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$202 Find cheap flights from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Richmond to San José departing on 5/18. 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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Cheap flight deals from Richmond to San José (RIC-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Richmond 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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8:54 pm - 11:32 amRIC-SJO
16h 38m2 stops
10:11 am - 8:04 pmSJO-RIC
7h 53m1 stop
$202Spirit Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Wed, May 29
10:03 am - 12:04 amRIC-SJO
16h 01m1 stop
10:11 am - 8:04 pmSJO-RIC
7h 53m1 stop
$212Spirit Airlines
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Sun, May 19 - Sat, May 25
9:09 pm - 11:37 amRIC-SJO
16h 28m2 stops
12:59 am - 5:41 pmSJO-RIC
14h 42m1 stop
$213Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 10
8:54 pm - 11:32 amRIC-SJO
16h 38m2 stops
1:42 pm - 10:51 amSJO-RIC
19h 09m1 stop
$215Spirit Airlines
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, May 28
6:18 pm - 11:25 amRIC-SJO
19h 07m2 stops
12:53 pm - 8:24 amSJO-RIC
17h 31m2 stops
$355American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 3 - Thu, Oct 10
8:28 pm - 11:25 amRIC-SJO
16h 57m2 stops
12:53 pm - 8:24 amSJO-RIC
17h 31m2 stops
$364American Airlines
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Thu, Sep 19 - Mon, Sep 23
6:30 am - 11:30 amRIC-SJO
7h 00m1 stop
12:30 pm - 11:14 pmSJO-RIC
8h 44m1 stop
$378JetBlue
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Thu, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 19
5:40 am - 11:53 amRIC-SJO
8h 13m1 stop
1:13 pm - 12:25 amSJO-RIC
9h 12m1 stop
$394Delta
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Thu, Oct 3 - Thu, Oct 10
6:30 am - 11:30 amRIC-SJO
7h 00m1 stop
12:10 pm - 11:14 pmSJO-RIC
9h 04m1 stop
$436JetBlue
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Thu, Jul 25 - Sat, Aug 3
6:30 am - 10:39 pmRIC-SJO
18h 09m2 stops
5:30 am - 9:38 amSJO-RIC
26h 08m2 stops
$533United Airlines
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Sat, Jun 29 - Fri, Jul 5

Flights from Richmond to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Richmond to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Richmond to San José?

The average price of all flights from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San José on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Richmond, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province, 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 Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province is May, where tickets cost $407 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, where the average cost of tickets is $773 and $741 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 46 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Richmond to San José?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Spirit Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $239. KAYAK users also found Richmond to San José round-trip flights on Spirit Airlines from $202 and on American Airlines from $355.

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September

High season

February

Cheapest flight

$202
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Richmond to San José

When to book flights from Richmond to San José

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Richmond, Virginia to San José, San José Province was $239 for a one-way ticket and $202 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Richmond 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 Richmond?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Richmond to San José are Delta and JetBlue. With an average price for the route of $599 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. JetBlue is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $528 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

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

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from Richmond to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond 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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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10826 reviews
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

8.0 ExcellentCynthia, May 2024ATL - TYS
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Very frustrated with boarding gate crew. She announced the plane was small and they would be limiting us to one item to carry on. Not a problem for me as I understand the tiny planes have limited space!! Not the case here! It was a rather large plane and had plenty of room for bags! So because I don’t want to be one of “those people” who ignores the request to check a carry on I did so asking if I would be able to pick it up at the bottom of the ramp on arrival in Knoxville to which she responded “yes”! Then I watched as every other passenger held onto their 2 items and boarded!! Then when we arrived in Knoxville our 2 carry ons had been put with all the other luggage and we had to go to baggage pick up and wait for all the big checked bags to come off the carousel! So she lied!! Frustrating. Next time I won’t be so nice!

It was a good experience except when boarding a female flight attendant did not go out of her way to assist my teenage daughters in finding space for their carry-ons after their compartments were full.

On time departure, smooth trip, flight attendant told through passengers the gate we would arrive at and the gate our outbound flight was departing from. Early arrival

Checking in at the airport the agent only booked the first keg of my trip and had my checked luggage going to the airport with a layover! Never was issued a boarding pass for the second leg or received sticker fir my checked bag. All was well in the end! Delta agents helped to resolve the situation!!!

Delayed due to an ill passenger after loading. Not preventable on Delta's part. Was in first class. The seats are becoming worn and detaching from their velcro attachments. Only got snacks on flight. The attendant was not the friendliest.

I would fly again the whole experience was great. The only feed back I can give that they don't do that American Airlines does is the crew there is more humorous with boarding and thank their passengers. It makes it more fun to fly with them. I would however fly Delta again.

Big plane, long flight, absolutely no leg room and basically non existent air! I am 5”4’ and always travel Main Cabin, I was miserable on this plane and could barely move when we arrived in Cabo due to the cramped leg area!

From Atlanta to Cabo I would have hoped on a plane that size I would have been able to breathe and wiggle my feet a little! The leg room in that plane is non existent and I am only 5”4’. And the air vent either wasn’t working very well or just could not blow air from the ceiling to the seat area as I was suffocating through the entire flight! And please don’t say I would have been more comfortable in first class because I cannot afford those rates and have always travelled Main Cabin without issues !

