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Book Cheap San José to District of Columbia Plane Tickets

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

Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 28
Avianca Logo
5:25 pm - 2:15 am
SJO
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IAD
6h 50m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
4:10 am - 8:45 am
IAD
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SJO
6h 35m
1 stop
$331Avianca
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 28
Avianca Logo
5:25 pm - 2:15 am
SJO
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IAD
6h 50m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
4:10 am - 8:45 am
IAD
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SJO
6h 35m
1 stop
$332Avianca
Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 15
Avianca Logo
3:10 pm - 4:20 am
SJO
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IAD
11h 10m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:40 am - 8:30 am
IAD
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SJO
6h 50m
1 stop
$335Avianca
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 10
Avianca Logo
7:45 pm - 4:20 am
SJO
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IAD
6h 35m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
5:35 pm - 11:40 pm
IAD
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SJO
8h 05m
1 stop
$336Avianca
Fri, Sep 18 - Fri, Sep 25
Copa Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 4:20 am
SJO
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IAD
8h 03m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
2:25 am - 8:19 am
IAD
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SJO
7h 54m
1 stop
$342Copa Airlines
Sun, Dec 20 - Sun, Jan 3
United Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 7:59 pm
SJO
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IAD
4h 44mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:42 pm - 10:32 pm
IAD
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SJO
24h 50m
1 stop
$345United Airlines
Fri, Sep 18 - Sat, Sep 26
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 10:30 pm
SJO
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DCA
35h 45m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 12:21 pm
DCA
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SJO
30h 01m
1 stop
$345United Airlines
Thu, Dec 24 - Sat, Jan 2
Copa Airlines Logo
5:53 pm - 3:19 am
SJO
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IAD
8h 26m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:18 am - 11:00 am
IAD
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SJO
7h 42m
1 stop
$346Copa Airlines
Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 17
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:13 pm
SJO
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DCA
15h 13m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 2:00 pm
DCA
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SJO
8h 45m
1 stop
$353American Airlines
Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 17
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:30 pm
SJO
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DCA
13h 30m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 2:00 pm
DCA
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SJO
11h 00m
2 stops
$358American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to District of Columbia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia?

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 District of Columbia departing in September.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to District of Columbia from San José usually cost between $279 and $430 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $331 on Avianca (Sep 14-Sep 28).

What is the cheapest San José to District of Columbia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to District of Columbia from San José found in the last 5 days was to Baltimore, at $886 round-trip. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,036.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

The average price for all round-trip flights from San José to District of Columbia depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $258 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $369.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San José to District of Columbia?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $255, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia is October, when tickets cost $260 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $414 and $387 respectively.

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

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

For San José to District of Columbia, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from District of Columbia back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to District of Columbia?

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 District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

Cheapest flight

$206
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Washington Dulles Airport

FAQs - booking District of Columbia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to District of Columbia?

    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 District of Columbia.

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

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

    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 San José to District of Columbia 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 San José to District of Columbia?

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

  • How many flights are there between San José and District of Columbia per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from San José and lands in District of Columbia, with an average flight time of 4h 50m. The most common departure time is 12:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 2 flights.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San José to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to District of Columbia. 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 District of Columbia? 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8483 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Flight from Savannah arrived very late and we did not take off till 2 hours after scheduled departure!

2.0 MediocreBruce, Jul 2026
BOS - LGA
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Flight from Savannah arrived very late and we did not take off till 2 hours after scheduled departure!

Flight delayed due to ground hold. Republic airways did a great job.

Every flight was delayed except the last one. One layover turned into two. Travel time extended by three hours. No compensation offered. Repeatedly asked if I'd like to cancel my flight for a partial refund.

The flight was smooth, the crew was great but the plane was quite old

Flight was warm for first few hours and quite rough

Flight taking off must have been behind, because there was no pre-departure drink for first class like normal. Also, person in front of mine’s seat got stuck in the as far back as it normally goes position for the whole flight even during landing, flight attendant unable to fix it. Gate was not empty when we arrived, but that is MSP’s fault since was overdue for push back, not Delta’s, so had to sit on tarmac for a while and international flight so then still had to go through customs. Flight crew was excellent throughout though!

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

The Dekta Rep that checked us in was great. She's very personable, pleasant, and can tell she enjoys her job.

