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Cheap Flights from Miami to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
San José
San Josénonstop$401
Liberia
Liberianonstop$292
San José
San Josénonstop$401
Liberia
Liberianonstop$292
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Price, demand and travel trends for Miami to Costa Rica flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from Miami to Costa Rica cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from Miami to Costa Rica are running about the same as they were around this time last year, averaging $367 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from Miami to Costa Rica right now?

Here are the cheapest round-trip fares from Miami to Costa Rica on KAYAK in the last week:

• Liberia (LIR) from $292
• San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) from $401
• Golfito (GLF) from $1,105

What’s the cheapest month to fly from Miami to Costa Rica?

February is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $270. Prices are highest in July, when average flight costs increase to around $494.

When is the best time to book flights from Miami to Costa Rica?

Book your flights 14 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 19% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Costa Rica is the cheapest to fly to from Miami?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Costa Rica are:

• San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) (avg. price $372)
• Liberia (LIR) (avg. price $579)

What’s the cheapest day to fly from Miami to Costa Rica?

Thursday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from Miami to Costa Rica, while Saturday is the most expensive. Fares run about 8% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from Miami to Costa Rica?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Costa Rica during the night with average prices of $358. The morning is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $501.

Key details for Miami to Costa Rica flights

Low season

September

Cheapest flight

$142
Beat the crowds with an average 39% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 27% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from Miami to Liberia

Your Miami to Costa Rica flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from Miami to Costa Rica?

    Yes. Fares from Miami to Costa Rica are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $300 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from Miami to Costa Rica?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from Miami to Costa Rica have ranged from $300 to $564.

  • What are the main airports serving Costa Rica?

    Costa Rica has 17 airports. The three busiest are San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) (79% of arrivals), Liberia (LIR) (20%) and Golfito (GLF) (0%).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from Miami to Costa Rica?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, 2 airlines offer nonstop flights on this route:

    • American Airlines
    • Avianca

  • Where in Costa Rica can I fly nonstop from Miami?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can fly nonstop from Miami to two destinations: San José and Liberia.

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from Miami to Costa Rica?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from Miami to Costa Rica average $394 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Managua Augusto C Sandino (MGA) (avg. price $264)
    • Charlotte Douglas (CLT) (avg. price $332)
    • San Salvador El Salvador Intl (SAL) (avg. price $389)

  • How long is a flight from Miami to Costa Rica?

    Nonstop flights take 3h 05m on average. The fastest scheduled flight takes 2h 55m, from Miami (MIA) to Liberia (LIR).

  • How often are flights from Miami to Costa Rica delayed and what's the average delay?

    16% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 2h 01m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from Miami to Costa Rica?

    On flights from Miami to Costa Rica you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class or Business Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Costa Rica?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmarks in Costa Rica include:

    • Parque Metropolitano La Sabana
    • Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
    • Museo de Oro
    • Morazan Park

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from Miami to Costa Rica?

    The earliest nonstop flight from Miami to Costa Rica departs at 8:20 am and the latest departs at 7:19 pm. Nonstop flights take about 3h 05m.

  • Are there nonstop flights from Miami to Costa Rica?

    If you'd like to travel from Miami to Costa Rica onboard a nonstop flight, you're in luck, as airlines such as American Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica, and British Airways offer such flights.

  • Which airline traveling from Miami to Costa Rica is eco-friendly?

    If you'd like to travel to Costa Rica from Miami with an eco-friendly airline, you should consider traveling with British Airways, as this airline has taken a number of steps to minimize its carbon footprint. Some of the steps it has taken include purchasing new, energy-efficient planes and partnering with carbon offset companies.

  • How can I get to San Jose from Juan Santamaria International Airport?

    To get to the city from the airport, you should board one of the cabs present at this airport. Not only are the cabs fast, but they are also affordable.

  • Where can I get help at Juan Santamaria International Airport?

    Juan Santamaria International Airport has several professional staff. Some of them are located at the tourist office in the airport, while others are present at the airport's lounges. Some are even located at the security checkpoint of the airport. To get help, visit any of these stations.

