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Cheap Flights from Raleigh to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José1 stop$299
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$348
San José
San José1 stop$299
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$348

Book Cheap Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Costa Rica

Thu, May 7 - Sun, May 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:03 pm - 11:33 am
RDU
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SJO
19h 30m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 5:08 pm
SJO
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RDU
26h 30m
1 stop
$299Spirit Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 22
Copa Airlines Logo
4:18 pm - 7:25 am
RDU
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SJO
17h 07m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:09 am - 2:29 pm
SJO
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RDU
8h 20m
1 stop
$300Copa Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Mon, May 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:37 pm - 11:33 am
RDU
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SJO
15h 56m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 2:12 pm
SJO
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RDU
23h 34m
1 stop
$301Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 15
Copa Airlines Logo
4:19 pm - 7:12 am
RDU
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SJO
16h 53m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:10 am - 2:29 pm
SJO
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RDU
8h 19m
1 stop
$307Copa Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Sun, May 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:03 pm - 11:33 am
RDU
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SJO
19h 30m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:38 pm - 5:08 pm
SJO
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RDU
26h 30m
1 stop
$311Spirit Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
12:07 pm - 8:14 pm
RDU
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SJO
10h 07m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:13 pm
SJO
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RDU
11h 13m
1 stop
$312American Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Wed, May 20
Copa Airlines Logo
4:19 pm - 9:47 pm
RDU
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SJO
7h 28m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:10 am - 2:29 pm
SJO
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RDU
8h 19m
1 stop
$315Copa Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Tue, May 19
American Airlines Logo
11:22 am - 7:07 pm
RDU
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SJO
9h 45m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 11:15 am
SJO
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RDU
19h 07m
1 stop
$317American Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sun, Apr 26
Copa Airlines Logo
4:18 pm - 7:00 pm
RDU
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SJO
28h 42m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:09 am - 2:29 pm
SJO
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RDU
8h 20m
1 stop
$318Copa Airlines
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:15 pm - 8:19 am
RDU
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SJO
12h 04m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 10:07 pm
SJO
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RDU
6h 57m
1 stop
$320Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Raleigh to Costa Rica flights

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Costa Rica is September, when tickets cost $327 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $535 and $509 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh to Costa Rica, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$84
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 30% increase in price.
Flight from Raleigh to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • What kind of travel documentation do I need to travel to Costa Rica?

    If you're traveling to Costa Rica as a tourist, you will not need a visa if you're staying for less than 90 days, but you do need to present a return airline ticket upon your arrival. You also need a valid passport, and you need to make sure that your passport is valid for the entire time you are in Costa Rica.

  • If I plan on renting a car when I arrive in Costa Rica, what child car seat laws should I know about before I start driving?

    In Costa Rica, every child up to 12 months of age needs to travel in a rear-facing car seat, and then up to four years old, they need to travel in a forward-facing car seat. Children between the ages of four and six years old need to travel in a booster seat, and then children from six years old to 12 years old need to travel on a booster cushion.

  • What type of public transportation is available to take me from the San José Juan Santamaria International Airport to downtown San Jose?

    A great choice to get from the airport to the downtown areas is to take bus number 200 offered by TUASA, which makes the journey in around 30min.

  • Are there any facilities for nursing mothers at the Raleigh Durham International Airport?

    There are two Mamava Nursing Suite locations at this airport, with the first being near gate A6 and the second being near gate C8. These suites offer a bench as well as a fold-down table and electrical outlets, plus a locking door.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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

  • A very popular destination in Costa Rica for people traveling from Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) is to travel to the San José Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). On this route, you will find one-stop service aboard Delta Airlines, Air Canada, American Airlines, and United Airlines.
  • One airport that offers a very popular route between Raleigh and Costa Rica is Liberia Airport (LIR). If you would like to travel to this airport from the Raleigh Durham International Airport, you will find one-stop flights aboard Delta Airlines and American Airlines.
  • One of the most convenient ways to travel to the Raleigh Durham International Airport from downtown Raleigh without having to drive yourself is the travel board bus number 100 offered by Go Triangle to the Go Triangle Regional Transit Center, where you can then take the RDU shuttle to the airport. This entire trip takes about 45min.
  • If you are traveling to the San José Juan Santamaria International Airport and are looking for a great hotel right at the airport, a good choice is either the Sonesta Select San Jose Airport or the Springhill Suites by Marriott San Jose Airport.
  • If you're looking for a comfortable and convenient place to wait for your flight to Costa Rica, the Raleigh Durham International Airport offers airline lounges from Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines, all of which offer comfortable seating, food and beverage options, and entertainment options.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Raleigh 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8303 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

10.0 ExcellentShirley, Mar 2026
LAX - ATL
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My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was cencaled due with the bad weather on Sunday the crew was poorly mistaken my luggage supposed depart with my flight instead I didn’t have my luggage for almost 3 days the website is poorly respond to my complain until I have someone to do it my connection smooth their not even respon or email me even the have my luggage

Delta needs to step its game up get a more reliable internet service. Internet service was non-existent for this flight.

Mechanical Delay of over an hour with multiple gate changes. Entertainment system down for rejuvenation.

This was a Latam operated flight. Seats seemed a bit narrow in business class. Older aircraft.

I had a flight cancel and had it rerouted. When the rerouted they put me at a window seat instead of an isle. It was hard sitting by the window because the couple with masks on were making out. I get motion sickness which is why I need to have the isle seat.

NEVER MADE THE FLIGHT BECAUSE DELTA SAID THEY CAN NOT

THEY FAILED ME AND I NEVER GOT ON THE FLIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DELAYED! I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A HOTEL AND STAY IN NASHVILLE TO CATCH A FLIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. DELTA IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE>

8 hours late and the plane smelled like urine, that smell in the morning when your child wet the bed in the night.

