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$114 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Atlanta

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Cheap Flights from San José to Atlanta (SJO-ATL)

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

Sat, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 14
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12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
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5:27 am - 11:14 amATL-SJO
7h 47m1 stop
$234Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Mon, Sep 8
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12:19 pm - 12:28 amSJO-ATL
10h 09m1 stop
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9:20 pm - 11:14 amATL-SJO
15h 54m1 stop
$236Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Mon, Sep 29
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12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
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9:20 pm - 11:14 amATL-SJO
15h 54m1 stop
$238Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Oct 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
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9:17 pm - 11:30 amATL-SJO
16h 13m1 stop
$239Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Oct 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
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9:17 pm - 11:30 amATL-SJO
16h 13m1 stop
$240Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 30
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:27 am - 11:14 amATL-SJO
7h 47m1 stop
$242Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 12:22 amSJO-ATL
9h 47m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:17 pm - 12:14 pmATL-SJO
15h 57m1 stop
$243Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Thu, Oct 2
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:19 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-ATL
9h 40m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:27 am - 11:14 amATL-SJO
7h 47m1 stop
$244Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 18
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7:30 am - 8:12 pmSJO-ATL
10h 42m1 stop
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9:45 am - 3:13 pmATL-SJO
7h 28m1 stop
Thu, Sep 4 - Fri, Sep 12
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12:19 pm - 8:12 amSJO-ATL
17h 53m1 stop
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9:56 pm - 11:14 amATL-SJO
15h 18m1 stop
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Expert advice for your flight from San José to Atlanta

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
KLM

Premium Comfort offers SkyPriority security line access, ideal for busy hubs like Atlanta.


Economy Standard includes one checked bag up to 50 pounds, beneficial for longer trips.

Read more about KLMby Blane Bachelor
Delta

Delta One offers lie-flat seats with privacy doors on select aircraft, enhancing comfort.


SkyMiles members get free Wi-Fi on domestic flights, enhancing connectivity.

Read more about Deltaby Stefanie Waldek
Airports
SJO

SJO offers 75 self-check-in kiosks, making it easy to get your boarding pass. Arrive early as security lines can vary.

Read more about SJOby Mark Chesnut
ATL

Take MARTA rail to avoid Atlanta's traffic. The airport station is the final stop on the red and gold lines.

Read more about ATLby Blane Bachelor
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Mark Chesnut

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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Atlanta flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San José, San José Province to Atlanta?

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from San José to Atlanta clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For San José to Atlanta, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Atlanta back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Atlanta, 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 San José to Atlanta is May, where tickets cost $167 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $499 and $487 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San José to Atlanta?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $419 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to Atlanta?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Atlanta, 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 San José to Atlanta, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$114
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Atlanta

When to book flights from San José to Atlanta

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Atlanta based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San José to Atlanta

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Atlanta was $114 for a one-way ticket and $234 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from San José to Atlanta.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San José to Atlanta?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San José to Atlanta flight route: Delta, Iberia, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Air France, Sun Country Air, British Airways, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.

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

    The Boeing 757 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San José to Atlanta flight route.

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

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between San José and Atlanta.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San José to Atlanta?

    There are nonstop flights from San José to Atlanta on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Atlanta are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $559 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 $641 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to Atlanta?

    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 San José to Atlanta.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Atlanta from San José 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 San José to Atlanta?

    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 Atlanta with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and ATL 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 San José to Atlanta?

    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 Atlanta from San José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San José to Atlanta

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $189 or less one-way and $348 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San José to Atlanta?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson.
Find which airlines fly direct from San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Monday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Tuesday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Wednesday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Thursday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Friday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Saturday

Air France, Delta, KLM, +1 more

Air France, Delta, +2 more

Sunday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

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Direct returns

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Tuesday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Wednesday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Thursday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Friday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

Saturday

Delta, KLM, Frontier

Delta, KLM, +1 more

Sunday

Delta, KLM

Delta, KLM

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Atlanta. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San José to Atlanta? 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 4241 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

2.0 MediocreMike, Aug 2025AUS - BWI
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AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

Southwest's seats are the least comfortable I have ever sat in.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

Other than a bit of a delay, everything was good. Again, the boarding process and picking seats is the only thing I don't enjoy.

