PHL - SJO

$127 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to San José

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Philadelphia to San José departing on 5/10. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$299
Typical prices: $606-$363
Spirit Airlines
Fri 5/1Thu 5/7
PHL - SJO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$127
Typical prices: $153-$235
Spirit Airlines
Sun 5/10
PHL - SJO • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $299 (round-trip)
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There are currently no direct flights between Philadelphia and San José. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $477 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 7h 10m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 19% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to San José (PHL-SJO)

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

Fri, May 1 - Thu, May 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:33 am
PHL
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SJO
7h 48m
1 stop
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1:00 pm - 11:58 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 58m
1 stop
$299Spirit Airlines
Thu, May 14 - Thu, May 21
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8:44 pm - 11:45 am
PHL
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SJO
17h 01m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 12:40 am
SJO
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PHL
13h 05m
1 stop
$300Multiple Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 20
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7:00 pm - 9:01 am
PHL
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SJO
16h 01m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:37 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 59m
1 stop
$302Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Thu, Apr 23
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:48 am - 11:14 am
PHL
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SJO
6h 26m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:37 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 59m
1 stop
$305Spirit Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Tue, Apr 14
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:21 pm - 10:42 am
PHL
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SJO
19h 21m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 8:40 pm
SJO
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PHL
30h 21m
1 stop
$306Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Fri, Apr 17
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6:48 am - 11:14 am
PHL
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SJO
6h 26m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:37 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 59m
1 stop
$311Spirit Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Fri, May 8
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:33 am
PHL
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SJO
7h 48m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 11:58 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 58m
1 stop
$313Spirit Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Thu, Apr 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:42 am
PHL
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SJO
7h 42m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:37 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 59m
1 stop
$314Spirit Airlines
Mon, Apr 13 - Fri, Apr 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:42 am
PHL
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SJO
7h 42m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 11:37 pm
SJO
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PHL
8h 59m
1 stop
$315Spirit Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Fri, May 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:33 am
PHL
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SJO
7h 48m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 8:54 am
SJO
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PHL
21h 19m
1 stop
$316Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Philadelphia to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to San José departing in May.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to San José is February, where tickets cost $329 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $655 and $562 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to San José, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$127
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 37% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Philadelphia to San José

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Philadelphia to San José?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to San José was $127 for a one-way ticket and $299 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Philadelphia and on arrival in San José.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Philadelphia to San José?

    Philadelphia and San José are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Philadelphia from Philadelphia and will be arriving at San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Philadelphia to San José?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San José from Philadelphia?

    Fort Lauderdale is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Philadelphia to San José.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to San José, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to San José are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $582 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $486 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Philadelphia to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia to San José. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8374 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
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Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

8.0 ExcellentTabatha, Apr 2026
SAN - DTW
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Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

Everything could have benn better. Short fly, no food, no entertainment and no wifi.

Flight delayed. Air broken. Cabin was hot enough to pass out. Delta shuttle’s becoming worse and worse.

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

On the return flight, flight attendant Britt went out of her way to inform passengers that several of us had tight connections.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

During the flight, the only refreshments provided were crackers and soft drinks; no substantial food was offered despite the international route. Furthermore, our initial flight was delayed, causing us to miss the connecting flight in Atlanta. The airline did not hold the connection, and we were informed that the next available flight is not for another 24 hours. While I am aware of alternative options via JetBlue, they operate out of JFK, which is not a viable solution for us as a resident of New Jersey.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I specifically choose not to check bags to ensure I can proceed directly to ground transportation upon arrival. However, due to a recurring lack of cabin space, I was again forced to gate-check my rolling luggage after going through my luggage to take out electronics and batteries. This practice unilaterally changes the service agreement made at the time of purchase. JetBlue needs to find a better way to manage overhead space that honors the carry-on baggage allowance.

Still hasn’t left. Why are you asking how it was?

Flight was good wish there were more snacks options for such a long flight but stewardesses were very pleasant as was flight crew.

I was denied a plastic fork to eat my food and was told plastic forks are for paying customers who buy Jet Blue’s food. So I had to make a utensil out of a cup so nourish my body. Like a refugee. Because decency is dead.

I was especially impressed without efficiently the crew got passengers on and off. One of the stewards was slightly gruff, I thought. No big deal but that's what I noticed.

Absolutely horrible. Flight was delayed 4 hours and they had no clue what was going on.

Onboard functioning wide-variety entertainment on a budget and having an open pantry is nice. Seats are not comfortable but go provide plenty of legroom for a 6'2" 260lbs man.

Even though the weather made a lot of flights become cancelled Jet Blue made the flight that was supposed to leave at 9 pm and we left at 12:15 am and I was so grateful- Thanks to the Senior Jet Blue Staff who made those decisions

Worst customer service ever experienced on the planet, dirty plane, no communication, and severe delays

Flight cancelled 2 hours prior to boarding. No explanation. No refunds.

Plane was super cold. No entertainment unless you were with mileage program Getting off the plane was super slow

I appreciate that I finally got the seat I paid extra for this time. Thank you

Half of the TSA checkpoints at PHL are closed. Also, there is no standby for first class passengers. You can only standby for coach. Very dated policy and inconsistent with peers.

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

Delayed initially because they couldn’t print the flight details. Poor instruction on delay. When I got on the plane the flight attendant argued with me about whether my carry on would fit (it did, although she didn’t acknowledge that). No greeting (other than arguing with me) getting on or off the plane.

Beverage service was not good. Also just one service in 5 hr 30 min flight. No ask fir water ir anything beside one time beverage service.

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

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

My flight to London from Philadelphia was cancelled due to weather.

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

Horrible airline .. my flight was cancel , the only offer to flight next day was no good for me , representative from spirit advise everybody to buy the new ticket from southwest airline and spirit will pay back the money we spend on new ticket but after we did this they don’t want to pay us back , .. customer service is not help anybody Chat text messages it is horrible also , robots can’t answer and help u with anything … I send the complains to head quarter in Miami and department of transportation

Attention to detail. Luggage was lost in flight, after I confirmed it was connecting. Never made it to the destination airport.

The ticket price are reasonable, however, they can do better with the price on the luggage. Overall, I will continue using spirit.

That this is my second time the they cancel flights and they always wait until the last minute to let people know

The flight was supposed to leave at 6:22pm we are just now leaving the gate after deplaning twice at 1:07am.

Spirit is always late. Every single time. Always a different reason

They keep delaying and cancel at last moment and height was for you to get refund need to be in chat line for two hours. I complained to DOT. Never recommend this airline on Kayak please

First flight in along time with spirit! I’m honored to say this flight was excellent 😊

Spirit is awful. Do not fly spirit. Nothing but delays, cancellations.

Every connection was late but that meant I was not running from one to the next so that was a good thing. No one wants to miss a connection

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

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