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Find cheap flights from Kansas City to San José from $171

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Kansas City to San José departing on 6/13. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Kansas City to San José, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Kansas City to San José (MCI-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Kansas City 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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5:20 am - 12:04 amMCI-SJO
19h 44m2 stops
10:11 am - 12:59 amSJO-MCI
13h 48m1 stop
$264Spirit Airlines
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อ., พ.ค. 21 - อ., พ.ค. 28
5:20 am - 12:47 pmMCI-SJO
8h 27m1 stop
12:32 pm - 9:46 amSJO-MCI
20h 14m1 stop
$265Spirit Airlines
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พฤ., พ.ค. 30 - อ., มิ.ย. 4
5:25 pm - 9:21 amMCI-SJO
16h 56m1 stop
10:11 am - 12:59 amSJO-MCI
13h 48m1 stop
$268Spirit Airlines
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ศ., พ.ค. 10 - อ., พ.ค. 14
5:20 am - 12:04 amMCI-SJO
19h 44m2 stops
4:15 am - 12:59 amSJO-MCI
19h 44m3 stops
อ., พ.ค. 21 - อ., พ.ค. 28
5:20 am - 12:04 amMCI-SJO
19h 44m3 stops
5:53 am - 12:59 amSJO-MCI
18h 06m3 stops
อ., พ.ค. 21 - อ., พ.ค. 28
5:14 am - 8:00 pmMCI-SJO
15h 46m1 stop
11:59 pm - 5:08 pmSJO-MCI
16h 09m1 stop
$462American Airlines
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พฤ., ก.ค. 4 - อา., ก.ค. 14
10:51 am - 8:13 pmMCI-SJO
10h 22m1 stop
7:00 am - 8:59 pmSJO-MCI
13h 59m1 stop
$463Delta
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อ., พ.ค. 21 - อ., ธ.ค. 10
5:40 pm - 1:13 pmMCI-SJO
20h 33m2 stops
1:00 pm - 11:02 amSJO-MCI
21h 02m2 stops
$519American Airlines
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อ., ก.ค. 16 - อ., ก.ค. 23
6:34 pm - 10:03 amMCI-SJO
16h 29m2 stops
5:30 am - 8:39 amSJO-MCI
26h 09m2 stops
$527United Airlines
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อ., ก.ค. 23 - จ., ก.ค. 29
6:15 am - 10:03 amMCI-SJO
28h 48m1 stop
5:30 am - 8:39 amSJO-MCI
26h 09m2 stops
$536United Airlines
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อ., ก.ค. 23 - จ., ก.ค. 29

Flights from Kansas City to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to San José?

The average price of all flights from Kansas City to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San José on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Kansas City, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Kansas City to San José?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Spirit Airlines ($171) and United Airlines ($1,000). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Spirit Airlines ($264) and American Airlines ($462).

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September

High season

November

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$171
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Kansas City to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kansas City 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 flights from Kansas City to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kansas City to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kansas City to San José, San José Province was $171 for a one-way ticket and $264 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Kansas City to San José.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kansas City to San José?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Kansas City to San José, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kansas City to San José are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $739 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $722 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from Kansas City to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kansas City 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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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10975 reviews
8.0entertainment
8.6crew
8.2boarding
7.9comfort
7.4food
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I'm a larger, athletic guy (6'2", 260lbs powerlifter) and I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable with minimal leg room, especially in a window seat. Now, I full understand that being smaller may change my view but even if I was 80lbs less, my legs would be the same size and I was sandwiched between my seat and the seat in front of me.

6.0 GoodDan, Apr 2024LGA - DEN
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I'm a larger, athletic guy (6'2", 260lbs powerlifter) and I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable with minimal leg room, especially in a window seat. Now, I full understand that being smaller may change my view but even if I was 80lbs less, my legs would be the same size and I was sandwiched between my seat and the seat in front of me.

Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

This flight was ridiculous. I had to have a connecting flight from New York to orlando Florida??? The flight left late and because it was a short flight there was no first class amenities. I had one alcohol drink. The flight crew was fine, but it sure did not feel like first class. Delta to me dropped the ball by giving me a connecting flight. By the time we got to Raleigh we would have missed the next flight. Lucky for me the flight never came so now I was stuck waiting for a later flight that came in late also.

Our flight was delayed in Atlanta. The staff could have gave us an explanation for the delay and how long it would be.

