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Find cheap flights from San José to Austin from $143

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to Austin departing on 5/29. 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 San José to Austin (SJO-AUS)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Austin 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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10:11 am - 3:41 pmSJO-AUS
28h 30m1 stop
12:09 pm - 12:47 pmAUS-SJO
25h 38m1 stop
$267Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Thu, May 30
1:42 pm - 3:41 pmSJO-AUS
24h 59m1 stop
12:09 pm - 12:04 amAUS-SJO
12h 55m2 stops
$294Spirit Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Thu, May 30
12:32 pm - 8:16 amSJO-AUS
18h 44m2 stops
6:23 pm - 12:45 pmAUS-SJO
19h 22m2 stops
Tue, Jun 4 - Fri, Jun 7
12:59 am - 8:16 amSJO-AUS
30h 17m2 stops
6:23 pm - 12:45 pmAUS-SJO
19h 22m2 stops
Mon, Jun 3 - Fri, Jun 7
5:30 am - 3:21 pmSJO-AUS
8h 51m1 stop
11:00 am - 9:15 pmAUS-SJO
11h 15m1 stop
$342United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 27
4:15 am - 1:39 pmSJO-AUS
8h 24m1 stop
3:29 pm - 7:49 amAUS-SJO
17h 20m1 stop
$346Copa Airlines
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Sat, Oct 19 - Sat, Nov 2
5:30 am - 8:29 amSJO-AUS
25h 59m1 stop
5:15 am - 10:39 pmAUS-SJO
18h 24m1 stop
$380United Airlines
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Sun, Jun 23 - Sun, Jul 7
8:27 am - 11:00 pmSJO-AUS
13h 33m2 stops
3:29 pm - 7:49 amAUS-SJO
17h 20m1 stop
$398Copa Airlines
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Sat, Oct 19 - Sat, Nov 2
11:59 pm - 8:25 amSJO-AUS
7h 26m1 stop
5:00 am - 10:01 pmAUS-SJO
18h 01m1 stop
$399American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 10 - Sun, Jul 21
2:25 pm - 11:29 amSJO-AUS
20h 04m2 stops
7:00 am - 1:00 pmAUS-SJO
7h 00m1 stop
$400American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 19 - Mon, Aug 26

Flights from San José to Austin - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to Austin 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 San José to Austin?

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Austin, 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, San José Province to Austin is September, where tickets cost $331 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets is $597 and $534 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Austin, 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 San José, San José Province to Austin, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 41 days before departure.

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

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 $143. KAYAK users also found San José to Austin round-trip flights on Spirit Airlines from $267 and on United Airlines from $342.

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February

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$143
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San José to Austin

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José, San José Province to Austin was $143 for a one-way ticket and $267 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Austin, Copa Airlines or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Austin are Copa Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $370 and an overall rating of 7.8, Copa Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $507 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Austin.

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

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

    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 Austin with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and AUS 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 Austin?

    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 Austin from San José 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 San José to Austin

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Austin. 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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7.8
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 2769 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
7.3Food
7.2Entertainment
7.7Comfort
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Captain and Crew were excellent. The Boeing 737-800 was showing its age. In flight entertainment system was sluggish and my Business Class seat on the outbound flight had some mechanical issues. Only real problem was the location of the Gate in Panama PTY. It was a 40 minute hike from Security to the Gate. There should have been some sort of warning about the distance.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2024PTY - BWI
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Captain and Crew were excellent. The Boeing 737-800 was showing its age. In flight entertainment system was sluggish and my Business Class seat on the outbound flight had some mechanical issues. Only real problem was the location of the Gate in Panama PTY. It was a 40 minute hike from Security to the Gate. There should have been some sort of warning about the distance.

landed in panama it was in terminal one. We had to take a bus to terminal two for customs. Then back to terminal one. It was very frustrating. Then, on the way back from panama it was the same situation. We had to go back and forth between terminals to check in and drop our bags and then to board. When we were leaving, we had to wait in line for the boarding area and go through another gate security process. They told the bottles of water and coffee were bought while in line in the airport after we passed the main security. Ridiculous (and expensive). A much better communication system is needed.

This was my first time flying Copa but I'll definitely be back! Great service, professional agents, and delicious food for a fair price. Thanks for a great trip!

Horrible experience from start to end. Copa costumer service is non existent. They treat you bad. Everybody tells you different information. We didn’t received our luggage in the 1 day stop we did even we they said if was not going to be a problem. They didn’t respect the seats that we had and spread our family leaving in between of two big people who didn’t leave any space for me and crush me from side to side. I’ll never recommend Copa to anybody.

No cumpli mencionado trayecto por reasignacion de Copa Pero extraviaron mis maletas por su culpa

I was fortunate enough to have an entire row to myself and that was the highlight. Unfortunately, the flight was really turbulent which had no impact on how effective the crew was. However, I am disabled and should have boarded the flight first, but that wasn't the case. They also decided to take my bag at the gate because I had one too many and upon my picking it up at JFK it along with my rollator had been damaged. I am a vegan so the didn't have a proper meal for me and I was unable to view the entertainment because I didn't receive a set of headphones and if I needed to supply my own I wasn't made aware of that either. The crew was great, but overall everything was pretty lackluster.

