$248 Find Cheap Flights from McAllen to Costa Rica

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Book Cheap McAllen to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from McAllen to Costa Rica 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 McAllen to Costa Rica

Thu, Jun 18 - Tue, Jun 23
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7:00 am - 12:21 pm
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SJO
6h 21m
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12:30 am - 11:25 am
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MFE
9h 55m
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$528United Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 20
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6:00 pm - 1:15 pm
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SJO
20h 15m
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7:25 am - 7:32 pm
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MFE
11h 07m
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$533American Airlines
Mon, Jul 20 - Mon, Jul 27
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8:03 pm - 1:07 pm
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SJO
18h 04m
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2:07 pm - 8:56 am
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MFE
17h 49m
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$640American Airlines
Fri, Mar 27 - Fri, Apr 3
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:15 pm
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SJO
6h 15m
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United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:59 pm
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MFE
14h 04m
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$669United Airlines
Thu, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 24
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:40 pm
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SJO
16h 40m
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American Airlines Logo
3:14 pm - 1:04 pm
SJO
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MFE
20h 50m
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$727American Airlines
Thu, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 24
American Airlines Logo
5:25 pm - 1:08 pm
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20h 43m
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American Airlines Logo
3:14 pm - 1:04 pm
SJO
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MFE
20h 50m
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$762American Airlines
Mon, Jul 20 - Sun, Jul 26
United Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:11 am
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6h 11m
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United Airlines Logo
12:30 am - 5:53 pm
SJO
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MFE
16h 23m
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$768United Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Tue, Mar 17
Azul Logo
7:00 pm - 9:32 pm
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27h 32m
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5:30 am - 4:21 pm
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9h 51m
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$784Azul
Sat, Mar 14 - Tue, Mar 17
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7:01 am - 11:46 am
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29h 45m
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GOL Logo
11:35 pm - 8:57 am
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MFE
8h 22m
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$785GOL
Fri, Mar 13 - Mon, Mar 16
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:39 pm
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13h 39m
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United Airlines Logo
11:35 am - 10:59 pm
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MFE
10h 24m
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$789United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for McAllen to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from McAllen to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from McAllen to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from McAllen to Costa Rica, 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 McAllen to Costa Rica is September, when tickets cost $447 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,025 and $905 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$248
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 43% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 29% lower on average.
Flight from McAllen to San José

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from McAllen to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from McAllen to Costa Rica? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9363 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
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Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Feb 2026
IAH - GUA
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Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

The crew made our experience extremely bad. They were rude and didn’t have anything for kids.

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Smooth flight. From the early boarding and all were on board before departure time and arrived early in ONT. Great crew. Thank you!!!!

Never ontime and always delays. Long waits for customer service and often app doesn’t work

We arrived 25 minutes early only to be told our gate was occupied and so we sat for close to 30 minutes to pull into a gate. That’s not an early arrival!

The TSA check in took 1.5 hours to get through in Austin and I missed my flights back to DC

There was free WiFi (definitely a plus), but the flight was delayed 45 minutes waiting on a catering truck that never arrived. The pilot said there would be food vouchers given out at the end of the gangway to make up for the inconvenience, but there was no one offering those. Delay made me late for work!

Flight was on time and there was an empty seat next to me. That makes for a good flight!

We lost a day of our vacation because AA did not get the plane to the gate on time. Even though the gate attendant was very clear that it was not weather related, AA would do nothing because there was some snow that day. They basically said the gate attendant was wrong even though she was on the front line of the situation and they were not.

The seats are too uncomfortable for anyone over 5ft 8in. I'm 5'10" with a back and hip issue and I was in pai for the full duration of the flight.

Flight was on time and the meal and service were good.

The accessible bathroom should be visible to people in Economy class.

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