$181 Find Cheap Flights from San José to New York State

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Cheap Flights from San José to New York

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newark1 stop$339
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$353
Albany
Albany2 stops$349
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$337
Islip
Islip1 stop$520
New York
Newark1 stop$339
Buffalo
Buffalo1 stop$353
Albany
Albany2 stops$349
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$337
Islip
Islip1 stop$520

Book Cheap San José to New York 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 New York 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San José to New York

Fri, Sep 4 - Sat, Sep 12
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:49 pm
SJO
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ROC
36h 54m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 12:21 pm
ROC
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SJO
18h 31m
2 stops
$337United Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 22
Arajet Logo
11:23 am - 11:30 pm
SJO
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EWR
10h 07m
1 stop
Arajet Logo
12:59 am - 10:38 am
EWR
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SJO
11h 39m
1 stop
$339Arajet
Sat, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 29
Arajet Logo
5:48 pm - 10:30 am
SJO
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EWR
14h 42m
1 stop
Arajet Logo
12:59 am - 10:38 am
EWR
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SJO
11h 39m
1 stop
$344Arajet
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 28
American Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 10:25 am
SJO
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ALB
19h 20m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:28 pm - 11:05 am
ALB
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SJO
17h 37m
2 stops
$349American Airlines
Mon, Jul 20 - Tue, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 10:26 am
SJO
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ALB
19h 36m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:44 pm - 11:34 am
ALB
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SJO
20h 50m
2 stops
$350American Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Sun, Sep 20
Avianca Logo
4:35 pm - 1:50 am
SJO
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JFK
7h 15m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:20 am - 8:30 am
JFK
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SJO
7h 10m
1 stop
$373Avianca
Thu, Jun 4 - Wed, Jun 10
Copa Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 1:00 am
SJO
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JFK
12h 55m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:59 pm
JFK
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SJO
14h 59m
1 stop
$374Copa Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 15
Avianca Logo
7:45 pm - 5:20 am
SJO
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JFK
7h 35m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:35 am - 11:30 am
JFK
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SJO
9h 55m
1 stop
$375Avianca
Thu, Jun 4 - Sun, Jun 7
JetBlue Logo
1:55 pm - 9:25 pm
SJO
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JFK
5h 30mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
9:10 am - 12:36 pm
JFK
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SJO
5h 26mnonstop
$385JetBlue
Fri, Jun 5 - Fri, Jun 19
JetBlue Logo
1:10 pm - 9:04 am
SJO
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SYR
17h 54m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
6:28 pm - 11:22 am
SYR
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SJO
18h 54m
1 stop
$638JetBlue
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to New York flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to New York 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 State of New York?

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 State of New York departing in September.

What is the cheapest San José to New York State flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to New York State from San José found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $233 round-trip. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to Newark Airport (EWR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $343.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $324 on average. Morning departures are around 55% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $502.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San José to New York State?

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 $354, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to New York State?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to New York State, 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 New York State is October, when tickets cost $282 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $482 and $442 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San José to New York State?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New York State on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to New York State?

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 New York State, 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 New York State, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$181
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 31% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from San José to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking New York State flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to New York State?

    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 New York State.

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

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

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

    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 New York State up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York State

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San José to the following destinations at these prices or less: Newark $328 one-way - $455 round-trip; New York $251 one-way - $339 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San José to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to New York State. 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 New York? 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
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1579 reviews
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

Entire experience from check in to landing was amazing the flight crew was excellent and friendly. Seats were comfortable.

10.0 ExcellentK Anson, Apr 2026
POS - PTY
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Entire experience from check in to landing was amazing the flight crew was excellent and friendly. Seats were comfortable.

Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

Copa staff at PTY and one particular crew member were unhelpful & rude.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

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

Simply as follows:- First, there was no vegetarian option for the meal Second, only 2 washrooms for the entire economy class.

Cops Airlines is fantastic! The level of care and professionalism provided by the entire crew was top rate.

