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$161 Find Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to San José

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Cheapest round-trip
$356
Typical prices: $585-$375
Viva
Sun 6/28Fri 7/3
LAX - SJO • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$448
Typical prices: $476-$320
Alaska Airlines
Fri 5/15Thu 5/21
LAX - SJO • Non-stop
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Alaska offers free texting but charges for Wi-Fi.
At SJO, arrange ground transportation in advance.
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to San José (LAX-SJO)

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

Sun, Jun 28 - Fri, Jul 3
Viva Logo
12:05 am - 1:15 am
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SJO
24h 10m
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2:20 am - 10:35 pm
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LAX
21h 15m
1 stop
$356Viva
Sun, Jun 28 - Fri, Jul 3
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12:05 am - 1:15 am
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SJO
24h 10m
1 stop
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2:20 am - 10:35 pm
SJO
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LAX
21h 15m
1 stop
$364Viva
Sat, Apr 18 - Fri, Apr 24
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5:30 am - 11:33 am
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SJO
29h 03m
2 stops
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12:38 pm - 11:53 pm
SJO
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LAX
36h 15m
2 stops
$366Spirit Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Mon, Jun 1
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11:21 pm - 8:19 am
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SJO
31h 58m
1 stop
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9:35 am - 9:03 am
SJO
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LAX
24h 28m
2 stops
$368Frontier
Mon, Jun 1 - Fri, Jun 5
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2:10 pm - 1:15 am
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SJO
10h 05m
1 stop
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2:20 am - 3:25 pm
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LAX
14h 05m
1 stop
$375Viva
Tue, May 19 - Wed, May 27
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11:21 pm - 8:19 am
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31h 58m
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12:53 am - 6:23 am
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LAX
6h 30mnonstop
$376Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 19 - Thu, May 28
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11:21 pm - 8:19 am
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SJO
31h 58m
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9:35 am - 9:03 am
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24h 28m
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$377Frontier
Fri, Jul 10 - Fri, Jul 17
Viva Logo
12:05 am - 1:15 am
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SJO
24h 10m
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2:20 am - 10:35 pm
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21h 15m
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$380Viva
Tue, May 26 - Sun, May 31
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11:21 pm - 8:19 am
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31h 58m
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12:53 am - 6:23 am
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6h 30mnonstop
$381Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jun 25 - Fri, Jul 3
Viva Logo
12:05 am - 1:15 am
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24h 10m
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2:20 am - 10:35 pm
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$382Viva
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San José departing in June.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Los Angeles to San José, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San José, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San José is October, where tickets cost $351 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $682 and $516 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Los Angeles to San José?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $455 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San José, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Los Angeles to San José

 
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KAYAK's tips to save more on a Los Angeles to San José flight

Based on the flight data, it is generally cheapest to fly from Los Angeles to San José on a Tuesday in October.

Cheapest Route: The cheapest route is directly from Los Angeles (LAX) to San José (SJO).

Booking Advance: It is generally cheaper to book your flight around 176 days in advance.

Cheapest Airline: Spirit Airlines is generally the cheapest airline for this route.

Direct or Layover: It is significantly cheaper to fly with a layover than to fly direct.

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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$161
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 48% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Los Angeles to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to San José?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to San José was $161 for a one-way ticket and $356 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San José from Los Angeles.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Los Angeles to San José?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Los Angeles to San José flight route: Delta, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, American Airlines, United Airlines, and British Airways.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Los Angeles to San José flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to San José?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Los Angeles to San José?

    There are nonstop flights from Los Angeles to San José on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Los Angeles to San José, Alaska Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Los Angeles to San José are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $495 and an overall rating of 7.9, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $653 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Los Angeles to San José

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $235 or less one-way and $479 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Los Angeles to San José?

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

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Monday

Alaska Airlines

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Alaska Airlines

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Friday

Alaska Airlines,Delta,United Airlines

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Saturday

Alaska Airlines,United Airlines

Alaska Airlines,United Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines

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Saturday

Alaska Airlines,Delta,United Airlines

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to San José

 
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7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12145 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
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I paid for the $8 WiFi for the flight and it never worked. The crew told me it goes in and out and to keep trying. I didn’t get to watch the show I had planned to watch, bummer that I paid for the service. The person next to me said she has never been successful with in flight WiFi.

10.0 ExcellentRhea, Mar 2026
LAX - LIR
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I paid for the $8 WiFi for the flight and it never worked. The crew told me it goes in and out and to keep trying. I didn’t get to watch the show I had planned to watch, bummer that I paid for the service. The person next to me said she has never been successful with in flight WiFi.

Our flight when we finally got rerouted to a different destination than we were going was fine. But 2 days was taken out of our vacation because our flit was cancelled. We understand mechanical problems and of course don’t want to be on a plane that has mechanical problems.Wish there had been another solution.

Easy fast check in, friendly and cordial crew. Comfortable seats

The bathroom trash container under the sink fell out and was like that long before my flight. The plane smelled of canned fish and floor was Deteriorating

My TSA pre check was left Off my boarding pass which was a large inconvenience.

Alaska is a great airline. Unfortunately, our flight was canceled in a really late hour and it caused a lot of hardship in my travel process.

