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$136 Find Cheap Flights from Kansas City to San José

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Cheap Flights 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Kansas City to San José

Mon, Jan 12 - Thu, Jan 22
American Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 11:00 pmMCI-SJO
6h 40m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 10:31 amSJO-MCI
18h 41m1 stop
$300American Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 11:12 amMCI-SJO
18h 57m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:27 am - 11:07 pmSJO-MCI
14h 40m1 stop
$304American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Fri, Aug 29
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:32 amMCI-SJO
29h 32m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 10:53 pmSJO-MCI
10h 26m1 stop
$342Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Fri, Aug 29
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:32 amMCI-SJO
29h 32m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 10:53 pmSJO-MCI
10h 26m1 stop
$346Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Nov 8 - Wed, Nov 19
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:52 pmMCI-SJO
6h 52m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 5:33 pmSJO-MCI
10h 33m1 stop
$363Delta
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Thu, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 17
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6:00 am - 3:13 pmMCI-SJO
10h 13m1 stop
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12:18 pm - 10:53 pmSJO-MCI
33h 35m3 stops
Sat, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 6
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6:00 am - 3:13 pmMCI-SJO
10h 13m1 stop
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11:37 am - 11:07 pmSJO-MCI
10h 30m1 stop
Fri, Nov 7 - Wed, Nov 19
Delta Logo
3:45 pm - 6:56 amMCI-SJO
15h 11m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 5:33 pmSJO-MCI
10h 33m1 stop
$404Delta
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Mon, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 19
United Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 11:25 amMCI-SJO
18h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 10:28 pmSJO-MCI
9h 53m1 stop
$438United Airlines
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Sun, Nov 9 - Wed, Nov 19
United Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 11:25 amMCI-SJO
27h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 8:56 amSJO-MCI
18h 36m2 stops
$443United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kansas City to San José flights

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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Kansas City to San José, San José Province?

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Kansas City to San José 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 Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Kansas City, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kansas City to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to San José is September, where tickets cost $391 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $791 and $658 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City to San José, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
High seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$136
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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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?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kansas City to San José was $136 for a one-way ticket and $300 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?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, 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, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kansas City to San José are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $639 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $491 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • 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.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Kansas City to San José

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4239 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.6Entertainment
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Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

4.0 OkayBobby, Jul 2025BNA - MDW
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Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

The Southwest employees (all two of them) were very nice and cheerful despite the fact the line to self-check a bag (simply drop it off) was hundreds of people long. Thank God I arrived early to the airport because I stood in this line for at least an hour. Once on the flight that had been delayed by an hour, we had no Wi-Fi and thus no entertainment. Finally, I hope the investor strong arm tactics against Southwest pay off in a short-term windfall to your C-Suite because the rest of you are screwed. I have been a faithful Southwest customer for 15 years due to everything you just got rid of. I'm flying to Idaho and Washington in October, both places I used to simply book with Southwest without a second thought now with Frontier (Washington) and United (Idaho) because they offer everything the "new" Southwest does but cheaper and at better times, destinations, etc. This really makes me sad...

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

It was one and half hour late... Not sure if any other experience matters.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

For my birthday trip this was my second time ever flying, this trip was the best.

after landing, we stay 2 hours on the taxi way before reaching the gate The airline and the crew were good though

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Sat on tarmac for 2 hours and then missed my connecting flight

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

this crew didn't care much. bumping carts into seats more times than i care to remember

Very late arrival at PWM. Late jet getting to ATL. Equipment problem with aircraft - could not get enough water onto plane., Another delay getting FAA approval for flight with bottled H2O. Not the crew’s problem.

Everything was fine except the entertainment was not working for half of the flight.

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

United could have one single once of customer service. No human United employee would help me with the invalid mileage plus number, they said I had to speak with the computer.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

The food should improve! And The flight should leave on time and not make the traveler wait.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

I didn't like that my paid for seat was changed 2 hours before my flight.

The flight had a delay that made me being in a real rush to take the second flight. The delay was almost for 2 hours. They moved us from gate to gate in 4 times. Once I arrived to Philadelphia, I got to run thorough all the airport, as the train was already closed by that time. So I got sick with asthma for all the running I had to do. And I was the last one to board, when it was almost closed. So irresponsable with the people

Flight was delayed and after being in the airport for like seven hours, it was canceled.

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

After a two hour delay, my flight was CANCELLED! No pilot available. Such BS.

Overall very good, only complaint I have is the crew from CLT to SAT could have collected trash sooner.

The AA app really sucks ... Every flight & connecting flights were delayed over 30 mins. One connecting flight on American Eagle said it was delayed in its arrival ... when it was actually parked across from the gate for over 1 hr before they pulled it to the gate. Seats in the economy/ main cabin are packed together like sardines ... no leg room.

Initial flight was cancelled at the time of arrival to the airport, flight alternative requires switching from direct to flight with a layover, and the plane felt like it would split apart, it was so rattle-y.

Although our flight had delays due to three different reasons, it was good. Staff continued to update us which made every one comfortable. We felt the captain and crew had our safety in mind the entire time and no one seemed to lose their patience.

It was a good an early bird pleasant and quiet

I've flown Spirit many times. However, they seem to be getting worse. I don't understand how the contracts with the gates at the airport works, but Spirit never seems to have a gate ready when we land. This happened again on this flight. And once again, baggage took forever to arrive at the baggage claim belt. This time it was about 45 minutes to an hour, late at night, when the airport was not crowded. On a previous trip, they lost the luggage cart and we were all waiting for about 3 hours for our luggage. Plus, I did get a deal through Kayak on a flight that was shown sold out on Spirit's site. However, by the time I added all the luggage, and didn't even pick seats, I could have taken any direct flight I wanted through Delta. I'm about done with Spirit.

I enjoyed my flight, it was pretty smooth and we landed earlier than eta.

Booked through kayak, everything seemed normal but when it came time to go, my flight ticket didn’t exist, so I had to purchase another set of tickets at the airport the day of the flight, for about double. When I reached kayaks customer service, they claimed no responsibility, and pushed me onto another 3rd party booking service, airfare assist, where I have had no luck getting any kind of help or refund. I’ve used kayak many times, but I’ll never again after I’ve been burned by this.

The flight was delayed four and half hours for paperwork on a maintenance issue. Very frustrating.

It was okay delay was long but I made it

Flight was cancelled. No reason given. No apologies. Next available flight is two days later. Ruined our 4th of July plans.

The air fares are good, Charging me for every single thing 😩

It was very bad it got delayed by 2 hours.Never going to travel with spirit airlines in future.

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