If we are going to have to pay for luggage, make it easier to do. Put something on the app during check-in so I don't need to do it at the kiosk. I've done it twice recently and I ended up having to pay at the desk because something went wrong at the kiosk in Tampa.

southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

The quality of Southwest Airlines continues to degrade each time I fly with them. If it were not for the free luggage, I would probably choose another airline. Their prices are a little bit competitive, but way too high for the quality of the service. Southwest is not unique in this way. Domestic flight in the United States of America has continued to be a lower and lower quality product. Very sad when you compare the quality of domestic airlines to that of many international airlines around the world.

Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Our seats were comfortable with adequate room to stretch out and recline. The food was tasty and served it just the right intervals. Our flight attendant was extra attentive and friendly. Flight arrived early. And the most turbulence. Overall that’s good and experience for an 11 hour flight as can be hoped for

They made us board and then deboard due to mechanical issue which delayed the departure by almost 2 hours and we barely made our connecting flight. These quality checks should've been done before boarding not after.

I liked the friendliness of the staff. The cleanliness of all 3 planes.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Very late arrival at PWM. Late jet getting to ATL. Equipment problem with aircraft - could not get enough water onto plane., Another delay getting FAA approval for flight with bottled H2O. Not the crew’s problem.

Leaving on time and having my luggage on my connecting flight

After all the weather issues at least they got me to my destination the next day

From Atlanta to Savannah - flight connection was way to short (we weren't even late landing ) and flight was already boarding when we landed - we were told we were the last on board and so we had to gate check our bags. Once we got on the plane, there were at least seven open bag spots so that was unnecessary delay. There should be better communication between the gate agent and the crew.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

The staff was excellent and I appreciated the zero tolerance for noise making electronics and the only bad part was It took forever for the luggage to get to the baggage claim. It took over 40 minutes. And Norfolk is a small airport so it was probably airport. Staff’s fault.

We sat on the tarmac for an hour waiting for a gate to deplane.

I've flown Spirit many times. However, they seem to be getting worse. I don't understand how the contracts with the gates at the airport works, but Spirit never seems to have a gate ready when we land. This happened again on this flight. And once again, baggage took forever to arrive at the baggage claim belt. This time it was about 45 minutes to an hour, late at night, when the airport was not crowded. On a previous trip, they lost the luggage cart and we were all waiting for about 3 hours for our luggage. Plus, I did get a deal through Kayak on a flight that was shown sold out on Spirit's site. However, by the time I added all the luggage, and didn't even pick seats, I could have taken any direct flight I wanted through Delta. I'm about done with Spirit.

I enjoyed my flight, it was pretty smooth and we landed earlier than eta.

The flight was delayed four and half hours for paperwork on a maintenance issue. Very frustrating.

I made it safely. The flight was delayed, though. Not upset or expect anything.

Great experience overall. Early boarding, no delays. Drinks and snacks are not included in price and very expensive. Seats are not very comfortable. Not as much space or padding as other airlines. Good for a quick cheap flight.

Crew from Columbus to Atlanta excellent. Flight overall was good. Flight crew from Atlanta to Newark were average probably because they had to deal with overbooked flight and obnoxious people on the flight. Ground crew in terminal needed to do a better job limiting luggage boarding the plane.

The ease of booking the flight was very good. Speaking with customer service was also good. However, the crew people are unfriendly and unwelcoming which I found this as unprofessional. As far as comfort it was mediocre. This was my first time flying Spirit and I chose them because of the flight times met my needs and my budget. However, I would be reluctant to fly on Spirit again. In addition, if the crew were more friendly and at least appeared somewhat happy and welcoming personally it would probably make the experience of flying with Spirit better.

Departure was right on time. The Orlando base crew from Atlanta to Puerto Rico was the BEST. The return flight crew was OK.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

My first flight was delayed 5 hours. The 2nd flight was canceled til the next day and the never even tried to compensate for it. Worse I was delayed again on the flight the rebooked me on.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

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

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