Pros: "Nothing. This airline is awful in every way imaginable."
Cons: "We booked tickets to Costa Rica with Copa and they just changed our flights to two days later than the booking. They didn’t even bother to inform us of the change we only found out because we booked through Kayak and they let us know. Apparently Copa expects you to frequently check your booking just in case they’ve changed anything and don’t feel the need to inform their customers of any changes they make. Then we were told we could get a Copa voucher to use for other Copa flights for having to cancel our booking and rebook with another airline as a 48 hour change to our flight made flying with Copa not doable for us. But the website kept telling us we had a voucher that was sent to our email but despite repeated attempts it never came through. And spent hours trying to get through to someone on the phone to sort it out with no success ever getting through. My advice. NEVER EVER FLY WITH COPA."
Pros: "Both of my flights were on time which i know sounds basic but all of the flights i’ve catched from SJO to X were late and this time my connection in Panama was only 1h15 and we got there earlier, so that was nice!"
Cons: "A bunch of seats were free and we were mostly sat all together (3 person next to each other).. With the covid situation i think it could be good to be more separate if possible"
Cons: "Sure. I had booked a two week vacation in Brazil. All hotels, car rental and guides booked. Copa changed my fligjt at the last minute and out of the 14 days vacatipn I had in Brazil, they would have me spend 6 days in Panama City!!! Lost of small fortune with hotels, car rentals amd had to buy another ticket with Latam. They are a scam!!"
Cons: "Due the COVID-19 El Salvador closed its boarders, leaving me unable to fly. I have sent two emails, called and spoke to a customer service representative who treated me unprofessionally and rude. After that I have been calling numerous times with a wait of over 25 minutes each time and I still have to answer from you as a company. I am extremely disappointed and want an answer soon."

Boarding - It is unclear where the line for the group are given the signs. A solution would be a diagonal arrow pointing to the lane in which the lane for boarding of a given zone should form. As it is now, you are guessing which side of the pole the "zone 3" sign is telling you to form the line. Inflight Entertainment - The Spanish subtitles function didn't work for movie watching (in fact, all subtitles didn't work), so was difficult to follow along and I watched the movie in silence without words.

An hour-long wait to check in, 90 minutes for luggage to come out, lost luggage, chaotic operations

No everybody brings the proper equipment to enjoy the plane entertainment. Then I was not able to enjoy it.

Pros: "I like the service ,the food in thos fliggt back. Excelent"
Cons: "Better rules for people who put the seat back while we eating ,some crewmembee could say something"
Pros: "Crew friendlynesd"
Cons: "Paying a little more attention to the seating. Not everyone was socially distanced. Seat rows were unequally distributed: some were all full others were too empty."
Pros: "Seat was okay, but I thought we weren't doing center seats because of Covid risk. That plane was packed tight."
Cons: "They made me store my bag, because I had a guitar which has always been allowed as a carry on. Its a fragile instrument, and has always been allowed as a carry on."
Pros: "Seats are comfortable. Compared to other flights there is more leg room. Flight attendants where friendly."
Cons: "The flight was late on arrival, so there was more time spent in the airport. Due to this, we were right behind another flight that landed before us. Customs will only allow one plane to disembark, so we waited to get off the plan for over 30 minutes. This was the only bad experience with the trip."
Pros: "The crew was attentive."
Cons: "Check in process was super slow. It took an hour and a half. Check in process needs to be made more efficient. Also, plane took off an hour and 20 minutes later than originally planned. Therefore, we landed an hour later than expected."
Pros: "Movies and shows. Blankets. Prompt staff on plane. Snack options."
Cons: "Ticket counter was stubborn to release our boarding passes despite having already checked in online. Saying we were “too late”. The kiosk would not release our boarding passes either. Yet, we breezed right through security to the gate and we’re first to board the plane having had to actually wait awhile before boarding. The ticket counter person unnecessarily made us wait even longer when we were already running late due to having spent 11 hours in the hospital day prior from E. coli. The boarding process was also sloppy. Three different attendants asked to see our passports. Why did everyone need to verify us? We were asked very silly and seemingly unnecessary questions before boarding further slowing the process. We were asked before boarding if we had checked a bag, not sure what difference that made."
Pros: "The flight was delay about an hour, on board. The crew was great. No entertainment on board. Good complimentary bar."
Cons: "Being on time"

It started with multiple delays, cancellations, re booking, 5 hour lay over and finally on a plane from Chicago to Pittsburgh. Gates, times, etc were changed multiply times. Once on the plane, staff was fine, but built in tv did not work and could not even turn it off. Light at eye level the entire trip, so sleeping was near impossible. No snacks or drinks given.

