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$337 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Lisbon

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 Lisbon departing on 9/20. 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 Flights from San José to Lisbon (SJO-LIS)

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

Sun, Oct 5 - Thu, Oct 16
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4:10 pm - 4:05 pmSJO-LIS
16h 55m1 stop
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6:35 am - 2:35 pmLIS-SJO
15h 00m1 stop
$814Iberia
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 24
Iberia Logo
6:15 pm - 8:05 pmSJO-LIS
19h 50m1 stop
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8:20 am - 4:50 pmLIS-SJO
14h 30m1 stop
$838Iberia
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Wed, Feb 4 - Tue, Feb 24
Iberia Logo
6:15 pm - 6:05 pmSJO-LIS
17h 50m1 stop
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8:45 pm - 4:35 pmLIS-SJO
25h 50m1 stop
$848Iberia
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Mon, Oct 13 - Tue, Nov 4
Iberia Logo
4:10 pm - 8:05 pmSJO-LIS
20h 55m1 stop
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8:45 pm - 4:50 pmLIS-SJO
26h 05m1 stop
$860Iberia
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Thu, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 20
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6:15 pm - 9:30 pmSJO-LIS
21h 15m2 stops
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10:10 pm - 4:35 pmLIS-SJO
24h 25m2 stops
Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 24
Avianca Logo
1:45 am - 12:35 pmSJO-LIS
28h 50m2 stops
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2:50 pm - 12:15 amLIS-SJO
39h 25m2 stops
$870Avianca
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Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 24
Avianca Logo
1:45 am - 12:35 pmSJO-LIS
28h 50m2 stops
Avianca Logo
2:50 pm - 8:50 amLIS-SJO
24h 00m2 stops
$871Avianca
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Wed, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 30
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4:50 pm - 9:55 amSJO-LIS
34h 05m2 stops
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10:10 am - 12:50 amLIS-SJO
20h 40m1 stop
Fri, Oct 17 - Tue, Oct 28
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4:50 pm - 10:05 amSJO-LIS
34h 15m2 stops
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6:45 pm - 11:14 amLIS-SJO
22h 29m2 stops
Wed, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 12
Air France Logo
7:25 pm - 10:25 pmSJO-LIS
20h 00m1 stop
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6:50 pm - 5:10 pmLIS-SJO
29h 20m1 stop
$1,032Air France
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Lisbon flights

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Lisbon on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from San José to Lisbon. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Lisbon, 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 Lisbon is February, where tickets cost $938 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,234 and $1,211 respectively.

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

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 Lisbon, 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 Lisbon, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$337
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Lisbon

When to book flights from San José to Lisbon

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Lisbon based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 Lisbon

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Lisbon was $337 for a one-way ticket and $814 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San José and on arrival in Lisbon.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San José to Lisbon?

    On your way to Lisbon, you’ll fly out from San José Juan Santamaria Intl. You’ll be landing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Lisbon are Air France and Air Canada. With an average price for the route of $1,342 and an overall rating of 7.4, Air France is the most popular choice. Air Canada is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,088 and an overall rating of 7.1.

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

    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 Lisbon.

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

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

    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 Lisbon with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and LIS 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 Lisbon?

    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 Lisbon 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 4 airlines serving from San José to Lisbon

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Lisbon. 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 Lisbon? 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.
7.4
Air FranceOverall score based on 1467 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.4Boarding
7.0Food
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I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

4.0 OkayIgnacio, Aug 2025MAD - CDG
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I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

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

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

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

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

Seats horribly uncomfortable. Air nozzles didn't work so very overheated.

Both flights are delayed so I rate the whole experience as mediocre.

The food on this 5 hour flight was a cookie or pretzels.

Pros: The airplane was new and had in-flight entertainment (tablet behind seats) with new movies instead of watching on personal devices. Cons: the flight time was changed without informing us. When I booked the flight, the time was 13:30pm (also in the email confirmation). However, when I reached the airport, the time was conveniently changed to 14:55pm. When I asked at the counter, they said the flight always took off at this time. The booking was made by Air Canada, but the flight was operated by United.

