SJO - BCN

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Cheapest round-trip
$818
Typical prices: $853-$1,189
Air Canada
Sat 9/26Fri 10/9
SJO - BCN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$336
Typical prices: $621-$759
Multiple Airlines
Sat 10/17
SJO - BCN • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $818 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.5 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San José and Barcelona. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $757 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 14h 09m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 3% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from San José to Barcelona (SJO-BCN)

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

Sat, Sep 26 - Fri, Oct 9
Air Canada Logo
7:15 am - 8:00 am
SJO
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BCN
16h 45m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:15 pm - 8:20 pm
BCN
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SJO
16h 05m
1 stop
$818Air Canada
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Oct 13
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 7:45 pm
SJO
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BCN
27h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:38 am
BCN
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SJO
37h 38m
2 stops
$819United Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Thu, Sep 3
SWISS Logo
3:50 pm - 2:05 pm
SJO
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BCN
14h 15m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
8:00 pm - 2:05 pm
BCN
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SJO
26h 05m
1 stop
$820SWISS
Tue, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 25
Air Canada Logo
7:10 am - 9:20 am
SJO
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BCN
18h 10m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:15 pm - 8:20 pm
BCN
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SJO
16h 05m
1 stop
$822Air Canada
Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 27
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7:25 pm - 7:45 pm
SJO
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BCN
16h 20m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
5:55 am - 6:55 pm
BCN
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SJO
20h 00m
1 stop
$823Lufthansa
Fri, Sep 11 - Sat, Oct 3
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 8:20 am
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BCN
39h 35m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 12:21 pm
BCN
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SJO
33h 06m
2 stops
$824United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Fri, Sep 18
Air Canada Logo
7:15 am - 9:20 am
SJO
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BCN
42h 05m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
12:15 pm - 8:20 pm
BCN
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SJO
16h 05m
1 stop
$826Air Canada
Fri, Sep 25 - Thu, Oct 8
Air Canada Logo
7:10 am - 9:20 am
SJO
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BCN
18h 10m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
1:15 pm - 10:00 pm
BCN
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SJO
16h 45m
1 stop
$827Air Canada
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Dec 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 5:55 pm
SJO
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BCN
26h 00m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:55 am - 12:40 am
BCN
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SJO
21h 45m
2 stops
$829Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 17
Air Canada Logo
7:15 am - 9:20 am
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BCN
42h 05m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
1:15 pm - 10:00 pm
BCN
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SJO
16h 45m
1 stop
$830Air Canada
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to Barcelona 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 to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport from San José usually cost between $933 and $1,248 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $818 on Air Canada (Sep 26-Oct 9).

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport is November, where tickets cost $836 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,206 and $1,144 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 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 Barcelona-El Prat Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 3% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

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Low season

August

Cheapest flight

$336
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San José to Barcelona

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport was $433 for a one-way ticket and $818 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Barcelona, Air France or SWISS?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Barcelona are Air France and SWISS. With an average price for the route of $1,098 and an overall rating of 7.5, Air France is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,326 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 Barcelona.

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

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

    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 Barcelona with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and BCN 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 Barcelona?

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Barcelona. 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 Barcelona? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Air FranceOverall score based on 1625 reviews
7.5Boarding
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
8.2Crew
7.0Entertainment
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Everything is good except the seats are tightened no rooms for the legs,

8.0 ExcellentMohamed, May 2026
DTW - CDG
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Everything is good except the seats are tightened no rooms for the legs,

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

Business class in the second leg - CDG-EVN was a disaster.

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

Smooth boarding, on time flight, decent food and entertainment options.

Horrible flight. First delay in boarding of approximately 30 minutes. While in the plane, the flight attendants huddle and we get an announcement that the crew's legal time was exceeded, that they don't have replacement crew and that they will need to cancel the flight. One would think that they would know that their time was to be exceeded BEFORE boarding. Took for ever to deplane. Then we were told that flight would not be cancelled but gave us a departure time of 21.15, which of course was not fulfilled. Arrived in Valencia, luggage took 30 minutes to arrive. Absolutely unacceptable

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

Flight attendant served beverage to everyone during meal service and forgot about me. Had to call her several times until she realized it. Not a good service for a business class flight

The staff was excellent. The food was good, but the seating and comfort was horrible overcrowded.

Flight was delayed, but otherwise it was a fine flight. Recommend boarding group by group, instead of calling up three groups at the same time

Our connecting flight to the US only had around a 25 minute layover! And our flight from Seville to Zürich was delayed! Had our flight from Zürich to Washington DC not been delayed we would have missed our flight to the US. We didn’t even know it was delayed until sprinting from the A terminal to the E terminal. Our flight from Seville landed in Seville 10 minutes after our the door was supposed to close for our flight from Zürich to the US. Not cool! Several other Swiss air passengers were in the same position as us, which I could tell bc we were all running for our lives in your airport. We booked a flight from Seville to Washington DC and the time between connecting flights was not enough and that’s not an acceptable position to put a traveler in. Especially one who spent over $1000 on their tickets.

So terrible. They would not rebook me for a flight until 2 days. I had to spend so much money to get my own flight. They were rude and not helpful.

