$259 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

Mon, Jan 19 - Wed, Jan 28
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5:56 pm - 12:38 pmMFE-SJO
18h 42m2 stops
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6:00 am - 11:17 pmSJO-MFE
17h 17m2 stops
$356American Airlines
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Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
6:13 pm - 1:00 pmMFE-SJO
19h 47m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 9:50 amSJO-MFE
19h 50m2 stops
$434American Airlines
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Mon, Jan 19 - Wed, Jan 28
American Airlines Logo
7:28 am - 3:01 pmMFE-SJO
7h 33m1 stop
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2:54 pm - 11:17 pmSJO-MFE
8h 23m1 stop
$437American Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
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1:49 pm - 12:22 pmMFE-SJO
22h 33m2 stops
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1:30 pm - 11:14 amSJO-MFE
21h 44m2 stops
$443Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:39 pmMFE-SJO
13h 39m1 stop
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8:45 am - 4:07 pmSJO-MFE
7h 22m1 stop
$466United Airlines
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Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 1:09 pmMFE-SJO
6h 34m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 11:59 pmSJO-MFE
15h 49m2 stops
$468American Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:49 pm - 11:37 amMFE-SJO
21h 48m3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 11:14 amSJO-MFE
21h 44m2 stops
$486Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:49 pm - 11:37 amMFE-SJO
21h 48m3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:42 pm - 9:00 pmSJO-MFE
30h 18m3 stops
$554Multiple Airlines
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Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 1:09 pmMFE-SJO
9h 09m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-MFE
9h 14m1 stop
$565American Airlines
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Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
American Airlines Logo
6:04 am - 11:53 pmMFE-SJO
17h 49m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:43 pm - 11:30 amSJO-MFE
21h 47m2 stops
$605American 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 October, when tickets cost $417 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,025 and $745 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$259
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 30% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from McAllen to Costa Rica?

    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 McAllen to Costa Rica.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from McAllen to Costa Rica 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 McAllen to Costa Rica?

    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 from McAllen to Costa Rica with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from McAllen to Costa Rica?

    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 from McAllen to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Costa Rica?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $438 on average. Morning departures are around 48% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $649.

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 9046 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
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Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

4.0 OkayNicole, Oct 2025IAH - MCI
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Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Crew was excellent. This was a relatively long flight though and had very little leg room, and no entertainment.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

Flight was delayed and missed my connection Lufthansa didn’t respond.

the delay for 3 hours was understandable due to weather conditions but the flight should’ve provided some on flight compensations or at least provide more food.

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.

A little bit more leg room in premium economy. I am 6’4”.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

The flight was delayed multiple times, again no fault of American but again the extra cost, for everything makes it feel like a cheap airline! Especially when flights are outrageously expensive already

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

We were very rushed by a staff member at the gate when transferring from American Airlines to Fijian. Then the plane stayed put for ages anyhow! The plane was delayed and my bag sent to San Francisco instead of Fiji

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Poor seat in rear of aircraft Food at Admiral’s Club Terminal D at DFW inedible

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

We were delayed for a “couple of maintenance issues.” They were resolved rather quickly but a computer glitch caused someone in the airport to have to bring a physical copy of the paperwork so we could leave. I don’t know where they had to drive from to get to our plane but it took forever & we were 1 1/2 hrs late in leaving. The flight itself was fine.

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