Everything was great, clean plane and washrooms. Flight was on time, excellent boarding process

I had a great experience at YUL Air Canada. The service was top drawer as I needed help to board.

My flight got delayed 5 times and then got cancelled eventually, I had to get a hotel and uber and pay for food for an extra night without any plans. It was a horrible experience, instead of Air Canada, I was flying with United .

Crew was pleasant and efficient. The speaker system for instructions was hard to understand

It was okay until this flight had mechanical problems which made us miss our connecting flight and my friend and I had to pay an extra $500 each to get to our next location at a later time.

Efficient board despite a 100% sold out flight. It’s crowded on the plane but crew was working hard to get us off the ground on time and served dinner and breakfast. Food was good.

It was extremely cold in the back of the plane. The seats are uncomfortable and space very small. Crew was excellent as usual.

Horrible almost missed my flight because my 1st flight was delayed. Airline crew is so unprofessional. The people on the plane do whatever they want kids running screaming. Will never fly this airline again Suitcases never arrived

The flight was delayed over 4 hours. Business class is just slightly upgraded economy.

One of the crew members hit me with the car and not even says anything

It was a wonderful experience with great food, great staff, and no difficulties boarding!

Well my luggage was damaged and they lost the plastic cover. I need to file a claim and I would like for someone to follow up with me on this. Thanks.

Boarding was not well coordinated. I asked twice at the Level check-in area about the MIA flight. At no point did they say the check-in would be at another counter. Fortunately, another passenger was equally confused and got the REAL story from the airport’s info center. Further, my minor child was tagged “SSSS” on their boarding pass. Level should have notified TSA about him being a minor. Instead, the entire family went through the SSSS process, not just our son. When his name was called out at the gate, it was announced in Spanish. No English announcement was made. The food on board was bearable. The crew was adequate, despite not being Level/Iberia crew (Level contracted out our flight to “World2Fly Airlines” - a company I have never heard of!). The onboard entertainment was very limited. They did not even offer a flight tracker option. Nor were music selections offered. Like TAP and Aer Lingus, I will think twice before booking Level ever again.

Bag misplaced. Iberia claims bag has been forwarded. But AirTag shows that the bag is still in Madrid.

Food was terrible, tasteless. I ordered ovo lacto special menu in business class and got vegan tasteless food instead. Really disappointing.

The crew on AA international flights in my experience are generally lazy, rude, and inefficient. These guys did not disappoint.

No food, terms when selling are not clear. To pricy for the service in general

It was horrible. My experience with Avianca. I didn’t know it was Pakistan international Airlines but anyway, whatever it is it is bad horrible you guys need to upgrade everything in those planes. And you guys charge $130 for a carry-on did they wanna let me in with my carry-on that I travel everywhere with the luggage you guys are such a dog thank you

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

Boarding was excessively slow. They do it by groups in a way that it doesn’t make sense. After business class , ppl that need assistance and any other priority group they should have ppl board from the back to the front. First rows 20+. Then 15+. Then 10, etc. having ppl sitting in the back board last makes no sense. The libe backame long as soon as ppl on rows 10 or so where told to board. The line went all the way up the ramp and tunnel for 25 mins.

The chicken that was served in business class was cold!

Late departure. When the flight arrived in Medellin the plane sat at the gate for 20 minutes waiting for a bus for us to get off the plane.

i think the flight was late because they were so strict about measuring everyone's personal items to try and charge them $119. It was really petty and made us late.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

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

Purchased a business class ticket and got a economy seat with center seat blocked they call it business. 3100usd ticket on a flight where economy costs 500usd The biggest scam insult have had on a regular airline. Avianca should be in the low cost category and kicked out of Star Alliance. I want the difference to be credited. Ets see what Avianca does. No reply so far. Avianca = low cost airline. Beware

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