Everything was on time and efficient - expected from a Swiss crew. But the entertainment system was pretty bad - the display was old. Food was pretty bad and a couple of times they started serving drinks and then just skipped past my row (and likely several others)

Liked being hydrated. Carryon weight was limited for cold weather clothes that are heavy... could test to improve if possible.

Everything ok, but it was a lot of turbulence during the flight.

Put first the requirement visible of the eta visa for no have problem in the airport at last time hour. Thak you.

Owfull, arrive to my destination 4 days ago and still waiting for my luggage

We should get a light meal since it was an international flight over 5 hours. Ticket price is high. Why should I have to pay for a meal?

There was a terrible delay upon arrival in Barcelona. The plane had to park a great distance from the terminal, and only one bus was available to make the ~15 minutes each way trip, meaning it was ~ 45 minutes after we landed that I finally entered the terminal.

Arrived at our connection to find out all 4 of our seats were moved in different parts of the aircraft. Traveling with two small children, this was not going to work. We spoke with the gate attendant and she was not helpful and downright rude. They could only “accommodate” having 2 seats together and this was an international flight. We will not be traveling with air Canada again unless there are absolutely no other options.

Checked bag- one should be free for overseas flights. Seats were extremely uncomfortable. Will probably not fly Canada Air again.

Our flight was cancelled half hour before boarding. We then had to spend hours on the phone to get a much longer re-route through Munich with an extra 10 hours of trip time. It caused us to miss a full day of long awaited vacation. We are extremely disappointed.

Long fight… The staff is very friendly and the meal provided was nice.

Terribly inconvenient to not have WiFi for the entire 8hr flight. Sitting in business class, we were surprised the bread was served cold, not room temp, cold. They used to be served so that they seemed freshly baked. Same can be said for the squashes croissant at breakfast. Both were squashed flat. There was no champagne on the flight. And, bring back beverage service prior to take off!!!! Our departure was delayed for over 30 minutes so no beverages really stood out as something missing. Crew, seats, entertainment choices, all excellent!

We were bumped out of bulkhead seats we purchased a year ago. We were moved to row 5 and the folks in row 4 fully reclined making it difficult to get out to use the restroom. The seat have too little padding making them uncomfortable 3 hours into the flight. The movies did not offer closed captioning and the earbuds were poor so the entertainment was mostly unusable. The food was just passable. I would not fly Iberia/level again. Iberia also bumped us off our direct return flight so I would say the whole experience with this airline is poor.

The flight was operated by level, who had a sister’s check in procedure (2 hours) due to understaffing and a computer malfunction. While 3 agents stood at the business check in, with a total of maybe one actual customer there at a time, a huge line formed at economy check in with only 1 agent staffing the check in. Then, my luggage was lost - a guitar case with contents inside valued at 3,000 USD. The computer system of LEVEL could not locate my bag and had no record of it, and IBERIA (with whom I purchased my ticket and the checked bag) refused to help. It was a disastrous experience and I will never book Iberia again

The flight was canceled on a Thursday last minute. I lost thousands of dollars in hotels and car rental

Excellent lie flat seat for premium economy! Great staff. Bad food . Not so great entertainment. My bag didn’t make it either.

It wasn’t great because the third-party from Kayak there was just no information about how to check in with Vueling. And the purchase of the ticket from under pricer just made everything really difficult. I’m unlikely to use Kayak again for these reasons.

It was budget airline Veuling, even though we booked Iberia.

Suddenly, I don't find my flight back on the app Help Ticket 0757345716866 Hoeflich Flight back Sunday ib5333 Ib2629 Ib4268

This is where i leave an airline review. Test test test!

They cancelled the flight)(they said bad weather but many other flights took off) and made us wait 5 hours in line to figure out what to do. We ended up making a new flight the next day on another airlines...I hope they honor giving us our money back

We travelled with Level, which is a subsidiary of Iberia. They mixed up all our seats, downgraded few from premium economy fo economy. The crew were not professional, they seem to be in a rush! Also some with an attitude

The employees at the gate were not communicating, they preferred to give the upgrade to pilots and not to the elite passengers Every flight I more disappointing, clients shooed be priority instead of other employees even if they are pilots, there was plenty room for pilots in economy

Overall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.

Not good, tried to purchase a first class upgrade and they couldn’t get it done. Was super uncomfortable the whole time.

The incoming plane was late and no information was shared. They even announced we would board in 10 muntes 40 minutes prior to the plane arriving, and the website said until takeoff that we had taken off an hour earlier

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

Avíanca now has cero entertainment, food and even water for their travels in economy. We spend all 6 or more hours ignored or we are offered products to buy using only credit card .

Charging for WATER on a SIX hour flight in repugnant. Enough said!

No water for a 5 hour flight entertainment not working seats with little room for knees when person in front of me reclined kept bumping my knees.

i was charged $140.00usd for my backpack the only luggage i had was my backpack

Flight departure late. Got late in Colombia making us take a different flight next day. Avianca airport crew messed up my ticket so when a I got in Brazil I didn’t have a ticket for my destination. Had to buy a new ticket out of my pocket.

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