My flight was canceled on Sunday. Rebooking took three hours. Had to pay for accommodations another night. New flight was delayed for 5 hours, all that was sent was a 12 dollar food voucher, which doesn’t tell you how to use it. Then when we landed we had to sit on the plane for an hour before we could get off.

The food is terrible I ask for water never got transport my mother we’re late and my sister from Lima was the worst waiting to long for wheelchair

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

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

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

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

They were super friendly bumped me up to exit row free of charge, All flight legs were on time

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

Business class seats felt very cramped compared to other airlines.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

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

Delayed by 1.5 hours. Terrible apologies, half hearted at best. It will be a LONG time until i book w Jet Blue again. Very disappointed.

My check in was stressful. I somehow lost my seat from my original booking, the plane showed no availability/no seat when it was time to check-in. I called and was instructed to try to get a seat at the airport. I asked if it was a full flight and the travel agent said the site showed some seating but was not able to secure one for me. Why not? On my way to the airport the app finally revealed one available seat towards the back of the aircraft that I was able to book. It ended up being an overbooked flight, so glad I wasn't stuck.

Flights with JetBlue from San Diego to Boston are a miserable experience. The flight was delayed about 1.5 hours due to “weather” supposedly but the flights for other airlines left on time so it just have been some kind of weather that only affects JetBlue. I had a small carry on - purse. The crew stored it in a bin 2 rows down from me because they were using the bin next to my seat for other people’s stuff. The TV screen in the emergency row seats does not work. It just was awful from start to finish. When we landed, we had to sit inside the plane for a very long time because the plane had to be moved to a different gate.

They made me check my bag and I didn't need to as there was overhead space available. I paid for a seat towards the front of the plane and it didn't recline. I requested a refund and they declined to give me one.

I have to congratulate Kayak (and Dylan the Chatdeal agent) because because when we decided extended our trip in Florida by two days, there were many direct flights oprions back to Boston available on the Friday we wanted to fly on the JetBlue website, but once I canceled the original JetBlue flight on their website, those direct return options disappeared immediatley! I think it's a game JetBlue plays. . Luckily, I checked Kayak and they had a direct flight that wasn't appearing on JetBlue's website and so I booked it, and we were able to fly home direct through the Kayak booking when JetBlue was offering nothing (even though I have been a True Blue member for 20 years, and also am a Mosaic member). So much for loyalty- their algorithm for booking is like a shell game. JetBlue used to be a good company but now they're worse than anyone. Also I was originally booked this trip to Florida, two months before the departure date, I booked the trip on JetBlue's website and then after the payment part, they said there was a problem and that I needed to do the booking again, so when I immediately went to rebook , the price had gone up 30%! I called them and it sounded like they had heard this so many times before and the guy told me to check back in 10 minutes and the price would be back to where it was when I was booking- it but it never was. How could the price go up 30% in one minute two months before the flight???? They're playing a game with their customers. Anyways, I booked a cheaper flight then at a less convenient time. So fast forward two months the night before the 7 AM flight, they sent me an email at midnight when I was sleeping to let me know that my flight at 7 AM had been canceled. The only thing they offered was a flight that night from from a different airport (Providence) to a different airport in Florida (West Palm Beach) or a flight two days later. No compensation, nothing. They couldn't of tried to get another plane to the Boston airport? They had all night to do it. I passed on their ridiculous options and flew with Delta and it was a great experience. Of course, I had to pay a lot more booking on the same day, but JetBlue doesn't care. I put in a lengthy complaint with the agent who assured me someone would get back to me by email within three days and I haven't heard a thing. JetBlue used to be a good company but now they're among the worst. The only thing they still have is decent legroom, but the corporate bean counters will probably start taking that away too.

We were made to wait in the airport for six hours for a flight that was ultimately canceled.

Both flights were significantly delayed. The flight experience itself was great.

My flight got delayed and eventually canceled, then rescheduled. I and several others had a connection from Boston to Paris and asked several times if we would make it. They assured us we would and then rebooked us mid flight without our consent and closed doors early even though they said they communicated we were a bit delayed. We got stranded in Boston and I opted with being rebooked for a different connection to France since they refused to pay for a Hotel. I've now been in Europe for 5 days and still haven't recieved my bags. There was absolutely no urgency for the fact that I'm in a foreign country with absolutely no change of clothes or any of my medication. Such an overwhelming and frustrating experience.

Automated scanning was slow and somewhat haphazard. Too many people were unfamiliar with the tech and were forced to learn on the fly. The hands off approach of the gate staff made it more uncomfortable. This needs work. Overall the flight and cabin crew were excellent.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

Plane from partner PSA was filthy. Plastic needs to be thoroughly cleaned. Really disgusting to look at and wonder about cleanliness of parts less visible.

Arrived early picked up my bag in a few minutes- great trip - thank you

I like that the flight attendant was very attentive and helpful. The meal menu could have more of an variety of food choices.

We missed our flight and got stranded in Miami where we had to rent a hotel we could not afford. they would not work with us because they said it was weather related even though the gate attendant said it was not. I could go on but trying to get satisfaction has wore me down, which I believe is the intent. My only solution is to never fly AA again.

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

Didn't get a seat assignment until the last minute even though i picked a seat.

Flight was smooth, quick and felt safe. The 2 delays not happening would have been better but I guess that happens in the airline industry

2 hour delay due to equipment failure. No updates via the app and airport screens (which continued to show a departure time in the past). AA eventually switched planes and the new plane was not catered or cleaned correctly.

Could we please end the loud announcements about credit card offers on your flights? We are trying to sleep, work, watch videos, etc. and if we need a credit card, we will ask for one. Flying is already not what it used to be.

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