$229 Find Cheap Flights from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica - Compare and Save

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica departing on 11/10. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

Save 21% or more on flights. Compare deals from all over the web.

Never overpay with our price tracking tools.

Filter searches by price, airline and more to find your best flights.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$442
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$660
San José
San José2 stops$442
Liberia
Liberia2 stops$660

Book Cheap Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica

Sat, Jan 30 - Mon, Feb 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 9:35 amSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
33h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Guatemala City La Aurora
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:20 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
18h 20m2 stops San Salvador El Salvador Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
$442Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 30 - Mon, Feb 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 9:35 amSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
33h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Guatemala City La Aurora
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:20 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
18h 20m2 stops San Salvador El Salvador Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
$444Multiple Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 10
Southwest Logo
6:05 pm - 12:20 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
17h 15m2 stops Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl Houston Hobby
Southwest Logo
2:15 pm - 7:30 amSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
18h 15m2 stops Houston Hobby Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
$573Southwest
Fri, Sep 11 - Sun, Sep 20
Southwest Logo
10:20 am - 6:45 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
8h 25m1 stop Houston Hobby
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 11:35 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
11h 00m1 stop Houston Hobby
$578Southwest
Sat, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 20
American Airlines Logo
11:41 pm - 2:17 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-LIR Liberia
13h 36m1 stop Miami
American Airlines Logo
3:17 pm - 11:54 pmLIR  Liberia-SLC Salt Lake City
9h 37m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$788American Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 1:46 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
7h 46m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
American Airlines Logo
2:46 pm - 11:48 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
10h 02m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$788American Airlines
Sun, Jan 17 - Fri, Jan 22
Delta Logo
11:20 pm - 2:20 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-LIR Liberia
14h 00m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta Logo
3:25 pm - 10:09 amLIR  Liberia-SLC Salt Lake City
19h 44m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$788Delta
Wed, Jan 20 - Tue, Feb 2
Delta Logo
5:10 pm - 1:30 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-LIR Liberia
19h 20m1 stop Minneapolis St Paul
Delta Logo
3:25 pm - 12:38 amLIR  Liberia-SLC Salt Lake City
10h 13m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$788Delta
Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2
United Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 8:39 pmSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
12h 54m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
United Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 7:15 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
10h 35m1 stop San Francisco
$808United Airlines
Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 18
United Airlines Logo
4:34 pm - 8:32 amSLC  Salt Lake City-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
14h 58m1 stop San Francisco
United Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 10:36 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-SLC Salt Lake City
9h 11m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$808United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Salt Lake City to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Costa Rica is September, when tickets cost $601 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $915 and $812 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Costa Rica, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

September

Cheapest flight

$229
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Salt Lake City to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • Are Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and Juan Santamaria International Airport San Jose (SJO) fully accessible by Persons with Reduced Mobility(PRM)?

    Both SLC and SJO are fully accessible by Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM). Most of the airport facilities are wheelchair accessible. They are fitted with automatic doors, ambulant, ramps, elevators, and easily accessible call boxes. Both airports have reserved parking slots for the disabled in all their terminals’ parking. However, at SLC, it is customary to give a $3-$5 tip to PRM assistants.

  • Where can I get car rentals after landing at SJO?

    Wondering where to rent a car at SJO? The on-site rental car facilities such as; Alamo, Apex, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Easycar, Enterprise, and Europcar are easily located near the exit in the arrival terminal.

  • Are there any kid-friendly amenities at SLC?

    SLC is ranked among some of the best US Kid-Friendly Airports for Infants, Toddlers, and even Teens. It has two nicely outfitted play areas that are located in Lindbergh Terminal, Concourse C, and Humphrey Terminal, Concourse C, second floor. Here, kids can climb about on a mock airplane.

  • Apart from San José, which other cities are served by SJO?

    Other than San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, SJO also serves as the destination airport for most of the passengers traveling to the nearby cities, among them Colon, Costa Rica. Colon is just about 5.9 miles from SJO. From SJO, you can spend about 23min to reach Colon via a bus, 16min via a taxi, a Towncar, or a Shuttle.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City to Costa Rica.

