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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José1 stop$238
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$340
San José
San José1 stop$238
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$340

Book Cheap New Orleans 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica

Mon, Mar 16 - Wed, Mar 18
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:14 am
MSY
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SJO
6h 14m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 10:44 pm
SJO
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MSY
9h 25m
1 stop
$238Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Fri, Feb 27
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 12:22 pm
MSY
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SJO
6h 02m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 8:55 pm
SJO
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MSY
7h 24m
1 stop
$241Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Thu, Feb 26
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 12:22 pm
MSY
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SJO
6h 02m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 8:55 pm
SJO
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MSY
7h 24m
1 stop
$244Spirit Airlines
Mon, Feb 23 - Fri, Feb 27
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 12:22 pm
MSY
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SJO
6h 02m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 8:55 pm
SJO
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MSY
7h 24m
1 stop
$250Spirit Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:10 pm
MSY
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LIR
6h 10m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 7:23 pm
LIR
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MSY
10h 48m
1 stop
$340United Airlines
Sat, Mar 21 - Thu, Mar 26
American Airlines Logo
6:43 pm - 11:13 am
MSY
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LIR
17h 30m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:13 pm - 11:59 pm
LIR
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MSY
8h 46m
1 stop
$345American Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Wed, Mar 4
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:10 pm
MSY
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LIR
6h 10m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:32 pm - 9:52 am
LIR
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MSY
18h 20m
1 stop
$347American Airlines
Mon, Mar 23 - Mon, Mar 30
JetBlue Logo
4:31 pm - 11:55 am
MSY
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LIR
20h 24m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
11:40 am - 10:55 pm
LIR
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MSY
10h 15m
1 stop
$355JetBlue
Sun, Mar 8 - Wed, Mar 11
United Airlines Logo
8:33 pm - 10:24 am
MSY
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LIR
14h 51m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:35 am - 6:13 pm
LIR
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MSY
9h 38m
1 stop
$376United Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
JetBlue Logo
7:00 am - 12:40 pm
MSY
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LIR
5h 40m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
12:00 pm - 9:21 pm
LIR
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MSY
8h 21m
1 stop
$381JetBlue
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for New Orleans to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica is November, when tickets cost $332 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $540 and $499 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Orleans to Costa Rica?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to Costa Rica, 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$74
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from New Orleans to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • Can I get direct flights from New Orleans to Costa Rica?

    Unfortunately, there aren’t any airlines that provide direct flights from New Orleans to Costa Rica. All flights will have at least one or two layovers in between, which can make the trip longer than usual. The most popular layover options on this route include Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL), Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and Miami International Airport (MIA).

  • Which travel documents will I need to get into Costa Rica?

    US Citizens flying from New Orleans to Costa Rica are required to have a valid passport to be allowed into the country. The passport needs to remain valid for the whole duration you will be in the country, and you also need to provide proof of onward travel plans, for example, a return ticket. A visa is not a mandatory requirement as long as you don’t plan on staying in the country for longer than 90 days. Otherwise, you will need to visit the Costa Rican embassy for permission.

  • Where can I exchange currency at Juan Santamaría International Airport?

    For you to transact much easier while in Costa Rica, you will have to exchange a few US Dollars for the Costa Rican Colon. SJO Airport has multiple currency exchanges by Global Exchange, although the most conveniently located one for arriving travelers is found in the terminal's lobby. They are open 24/7, so you don’t have to worry about arriving at the wrong time.

  • Which is the quickest way to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport from downtown?

    MSY is about 14 miles from downtown New Orleans. The quickest way to the airport is taking a taxi or driving via the I-110W. This will take you about twenty minutes, although you should factor in about ten more minutes into your plans if you’re driving since it can take a while to find parking at the airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New Orleans to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Orleans 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Costa Rica up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Costa Rica

  • When flying from New Orleans to Costa Rica, you are most likely going to depart from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). This is the main international airport in New Orleans, facilitating both domestic and international travel to and from destinations all over America and the world.
  • Most international flights to Costa Rica land at Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). This is the only international airport in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, serving all international flights to the country.
  • If you want to leave your car at MSY, consider using the offsite parking lots instead of those parking lots inside the airport. Most of the time, they charge lower prices, and you could end up paying up to 50% less in parking fees.
  • To get wheelchair assistance at SJO, ensure that you inform your airline or travel agent at least 48 hours before departure. This should give them enough time to make proper arrangements.
  • To enjoy the lounge facilities at MSY, consider booking with Delta Air Lines. At the moment, they are the only airline with a lounge at the airport. The Delta Sky Club is located in Concourse C near Gate 1.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New Orleans to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Orleans 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4280 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

My flight from Denver to Minneapolis was excellent. My flight from Minneapolis to Denver was one of the worst I flights I have ever experienced. I had a window seat, the gentleman in the middle seat was morbidly obese and SW should have made him purchase two seats. His elbow dug into my arm most of the way even after I asked to please be careful. I was literally squashed between the him and the window with no wiggle room. The plane was full so it was not possible to ask for a different seat. I realize I should have complained to the flight attendant but I didn't feel anything could be done to rectify the situation. I fly SW often, I will continue to do so as this was my first negative experience.

10.0 ExcellentCarol, Feb 2026
DEN - MSP
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My flight from Denver to Minneapolis was excellent. My flight from Minneapolis to Denver was one of the worst I flights I have ever experienced. I had a window seat, the gentleman in the middle seat was morbidly obese and SW should have made him purchase two seats. His elbow dug into my arm most of the way even after I asked to please be careful. I was literally squashed between the him and the window with no wiggle room. The plane was full so it was not possible to ask for a different seat. I realize I should have complained to the flight attendant but I didn't feel anything could be done to rectify the situation. I fly SW often, I will continue to do so as this was my first negative experience.