Your guide to booking Miami to Costa Rica flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 14 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 19% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for February when flights are typically cheapest and avoid July when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Thursday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Saturday cost about 8% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If arriving on time matters more than price, consider flying with one of the most punctual airlines on this route: Avianca, Volaris and American Airlines.
  • If you're looking to save, San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) is the cheapest airport to fly into from Miami. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in San José, which is the most popular destination in Costa Rica. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as La Fortuna, Tamarindo and Manuel Antonio.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the Miami to Costa Rica nonstop route. If you'd rather save money, the route via Managua Augusto C Sandino (MGA) is usually the cheapest.
  • Flights from Miami to Costa Rica usually depart Miami at the astounding Miami International Airport. One of the leading airports in the southern region of the US, this airport is quite famous. This can be attributed to the fact that it has plenty of superb amenities like spacious lounges, clean restrooms, onsite ATMs, water refill stations, an auditorium, and a chapel. Miami International Airport is usually quite busy. As this is the case, to avoid missing your flight, it's important that you get to this airport a couple of hours before your flight is scheduled to depart. If you arrive at the airport this early, you'll be able to be cleared for boarding in time for your flight.
  • The best way to get to Miami International Airport from the city is by taxi. Miami is home to thousands of taxis. As such, you won't find it difficult to find one to transport you to the airport. Although there are plenty of other travel options to transport you to the airport, it's in your best interest to board a taxi, as you won't have to make any stops for any passengers.
  • If you plan on flying from Miami to Costa Rica, it's advisable that you board a plane from Miami to Costa Rica that lands at Juan Santamaria International Airport, as this airport is renowned for having excellent facilities. Named after a national hero, this airport is the hub for airlines such as Avianca Costa Rica, Costa Rica Green Airways, Sansa Airlines, and Volaris Costa Rica. Once you land, you can expect to meet lots of people, as it is the busiest airport in the country. Given that it has modern arrival lounges, you will get the rest you need after alighting from your flight.
  • To enter Costa Rica, there are some documents you need. These documents are a passport and a return document. You also need to show that you have sufficient funds to sustain your stay in the country. Costa Rica, just like all other countries, is strict when it comes to enforcing its entry rules. As this is the case, before boarding your flight from Miami to Costa Rica, kindly ensure that you've got your travel documents in order to avoid any issues with the airport authority.
  • In Costa Rica, children under the age of 12 must be seated in children's seats while in cars. As this is the case, if you plan on traveling with your kid to Costa Rica, it's advisable that you carry your own car seat.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Miami to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Miami 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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1554 reviews
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.9Entertainment
7.8Boarding
Airline reviews

It is not a good experience with Copa Airlines: flight delay, luggage delay, etc.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Aug 2026
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It is not a good experience with Copa Airlines: flight delay, luggage delay, etc.

We where skipped for this flight will not head to Panama until tonight..

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

This airline doesn’t five and dime you for everything. I do think that a checked bag should be included in every fare.

LOCKED MY BAG WITHOUT CONSENT. Had to have my zippers cut upon arrival in Costa Rica.

This airline always trick us so we end up paying again for the luggage’s. This airline is worthless and take advantage of travelers .

Now days most airlines flying to Central America have a really poor service, but if you buy first class they will treat you better. I miss those days when flying was fun.

Friendly staff at all very easy check in and organize process

Horrible airline, upgraded to sit on seats made of stone. Staff were rude and on top of it they charge an arm and a leg for luggage 🧳 never again

The seats are the worst I upgraded to premium big mistake and it seems like no one likes there job very unpleasant

they don’t have TV Seat to Type in space

Jet Blue sevice was good. Just don't understand why they charge for earphones to listen to flight entertainment. Other than that, everything was excellent.

Everything was great the only issue was lack of Wi-Fi

we used to fly with a different airline but it shut down. We had to find an alternative airline that we like in order to make domestic trips and this fits the bill. Not only is it a similar price but the customer service and the experience overall is much much better. We will be using JetBlue again.

Our seats were moved for no reason. The plane was old and wifi and tv were slow. The flight was delayed over an hour for a paperwork issue. Only bright spot was the flight attendants good service.

The crew did not ensure the Evermore seats had their carry on space available. When my family and I boarded, we saw people putting their carry on suitcases in the overhead spaces above our seats and then proceed to the rear part of the plane. This resulted in us having to check our bags and being late to our meetings/events.

Crew was friendly. Free headphones would be nice. Free new movies would be better.

Diana at the gate was unhelpful which was fine, but she was also rude which I did not appreciate at all.