The pilots were good. Disappointing when planes don't have electrical ports

I liked the piloting of the aircraft. Very disappointed about lack of electrical ports. Also, although a short flight. there was enough time to hand out snacks to comfort + seats as was done for first class.

Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

Business class is great. New airplane, very comfortable, better than some of the major airlines I am used to

Terrible. Flight was cancelled due to the weather in the east and sout east(florida). Did not get any compesation of any kind. According to them, it was not under their control so I lost all the money paid for the 2 fairs from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, Fl.

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

Overall, the flight was better than the flight I took to go to Florida, which had a bunch of problems. The crew is really nice and the plane was new so it had a small problem when we were on the runway, but the flight itself was great. They even made some time back up, which is always a good thing.

at the time for boarding the lady just call Group A and no other goups and everybody from A to F go inside without the right turn,and when we get in theres no more spsce for carry on , the ones that get in at not correct group from the back occupy our space !!!!! a mess !!!!

There were multiple delays but JetBlue tried to make the boarding and departure process as quick and efficient as possible. The crew was as detached from reality as could be, meaning: not very friendly and just doing things by the numbers.

I had back trouble prior to my flight and everyone was great about helping me.

Jetblue needs to improve on Onboarding as it seems to always be behind on departing. It never leaves on time. I would recommend to have an earlier Onboarding in order to leave on time and respect your customers time as well.

40 minute delay before take off after boarding flight. Bright lights throughout night flight due Issues with light panels. In flight Entertainment nonfunctional

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

The plane was dirty and the in seat air wasn't blowing as planes usually do.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

All flights were on time and boarding was issue free

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Food was terrible Not many options Stewards dont care Delay

Water service would be great. The way they board is terrible. Slow passengers first😂😂 They need to smart up a bit

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Great crew. We were delayed so that late passengers could get on the flight. Love the bedding in business class. Good food. Great experience.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

I was in business class. There was an excellent headset. But half an hour before arrival they collected them! The rest of the trip I had to use a cheap earphone. There must be a better way to protect the headphones.

All four American Airlines flights I took in last seven days were delayed. Caused me loads of problems, missed meetings, loss of time and money.

American cancelled our flight home. Zero option for hotel, alternative transportation and took 3 hours to find our bags so we could take a 3 hour UBER ride home on our dime. Never flying AA again.

They gave my seat away although it was a connecting flight with them and the flight was a bit delayed.

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Not being able to purchase my check in baggage online was a negative.

The crew was not great or professional. It seemed like they didn't really want to be there. A true lack of effort for accommodating customers.

Everything was really good but the seats are not very comfortable.

I paid for WiFi, but it (WiFi) was very very slow, will never take again! Impossible open Utube 😤😤😤

I had no legroom, although I paid for extra legroom. I could barely put my bag in front of my feet and under the seat. The Wi-Fi was horrible. In fact the flight attendant said that they had to reboot it and see if it was going to work and never did.

The guy with severe body odor sat next to me. For the whole duration of the flight it was a torture. The airline should have better policy on limiting people with bad body odor to board the flight. Passengers should not be the ones to endure bad odor for the whole duration of the flight. The airline should be e the one to ensure decent air quality for ever passenger.

Overall it was a miserable experience... I will never fly spirit for more than a 3 hour flight or overnight.

The boarding attendant was slightly rude when I asked about checking our stroller. Made me feel like I was bothering her.

My wife and I are both handicapped and at boarding they upgraded us to a seat closer to the front rather than all the way towards the back. Much appreciated.

Not much seat room, but that was unexpected. But the seat headrest was very uncomfortable.

First the good, everyone was friendly and efficient. Flight was smooth and plane was very clean and new. Now the bad, seats have almost no padding on your behind. I was in exit row so I had tons of leg room for a 6' 2" bean pole with long legs. Everything was extra - water, soda, snacks everything besides oxygen. Ya get what you pay for, and my flight was cheap as you could ever want it, so no worries.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Richmond to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/12Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
13h 44mRIC-SJO
$239
7/12Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
17h 23mRIC-SJO
$279
7/12Fri
3 stops
18h 55mRIC-SJO
$396

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Last minute flights from Richmond to San José

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Richmond to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 49mRIC-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 19mSJO-RIC
$316
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 49mRIC-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 19mSJO-RIC
$326
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 39mRIC-SJO
5/23Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 51mSJO-RIC
$330
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 28mRIC-SJO
5/23Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 51mSJO-RIC
$335
5/10Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 11mRIC-SJO
5/21Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
14h 52mSJO-RIC
$336
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 39mRIC-SJO
5/24Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 31mSJO-RIC
$341
5/9Thu
multi-stop
16h 39mRIC-SJO
5/19Sun
multi-stop
14h 18mSJO-RIC
$497
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 57mRIC-SJO
5/20Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 56mSJO-RIC
$586
5/8Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
9h 20mRIC-SJO
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 47mSJO-RIC
$1,133
5/9Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 32mRIC-SJO
5/24Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 40mSJO-RIC
$1,135

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Richmond - San José Flights

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Richmond (RIC)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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San José - Richmond

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