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

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

  • Despite the presence of South Valley Regional Airport (U42)in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has maintained its status as the departure destination of choice for Costa Rica. This is down to its ease of accessibility. From Salt Lake City center, you will take about 24 minutes to access (SLC) via Line 704 tram, 23min via a bus, and about 14min via a Towncar or a taxi.
  • If you intend to conveniently catch up with your early morning flight from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport San Jose (SJO), consider spending your night in a hotel near the airport. Among your hotel options is the Comfort Suites Airport hotel. Other than being 6min drive away, the hotel will offer you free airport shuttle services to SLC.
  • Longer layovers at SJO need not be boring and frustrating. During your layover, you can consider taking Costa Rica tours to see a bunch of sites within your limited time period. Among these sites is the Arenal Volcano National Park. Located 2.5 miles from Juan Santamaria Airport, the impressive volcano’s neighborhood features Tabacon Resort’s natural hot springs where you’ll relax as you wait for your next flight.
  • If you’re arriving from a late-night flight from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica via SJO, consider reserving your room in Santa Maria Inn. Located about 2.5 miles from the airport, the hotel will offer you free shuttle services from the airport.
  • For pet lovers traveling from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica via SLC, you may find SLC’s pet relief areas quite useful. The pet relief areas are located within Concourse A near gate A9, as well as Concourse B near gate B20. In these areas, your pet will be allowed to relieve itself prior to boarding your flight to SJO. Outside the pet relief area, your pet must, however, be in its right crate or kennel.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Salt Lake City 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 4216 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Fairly good - the seats seemed more comfortable on this flight. The staff out of Detroit were quite friendly. But they directed us to the wrong carousel for luggage. :(

8.0 ExcellentDavid, Aug 2026
Read more Southwest reviews

Fairly good - the seats seemed more comfortable on this flight. The staff out of Detroit were quite friendly. But they directed us to the wrong carousel for luggage. :(

Just crazy with times being pushed and pushed and pushed and gate crew at Philly super rude and unprofessional with many under stress with delays.

I liked the new boarding process. I thought the buyup options (legroom, early boarding) to be easy to request and reasonably priced. All the Southwest team from gate to in-flight were so nice.

Flight time kept changing and so did the gate. It was very frustrating

For the first time in a long time we had a flawless experience with Southwest. Both flights were early and no mechanical errors at all. We were shocked and pleasantly surprised 😮.

I stopped flying southwest a long time ago. I don’t care for their boarding process, especially when I have a family to try and seat together. The early bird check in made it so much easier. As long as you do that, it’s great.

Everything was very good. I will fly Southwest again soon!

Nice and easy. You can't go wrong with the value and quality or Southwest.

Flight was cancelled due to “inclement weather” even though all other carriers continued to operate as planned.

sw cancelled our flight 2 hours before we were to leave. Our bags were already checked. Only communication we had was a text that had a link to reschedule that did not work. When we finally got to front of line ticket agent said they could not get us on a flight until Wednesday. This was Sunday. 3 days. The. They stated since it was “weather” related they would not give us vouchers for food, hotel stay anything. So we had to book on a different airline costing us an extra $1000. Unacceptable.

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

Average seat comfort, a drink and chips were provided, early boarding because we checked a carryon at the gate was nice. Ticket pricing shenanigans, including fees to pick a seat, check a bag, and get food onboard - evidence the industry is reinvigorating last century’s strategies- destroys the experience before one ever arrives at the airport. It’s difficult to recognize any value or sustain loyalty in the end-to-end process making air travel more drudgery than pleasure.

Everything was great until I lost my water bottle and they can’t seem to locate it. I know I left it on the plane though.

Smaller plane for a longer flight than my first one. Doesn’t make sense.

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

NEVER MADE THE FLIGHT BECAUSE DELTA SAID THEY CAN NOT

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Because I was moved to an exit row, the snacks in economy comfort, the selection of snacks was better.

The flight was an hour and a half late departing which was inconvenient

Like the fact that the boarding was expedited. But the delay and chaos around the onboarding was not appreciated.

Flight was 2.5 late. Maybe not United’s fault but late none the less. We were late as well on the first leg. WiFi quit working with an hour left.

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

The flight to America was freezing. The overnight flight back to the UK was boiling hot and the cabin stank of toilet or occasionally perfume, even though I was several rows back from either bathroom. Food was tiny portions. Two small pieces of tough and dry beef in random gravy with pretend mashed potato raking up most of it. Very little veg. Salad was ok. Wooden cutlery broke within minutes of using. Lots of old films for entertainment. Some new ones. Generally a bit rubbish.

It was a good experience, unfortunately my checked baggages were come late and not arrived on time.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

All of the United employees I interacted with were professional and courteous. The aircraft was clean, the food on the flight was good. No complaints here.

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

Late boarding by three hours. No Wi-Fi. No screens. Cramped seats. Sitting on the tarmac for 30 minutes after landing waiting for a gate. Delay in luggage getting to baggage claim.