Every thing went smooth. No complaints except deplaning could have been quicker

I was grossly overcharged to change my return flight. Had to do it through Kayak because it was booked that way and I was not given the fare price listed at the time on JetBlue or kayak. Was traveling with another couple that booked directly through JetBlue and they paid the $100 change fee and the difference between what they paid originally(same as me) and the displayed fares and it was less than $400 total for two tickets. I paid almost $700 to change the same fare tickets they purchased and had to pay again for upgraded seat selection that I previously paid for on top of the almost $700 increase. Difficult to talk to the kayak representative because of his accent. Told me I had to wait for confirmation to be sure it had been changed and that I could take up to a few hours. The call itself after the wait time took almost 30 minutes, which could’ve been done directly on JetBlue in 2 to 3 minutes.. My husband and I were given separate boarding zones. They would not let us board together. I had to board in the last zone. They made me check my bag even though my husband told me that he had a spot to put my carry-on. Since he boarded before me. The flight crew tried to accommodate, but the woman that was boarding in the terminal came down and would not let me take my carry-on. She was aggressive, rude and condescending to everybody in line and told them she was being audited. When I told her that my husband had secured a spot for me to put my carry-on with his backpack, that would then move to under the seat. She told me that she couldn’t play favorites, although I was second to last to board the plane since my boarding zone was changed. They told me because I forwarded my husband his ticket that’s what separated our boarding zones, but would not allow us to board together. The volume on my TV would not work, and my upgraded seat would not go into the fully upright position so I was told repeatedly during takeoff and landing to put my chair into the upright position which was embarrassing and uncomfortable to be told assertively so many times. I will not book through kayak again.

terrible. Because I felt very unwell during the flight. How do they leave a woman alone in the middle of 2 men? an obese man who was falling on top of me.

Good flight, excellent personnel; poor comfort, small seats, big cost.

Cabin was bone dry, no humidity whatsoever, and pretty warm; and beverage service didn't start for at least an hour. I had to go to the back for water and the FAs tried telling me it was always this way for all Miami flights, which is complete nonsense. Avoid the MAX8 like the plague.

When there are many passengers who are going to miss a connecting flight, they always say please let them off first. But the flight attendant never manages that part of the process. It would be helpful if they would repeat that and stress that to the other passengers.

My boarding pass said gate E5. I arrived at gate E5 by 12:45pm. At 2:10pm, I received a phone call stating I was supposed to be at gate D37. They would not wait for me to get there (by the way, the plane was still there when I got to gate D37, but everything was closed and no one was at the door). The next flight at 7:40pm was sold out; was told I'd be put on the 9:47pm flight. I was so stressed, I became chokey (apparently I have mild asthma). By the grace of God, a lot of begging, and the customer service rep taking pity on me, I was able to get on a 4:50pm flight to Philadelphia.

Our flight was delayed to Louisville. What made this worse was they did not have another flight attendant to service the flight. This caused an even longer delay. Then when a flight attendant did show up, she chose to "swap" flights with another flight attendant. Therefore, we had to wait longer for the other flight attendant to come to our flight. This is information that the gate attendant should not have shared. Processes and execution at American are broken. Passengers are feeling it. Fixing this starts at the top of the organization.

Flight was on time. Boarding was smooth and orderly. Flight attendants were friendly and professional. Bags came out soon after arrival.

Due to weather AA chose the poor option of redirecting my next flight to Gol airlines after 23 hours of wait. Their desk is not open during the day. Seats don’t really recline so falling asleep is a horrible challenge. Only one meal for an overnight flight. Poor experience, cheap partnership.

It was ok because it’s a short flight. The attendants weren’t friendly and didn’t serve any beverages even through they announced that they would. Also. The attendants looked messy, not presentable

There was a 6 hours delay in our departure. And yet, no compensation was offered. A company should be responsible for such a delay.

A much better flight than our previous. The flight attendant took care of us and regularly checked in to see if we needed anything. Brought us drinks prior to the departure and then a couple more times. Totally makes the difference in how you travel when the crew is checking on their passengers. Great job on this leg of our trip.

They should provide water to passengers who ask for it

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.

Seats are very tight even in Plus, no complimentary snacks or beverage

I enjoyed it! In that case, I should have been offered this choice. On my first trip to Miami, I was asked to pay $320 for my luggage just for getting it totally broken. I cannot accept this situation at all!!!!

$120 for a carry on bag !!!!!! Insane. Back-breaking seats. Do not recline. Food service is a disgrace. They give only water and a salty snack. Everything else has a price.

My fly was cancelled so i run to the airport and fight for my fly Thank god at the end was good

Terrible. Flight was delayed without explanation, airplane was in poor condition (old, dirty) and crew was not in a good mood.

No complimentary snacks food, beverage (not even water), pillow and blanket on a 6 hours long flight (including economy comfort). A low form of nickeling an diming. Lost a recurring passanger over a soda. Avianca never again.

At least free water in all flights Beverages are desired in international flights Luggage damages need be refund!

Voo longo nem mesmo água ou gelo é servido, se quiser tem que pagar. Embarque é péssimo, mau atendimento.

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