I was assigned seat 7E, yet my boarding was Group 5, which caused me to have to put my luggage in the back of the plance above `19 or 20 aisle, as passengers who had boarded earlier took the overhead bins in the front. SW needs to monitor bin space and ensure that bin space above the seat are aligned to those sitting near their seats. Also the seating assignments needs to align with group number. Maybe board those last first and so on? Having said the ALL the passengers on the plane were gracious enough to allow me and other passengers in this dilema to retrieve our luggage and helped us along the way. I always love the flight staff, as always their fantastic and I can't rave about them enough!

I appreciate the staff who allowed me to board though I arrived a little late! Regarding the assigned seating, I had booked my flight before this change and wasn't aware of the change at the time, and so I didn't select a seat at booking as I didn't realize it was relevant. Better communication about the change would have been helpful for preparing.

Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

Paid for premium extra leg room but the bin space for rows 1-3 had to go in rows 4-6 and 4-6 had to go to 7-9 because flight attendants have snacks and their luggage upfront. So we pay extra to have to fight thru traffic to get our bags. Only 2nd day of new seating so hope they fix this.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled. No snack or drink on this flight.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

Bad food, bad service, cold cabin with no additional blankets when asked for (they told me they don’t provide additional blankets). I’m a frequent traveler and this is one of the worst companies I traveled with (by the way I thought that I booked my ticket with Lufthansa but I didn’t see that the flights were handled by United).

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

The attendant on board was amazing. She should be doing business/first international long haul.

Although our flight was delayed the overall boarding process was very smooth and the crew was accommodating.

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

the plane was so hot!! the air-conditioning was barely blowing. The flight was delayed, and we had to sit on the hot plane before take off for an extended amount of time, waiting on international passengers. Would not have been so bad if it was not so hot. They said it would get better after take off, but it did not.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Arrived 40 min early which was great - sat in runway for 35 min so no gain. Then waited for luggage 45 min. They need to staff accordingly knowing its one of the busiest week in Phx

Broke my luggage and I can't get a resolution yet.

My flight got rerouted due to crew rest. I was sent to Dallas customer service was not very polite. Was given a $40 room voucher for Motel 6 and $12 to eat with. It delayed me by a day. Where if I would have just stuck with my original flight Arizona was delayed to Cleveland and I could have made it home. They put me on a 9:00 flight out of Dallas to Cleveland without my knowledge or consent. When originally I was told it would be 8:45 a.m. on February 1st. I told them I could not take the 9:00 flight because I did not have anybody to pick me up from the airport at that time. I'm extremely disappointed in how I was treated. And I will not fly American Airlines again.

I am very appreciative of the help provided to me by Dennis and Whitney. I had lost my phone at EWR airport and they were very kind in assisting me. This included advice on how to file a report and also helping me connect with family. The pilot was also great about keeping passengers updated on the flight progress with regular communications over the system.

Awful. Original flight was delayed 5 hours. Had to to take a connecting flight instead of direct. Had a 4 hour layover. I missed all of my morning meetings getting in 5 hours later than I was supposed to and had to change to take a later flight the next day to get them back in which cia time another $150.

Old equipment, needs upgrade and seat comfort. Internet didn't work 75% or the time.

The crew for the flight was A+ top notch. They were friendly and professional and made the flight a very relaxing and enjoable.

Rude crew member. She seemed annoyed at me without me saying a single word. Also loudly admonished me for having my bag next to my seat instead of tucked away before landing. Just telling me to put it away and guiding me without giving me a lecture would have been enough.

No included food for a 5 hour flight and the entertainment was only accessible if you had wired headphones (not provided). Otherwise though, great and smooth flying and customer service.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Because of weather and mechanical issues our flight was 4 hours late. The only compensation offered to us was a meal voucher to be used only at Boston Airport and only on the day issued. But by the time it was offered to us all the restaurants were closed, so there was no way to use that offer.

Friendly crew, efficient boarding and flight arrived early. Couldn’t ask for a better experience

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Flight was fine, price was good but food onboard was abysmal. I was on there for breakfast and lunch and dinner 845am EST to 845pm GMT and all I got was a yoghurt parfait, fruit and a piece of cake. Later snacks included an ice-cream brownie and a pizza twist. I was hungry by the time I landed and the airport amenities were closed. Not happy.

My flight was at 11:34am at February 4th don’t know the names of the crew, but they were the best, My first great flight. Loved it 😊🥰 Thank you!!

Cancelled my flight, said next flight was 30hrs later. Had to come out of pocket $500 to get on a SW flight

All of our flights were canceled, though every other airline was flying out and in

We were on the tarmac waiting for a gate at Logan for 40, minutes. The crew handled it well. Can't blame the airline.

That gate is like a ducking shelter at Newark No where to sit Outlets that don’t work Bathrooms that are dirty

Everything was good. On time, boarding fast, flight attendants friendly.

Great, but seats are terrible. Way too cramped for any human.

Spirit has always and will always stink. Absolute worst airline around.

It was smooth sailing snags we had a really smooth landing and a great flight!

I know it's a low-cost airline. However, the seats are very basic, so after two hours of travel, they feel very uncomfortable and cannot be reclined. The two flights from Bogota to Orlando and the return flight were very punctual. The check-in process on the app works very well. I really liked the self-check-in process for luggage at the Orlando airport; it was quick, easy, and very convenient.

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