I liked the ease of checking in, luggage check in, wheel chair assistance, boarding and flight.

On my way home I had a layover. The flight from ATL to CLT was amended 5x while I was waiting. I could have driven home sooner. Overall from Dallas, Tx to Charlotte, NC I started my trip at 4:30pm, I didn’t get home until past midnight. I know things happen, but 5x to make me run back and forth in an airport from different terminals is excessive. I also upgraded to comfort + , I didn’t feel it was worth it. There was no benefit

On my way home I had a layover. The flight from ATL to CLT was amended 5x while I was waiting. I could have driven home sooner. Overall from Dallas, Tx to Charlotte, NC I started my trip at 4:30pm, I didn’t get home until past midnight. I know things happen, but 5x to make me run back and forth in an airport from different terminals is excessive.

They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

Just get Economy Plus for international flights, so worth it the extra room, bigger seats…

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

It was spectacular. I had basic Economy and was given so much space and their seats lean back so far. Staff was superb, food was superb, everything was superb, Finnair is Fantastic.

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

The Flight attendant had an attitude and didn't allow anyone any time to prepare for landing despite being absent throughout the entire trip

Flight boarded without pilots. Sat on plane for 3 hrs. after over an hour late boarding. Plane never took off. Had to deplane near midnight. Line for rebooking was 3 hours + long. I had to leave.

The flight was great but board was a nightmare. The gate was changed 4 times during the layover period

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Cold air blew constantly on my legs almost making me numb.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries. They dont really bother you about carry-on size, I brought a descent sized backpack and they didnt even check.

Spirit canceled the flight in March and never notified me!

Seats suck, not enough room, overcrowded planes, hectic situation all together.

Pretty good. Would’ve been excellent if we would have left on time and the crew wasn’t late.

I do not like the customer service, I had an emergency and needed to cancel a pet reservation right after I had booked it and they would not do anything but issue a credit. I haven't flown in years as I have 7 kids and don't have spare time. I want my $125 back on my card please

Spirit airline tries to screw you at every opportunity. Spirit wanted 65$ for an extra pound in the suitcase Made me open the suitcase at the counter to remove 1 pound. Staff very cold and rude Will never fly spirit again and will recommend same to family and friends

Delayed..4 times...completely disorganized boarding. After 5 hours they scrambled to move ppl off plane bc they overbooked. Then they didn't have a cabin crew. WiFi on plane didn't work. Zero amenities. Once we boarded we sat on tarmac for an hour. Explore all alternate options including purchasing a pair of hiking boots and walking to your destination instead of flying spirit.

what I like about Spirit is that the pilot and crew are good communicators. The plane itself - well, its a budget airline and you get what is expected, But I generally just feel safer, somehow, when I know more about what is going on - and Spirit has always done a good job of telling me what is going on: why the delay, why the turbulence, why this and that... and that means a lot to me.

The crew was courteous and are very well prepared for the job.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Kansas City to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/13พฤ.
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 35mMCI-SJO
$171
6/13พฤ.
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
19h 59mMCI-SJO
$209
6/13พฤ.
3 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 37mMCI-SJO
$1,000

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Last minute flights from Kansas City to San José

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Kansas City to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/27ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 20mMCI-SJO
5/4ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 49mSJO-MCI
$498
4/27ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 20mMCI-SJO
5/3ศ.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 55mSJO-MCI
$505
4/28อา.
multi-stop
26h 23mMCI-SJO
5/2พฤ.
multi-stop
28h 18mSJO-MCI
$507
4/27ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 20mMCI-SJO
5/3ศ.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 43mSJO-MCI
$543
4/28อา.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 16mMCI-SJO
5/4ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 49mSJO-MCI
$557
4/28อา.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 16mMCI-SJO
5/3ศ.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 55mSJO-MCI
$562
4/28อา.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 16mMCI-SJO
5/2พฤ.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
28h 18mSJO-MCI
$576
4/27ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 29mMCI-SJO
5/4ส.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 49mSJO-MCI
$577
4/28อา.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 16mMCI-SJO
5/3ศ.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
21h 43mSJO-MCI
$602
4/28อา.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 55mMCI-SJO
5/2พฤ.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
15h 30mSJO-MCI
$608

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Kansas City - San José Flights

Departure:

Kansas City (MCI)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Kansas City

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