1st flight had mechanical issues after we boarded and almost took off. They tried to fix on runway but couldn’t do we went back to the gate. They couldn’t fix it there either. So we had to deplane and board another plane 2 hrs later. All in all our flight was delayed 4 hrs so we had to cancel some business meeting we had in London for the morning since we were supposed to arrive at 7am and did not arrive until 11:45am. Also, the 2nd plane had mechanical issues as well but fortunately they were able to fix on runway.

Aereo comodo e personale molto gentile, potevi dirigerti in Spagnolo e un po' in Italiano, sono soddisfatto di avere viaggiato con Delta.

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

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

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

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.

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....

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

Friendly flight team and seamless travel from one stop to next.

I loved my experience. Very safe, Very informative and very friendly.

Just a minor inconvinient with weather delay! but not Copa's fault

Copa crew is almost never great in terms of service.

Our flight gor canceled and there was no one to help us but told us to scan the qr code and fill the forms on-line. Very poor service especially we are tourists traveling to Washington DC for the 1st time.

Our flight was great with an unexpected upgrade. However, four days into our travel we are still without a piece of luggage. The bag tracker has not been accurate, the airline is not communicating with me or the luggage delivery service and no one is willing to take responsibility or guarantee any kind of support or reimbursement. Unfortunately, we do not have the option to easily shop to replace items as we are currently on a cruise. I have been very disappointed by United Airlines response.

The flight was canceled. I couldn't get on another flight. Meal voucher wouldn't work. The whole experience was a clusterfuck.

It was terribly delayed with zero support from united airlines. I reached at 1 am in the night. They did not provide any option to change the flights.

The flight to Houston the agents were not very helpful

It was good, although we could not get our preferred seats, we did enjoy the whole experience from Costa Rica. I still don't understand why our luggage is not the first to come out at the band.

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

I love United was disappointed we had a two hour delay, however the Pilot did say safety first.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

Boarding was terrible. My wife uses a wheel chair and she was in an incredibly hot closed metal cargo box for close to 20 minutes before getting on board

Crew and agents misguiding on tight connections, and lack of connecting crew looking for inbound planes. A very avoidable missed connection as a result.

My flight was 4 hours delayed on departure at 6a causing me to miss my connection at DCA. I had to scramble to find a seat home on a later flight and instead of an exit seat, I was in row 30 on a flight getting me home 5 hours later than planned. The AA team on the ground did a fine job. AA continues to run the airline like the passengers are cargo.

American Airlines changed are gate no fewer than four times. Walking back and forth from one concourse to another was exhausting, especially after all the flight delays.

When I'm on a 5hr 22 minute flight I expect food to be purchased. Especially when American makes a very tight connection time where u have to run to make the long flight. Chips and nuts are unacceptable and being told you should be in first class to get a meal is also unacceptable. I didn't change the flight times American Airlines did.

Flight attendants on American Airlines are rude very harsh with their time of voice. Nearly identical experience as spirit airlines. However, from Spirit Airlines, you expect this level of mediocre service. You do not expect this from the big three..

The plane had maintenance issues and didn't leave after 72 hours

The staff were very nice! However when our first flight got delayed an hour, the second connection flight was not delayed and the layover was only 40 minutes. When we rushed and made it to our gate for the connection flight, the gate said it had moved to another section of the airport. We barley made it to the connection flight, and overall we were very stressed. We asked about taking a later time for the second connection flight, but the other option was much later and we would have to wait at the airport for 9+ hours. I just wish American Airlines could have moved the second connection flight to a later time too for its customers, and thank you for taking the time to read my review.

Flight was canceled and then rescheduled on another flight. Paid for first class but moved to the back of the plane. Then put up in the worst/dirtiest hotel I’ve ever stayed in. American Airlines should be ashamed of putting their passengers/customers in a place that filthy.

The flight was on time, boarding process good. Good value flight.

Flight was delayed by one hour, then another 1/2 hour then cancelled and changed till the next day. We were not allowed to get our luggage & put up in a dirty hotel. I had cockroaches in the bathroom. When I finally arrived home…i noticed the airline had damaged the zipper on my suitcase. An awful awful trip thanks to American Airlines.

Better seats, allow us to upgrade, terrible website, poor telephone service, better equipment

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

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

The check in is the only positive thing in Avianca. The seat is the most uncomfortable I have traveled, the distance is minimal.

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

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

Felt very cramped in the back of plane. There was an hour delay for take off sitting on the runway, but we did arrive on time. They charge $120 for carry on bag and backpack at the airport its ridiculous.

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