More comfortable than the flight to Los Angeles. But food was mediocre again. Attendants kind and courteous.

I behave had better flights this one was old and poor

I haven’t flown in over 20 years and had my grandkids, so I had lots of questions. They were very polite and helpful . Thank you.

Was notified the departure would be late. Later on it was suddenly on time. Traffic by LAX was horrendous, and I missed the flight.

Smooth flight. Easy boarding. Come early. Check in line is long

Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

If they listen to you especially when there’s a problem with a passport now I lost my tickets and also my seat money

The worst airline I have ever experienced. Terrible customer service. Absolutely disgraceful

Checking bags at the airport, very confusing they make lines for different flights but they don’t have any signs, so if you are on the wrong line be aware they will send you to the end of the correct line. No priority for check in even if you pay and no priority to disabled persons and elderly persons.

Despite all the negative reviews, I took Volaris with a family of 4 (including a toddler and infant in arms). The only compliant was they charged me $70 to gate check our wagon (which we use as a stroller) and then it was not available for pickup at the gate (which is the entire point), so we had to get through customs and the airport with our luggage and no way to push our kids :(

Après avoir manqué l’avion aucune aide de la part des agents à l’aéroport pour trouver un autre vol

Más comida no cobrar tanto por los asientos y comida food

Worst airline ever!! Delays in all my flights!!! Do not flight with Volaris!

The departures screens in the airport showed the flight as canceled for some weird reason, but when I got to the gate just to double check, it showed it as on time, and not canceled. This was confusing, but ultimately I was able to get to where I needed to go.

The business class seat is exceptional. I wish the food is more palatable.

the entire flight felt off. The crew seemed uninterested and disengaged. The food service was really bad - overcooked, bland, weird food service. They actually woke us up to serve chicken wraps in the middle of the night, after dinner and before breakfast. Made no sense. Ultimately, I was glad they did though, because the breakfast had been held for so long it was inedible. Eggs, potatoes, sausage - all disgusting. We were asked to "honor" the lavatories for premium customers and stay in our own cabin: this was also strange. So people in economy didn't pay enough to use the closest toilet to them??? It's a toilet. All in all, not the experience I have come to expect from United Airlines. The return flight from Paris to SFO was better, btw.

They delayed the flight from 9:00 to 11:55 At 11:45 they canceled the flight. I paid a premium price for the tickets with poor service

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

Business class seats felt very cramped compared to other airlines.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

The 777’s economy seat’s legroom was more tolerable than expected. I appreciate the reclining mechanism which slides the seat forward to minimize cannibalizing the space behind. The food was terrible: very salty.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Check-in and in-flight staff were better than average. The seat was a fair size but too hard and not enough padding. The cushion/pillow provided is poor (thin and seems to be disposable ,it provides no effective cushioning or support). Food was OK-ish but no choice of inflight snacks and no easy place to get drinks other than water (I could ask for juice by intruding into the staff area at the back of the plane) Entertainment was very good actually. Overall better than I expected from a US-based airline (sorry!) but compared to ANA or Singapore it was so-so. (I live in Japan so they are my comparative airlines)

Flight boarded from Gate 159B, the farthest gate in the LAX Bradley Terminal. While the flight operated on time, the first class cabin attendant made no recognition of my being an Advantage Executive Platinum member.

The flight itself was excellent but the gate attendant made me check my carryon since she said it was an inch too big. I’ve had no problems with this carryon on recent flights on Qantas, Delta, Austrian, Southwest Airlines even though the overhead bins are the same size. there were other carryons in the bins that also looked larger than mine and there was room left in the bins for more. When I picked up my carryon from baggage claim one of the wheels had broken off.

I was in last row so that is never great bc the person in front of me leaned his seat all the way back into me.

Flight was scheduled at 11:26am but they keep Delaying until midnight. They waited at airport restless.

My 9:50AM flight was delayed to 3:40PM "due to incoming aircraft delay". No aircraft is "delayed" that long. Found out once we did board (after several changes in times) that the aircraft had a maintenance issue and we had to wait for another aircraft. Just tell us that. The aircraft we did get was old and the seats need to be updated. I have been traveling for several weeks with AA and you should refresh your entertainment content as frequent flyers have gone through most of your new content. I have Celiac and a shellfish allergy and continue to have struggles with meals on business and first class flights. Please keep this in mind. Sorry - was a long travel day yesterday and a bit cranky this morning with my experience comments. Still an AA fan.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

Small plane, poor meal choices for first class, bad terminal and boarding experience at LAX

Massimo, flight attendant was very authentic, attentive - wonderful. Food/wrap was just okay.

Experience was great. The best part is the free Wi-Fi connection which helps me to work on the flight

The flight was fine. It's the satellite terminal that supports American eagle flights is what sucks. There is only one food option and everything there is way overpriced. I mean I know it's airport pricing, but it's even crazier than that. I bought a sandwich in a plastic container for $18.

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

Provide free food and drinks on an international flight. Add updated head rests

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.

The flight attendant smashed her beverage cart into my knee, causing significant amount of pain. The seats were extremely uncomfortable. No food or drink is offered unless you want to pay the ridiculous prices for it. The schedule of flying in the overnight hours is also very uncomfortable.

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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