It was very hot on the plane and it wasn’t acknowledged by the crew. This whole trip was one of the worst flying experiences I’ve had in a while. We sat in that hot plane on the tarmac in SLC for 45 min (after being delayed for 33 min for crew). 4 hours in the air in a barely cooled cabin. Over 30 min sitting on the tarmac in CLT waiting for a gate. I missed my original connection but was fortunate to get on the last flight out to RDU so I can make my 2 hour drive home. I know these things happen. But it’s frustrating nonetheless.

WiFi didn’t work the entire flight. Very disappointing. Minimal food and options - sadly the state of current affairs. All other aspects of the flight were fine.

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

It went up and down at the right time and place. I’m happy with that outcome.

Flight was cancelled as I was in line for security. Next available flight got me to my destination 24 hrs later than the first. No refunds offered, just credit toward another flight. I booked with delta, got to my destination only 2 hrs behind my original flight schedule. Won’t be using American again.

It was a good flight - not overbooked and in time.

It was perfect in almost all ways. In fact it arrived early in both legs of my flight. The entertainment was marginal, but that was due mostly to the length of the flight. I love American!

Thankfully no connections off of this one on the day of the flight as it was delayed 90+ minutes.

Average - flew with Jet Blue internal and it was far more comfortable and better food and entertainment. Notable difference

Flight was delayed an hour. The pilot said we could deplane but that we wouldn’t be able to get back on. Luckily, my layover in ORD was 2 hours and it didn’t affect my connection. But a lot of people missed their connection and a handful of people elected to get off the plane. There were a lot of upset people and the American crew didn’t seem very sympathetic or accommodating.

I know Frontier is a “no-frills” airline. I understand the concept. However, I jumped on some tickets for our family vacation, expecting to play a bit of a game to figure out the family bags and not over spend. In the end, I got the short end of this deal by far. 1. I did not expect them to charge the baggage fee for each direction. It makes the fee look high-ish at a glance, but reasonable. Then when you get to checkout and realize you have to pay it twice to come home with your luggage, it becomes ridiculous. 2. The low checked bag weight limit. I am used to packing a 50lb bag with my preferred airline. Frontier’s artificially low 40lb limit more quickly triggers the extra weight fee, which almost DOUBLES the price of the bag if you go over ($79 for the bag/$75 for the next 10 lbs) 3. The fee for a carry-on bag is the same as a checked bag but with a lower size and weight limit. Make it make sense! 4. The seats are terrible. My 2.5 hour flight almost had me losing my mind. I’m 6’3” and my femurs barely fit in the space provided. My knees had to wiggle just right to jam into the crack next to the armrest of the seat in front of me. The cushioning was thin and inadequate. I am tall but I’m not a freak. These seats are unacceptable. 5. I overheard the woman next to me speaking with the gate agent about being charged a $25 fee for not checking in online - she checked in at the airport counter when she arrived. That’s ridiculous. She was old and in a wheelchair. She had a paper boarding pass, and was obviously not tech savvy. She should not be punished for that. 6. They do not have good placement in the terminals. It was always out on the end or down on a subfloor, and we had to walk out on the tarmac almost every time. In Denver. Their home airport! 7. Every time I loaded a new page on the website while buying my tickets or my bags, it was constantly trying to upsell me on some esoteric bundle. Like, a pop-up every time. Very annoying. 8. No screens in the boarding area (at least where we were) to confirm you’re in the right place. Just static gate number signs. I am sure these are standard practices for Frontier, and I should have read more about them before I purchased tickets, but as a result of this single round trip, I do not plan to ever use this cut-rate airline again. I would rather pay the normal amount for a ticket and be treated like a customer instead of a mark.

Our flight was delayed 2 hours and when they changed the the time to 1 hour I wasn't alerted and when I checked the gate the plane was still there but they already shut the doors so I had to buy another flight.

Great except upon arrival it took them a long time to open the doors

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The delay was ridiculous because nary a word escaped from the gate attendant regarding our flight status. It was a complete joke.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

Although we received an email from Kayak AND the airline, turns out we were not on Frontier’s manifest for the flight. We had to purchase tickets at the gate. Not sure where this transaction fell apart, but it did. We are now disputing the charges for the SLC to PDX flight originally booked through Kayak.

Our flight was cancelled and I spent $800 on a replacement ticket. No refund was awarded other than the cost of my original Frontier ticket. unacceptable...

The worst experience ever!!! They canceled our flight when we arrived at the airport to check in. We asked why is it canceled they told us they don’t know. No apology, very cold and rude. We had to pay for another night at the hotel, we had to call out of work. We won’t be using them anymore in the future!!!

Flying Frontier was a nightmare. From the booking through Kayak, checking in, departing and arriving, I will never recommend Kayak or Frontier.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica

Information on your arrival and departure airports