6/7Fri
1 stop
17h 26mCID-SJO
6/11Tue
1 stop
19h 09mSJO-CID
$411
6/5Wed
1 stopDelta
15h 13mCID-SJO
6/12Wed
1 stopDelta
13h 51mSJO-CID
$446
7/18Thu
1 stopDelta
22h 39mDSM-SJO
7/22Mon
1 stopDelta
26h 19mSJO-DSM
$449
9/9Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
18h 41mDSM-SJO
9/17Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 38mSJO-DSM
$451
7/18Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 34mDSM-SJO
7/23Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 44mSJO-DSM
$522

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Last minute flights from Iowa to San José

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

4/29Mon
multi-stopDelta
6h 52mCID-SJO
5/2Thu
multi-stopDelta
9h 36mSJO-CID
$606
4/29Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 04mCID-SJO
5/2Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 19mSJO-CID
$731
4/29Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 13mCID-SJO
5/2Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 10mSJO-CID
$748

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Flights to San José

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

San José - Iowa

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