Crew were fine, drinks and snacks were as well but we were delayed for around 2 hrs which made our entry into Mexico delayed as well with the influx of arrivals at the same time. Sort of wasted our first day of vacation. We left Pittsburgh at 630am and did not arrive in Mexico until late dinner time.

Boarding was unorganized. They expected passengers to ask people to move their assigned seat they paid for in order to sit together. The seats even in comfort are smaller than other airlines and the flight attendants appeared not to be well prepared

Two flights,both poor. No entertainment. Cramped and uncomfortable seats, little space, the rest was OK. Staff were acceptable good.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Terrible. 2 hour delay. Sat on the tarmac. Missed my connecting flight. Had to ARGUE with Customer service to get a hotel and food. Terrible experience with my loyal carrier

I liked the exit row seat. Hated the distance between gates in Houston.

Trip was smooth bumpy from the wind but no issues at all the crew attendant was very pleasant and had great customer service

The customer service was excellent! Check-in, baggage check-in, boarding, the flight went very smooth.

Leg room was lacking. Legs crammed into seat in front.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

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.

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

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

Both flights yesterday, experienced hard landings. Harder than I’ve ever felt before. Im hopeful there was weather involved and not pilot error. Other than the landing, the flight was quite good~

The food has never improved. It will never improve. But when I'm boarding a flight in priority boarding and I've spent 10 hours inside the security area of the airport and I get "randomly" selected for additional screening as I board the plane when the flight has already been delayed, and I work as a military contractor that has been issued visas direct from JMOD, I find it ridiculous. I would never recommend anyone to use AA on international flights. JAL is a better airline with older planes. The flight attendants on international hauls on American also have a chip on their shoulder and really dont deliver the same level of service code share partners do.

Flight boarded without pilots. Sat on plane for 3 hrs. after over an hour late boarding. Plane never took off. Had to deplane near midnight. Line for rebooking was 3 hours + long. I had to leave.

Missed the flight because of them and up geting a rental car

Delayd flight out of atl as always miss my conection in dfw no flight untill next day

No problems with flight. Even though I had a short layover in DFW, I was still able to easily make my connection.

The flight was fine. The itinerary change from original booking was not good. We were originally leaving at 12:50 pm. The change to 8:29pm put us getting home in the early morning hours the next day. Then having to wait over an hour on the ground for a parking place to get off the plane was exhausting.

Seats suck, not enough room, overcrowded planes, hectic situation all together.

On time and fast. Overall it was a pleasant experience.

3 hour delay was brutal though not Spirit Airlines fault. the control tower would not let us take off because of weather

Beware of all the extras. Nickel and dimed. Everything was extra. It turns a $90 fare in to a $400 fair quite easily.

It would have been nice to have been on the flight

Delayed several times. Flight was to arrive at midnight and it arrive at 3 am. A 3 hour delay is already bad but one that has you arriving in the wee hour is just disruptive and overall unacceptable. The complete lack of restitution is a joke in keeping with Spirit’s reputation of ranking bottom-low in the pecking order.

It wasn’t as horrible as I would have expected, however, to not provide water and change so much for bags is a ripoff to say the least.

Cancelled my flight , currently stuck in Houston and will likely miss my cruise

The flight attendants were very personable, extremely friendly, and had a very good feeling of the energy around them not to mention they’re very funny and engaging. What made up for the discomfort of the seats and the fact that the plane sat for a long time on the Turmac. Not sure if the pilot was new, but the landing was very rough sort of like I was at a magic mountain theme park ride that was built in 1959

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San José to Austin found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/29Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
20h 55mSJO-AUS
$143
5/29Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
20h 29mSJO-AUS
$161
5/22Wed
1 stop
26h 30mSJO-AUS
$179
8/13Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 04mSJO-AUS
$230
5/20Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 29mSJO-AUS
$235
5/20Mon
2 stopsCopa Airlines
17h 50mSJO-AUS
$281
5/19Sun
3 stops
20h 13mSJO-AUS
$308
10/17Thu
2 stopsCopa Airlines
12h 42mSJO-AUS
$428
6/29Sat
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
58h 53mSJO-AUS
$1,136
6/28Fri
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
20h 56mSJO-AUS
$1,731

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Last minute flights from San José to Austin

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 San José to Austin that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
10h 25mSJO-AUS
6/21Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
16h 24mAUS-SJO
$405
5/10Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 28mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 27mAUS-SJO
$442
5/11Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
8h 51mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
17h 37mAUS-SJO
$457
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
13h 50mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 25mAUS-SJO
$473
5/11Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
7h 13mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
15h 11mAUS-SJO
$503
5/10Fri
multi-stopDelta
10h 17mSJO-AUS
5/19Sun
multi-stopDelta
14h 28mAUS-SJO
$522
5/13Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 34mSJO-AUS
6/21Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 06mAUS-SJO
$525
5/11Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
14h 29mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
15h 44mAUS-SJO
$555
5/9Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
31h 55mSJO-AUS
5/18Sat
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 12mAUS-SJO
$594
5/10Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 48mSJO-AUS
5/19Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 25mAUS-SJO
$605

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