Horrible, absolutely horrible. The airline overbooked the flight, did NOT assign seats and boarding was a hot mess with lots of confused passengers. There was no "large plane" gate for us, the 500+ passengers were squeezed in a small hold room area, and multiple busses had to shuttle us to the other side of the airfield, where boarding of the plane, that was parked on the ramp, took place in rain. The old plane had a broken seat, that the technicians tried to fix - with no success - resulting in a 50min delay. The flight attendant with heart shaped earnings with German flag was screaming on the passengers without a reason, was extremely rude and entitled the entire flight. The food was junk. I hope I don't have to fly United ever again.

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

No complaints other than luggage carousel was incorrectly guiding passengers to the wrong carousel on the screen.

We were a little disappointed to not be able to complete check in online without uploading pics of passports. Also we have KTN's and they weren't on our boarding passes when we got to security. Had to trek back to counter to have them fix.

Excellent service in Polaris class IAD to ZRH. Arrived rested and well fed after the overnight flight.

The clerk at check in for my bags was very rude. My credit card was hacked during my vacation and she told me it was not possible to pay in cash for my bag. “You bought the cheapest ticket, you should have bought a ticket that included a bag. If you cannot pay with a credit card, we will not let you on this flight”. She spoke to her supervisor and then told me , I could ask other passengers, if they would use their credit card to check my bag. I had to beg 5 different people, till one agreed to use their credit card. I payed them cash of course. This was a very stressful and humiliating experience for me. I strongly suggest you build in some kind of provision for travelers who got robbed.

It's a short hop. My carryon was checked at the gate, I didn't have to drag it all over the airport. Excellent wheelchair assist.

It was good overall except from Omaha to Denver when flight a was a repeatedly delayed apparently due to some issue at Denver. Communications could have been handled better. I had to board then deboard with luggage and board again

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Jetblue provided a very good service during the flight, the plane in a very good condition, the crew is professional, everything was on time. That's it!

I have always loved JetBlue and had no complaints on my last trip… I will always recommend then. Thank you JetBlue

The comfortability was very good. Except, when entering the craft the the first steward never greeted us upon entering the airplane. He spoke too fast where his words were all jumbled and difficult to understand.

Jet blue was great But the Jayak system Wasa pure nightmare and wasted so much of my time and energy by not giving me a way to access jet blue to check in the flight back I didn’t even get the number confirmation code 24 hours before. Because I didn’t receive the email with the confirmation code I could NoT CHECk IN. I spoke to a kayak third party and they informed me I could not carry a carry on, on the flight which caused me so much extra stress it was just too much. You can be sure I will not be using it recommending your site. Again.

My experience with JetBlue was fine BUT I am very upset with Kayak! JetBlue had delayed our scheduled departure by an hour and you NEVER notified me of the change. I did not hear directly from JetBlue because the trip was booked through Kayak, a mistake I will not repeat. Your reminder of the our trip last week still had the WRONG departure time. Our return trip has also changed, and again no notice from you.

Right now I’m still in Jamaica waiting on a flight to New York which I should be in New York from the 30th and I’m here in Jamaica

Boarding was done extremely poorly, with huge crowds gate loiterers blocking people from boarding, multiple lines of people trying to merge into one line. One of the male flight attendants who was doing drink service was not happy about having to let a passenger back to their seat and was unnecessarily sassy about it. I thought he was pretty entitled and not a great ambassador for JetBlue

Flight was as expected. But it was delayed an hour. Also, my luggage got damaged. So that sucked especially since the damage made navigating the airport difficult. Walking to get ground transportation is sooo far away now and my checked bag was difficult to carry.

Flight team was very courteous only complaint wS the boarding process and mandatory bag check

It was a great flight got here on time wish they would give headphones out for free

Terrible steward... Plane was quite empty... I asked to move "back" in the plane and the steward said no... Unnecessary power trip of mediocre people.

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

It was really a terrific experience both going and returning on AA. Staff and crew were professional.

This short sector between Miami and JFK was undertaken purely for business purposes, with efficiency as the primary objective rather than a full inflight experience. Overall, the journey met its intended purpose; however, the ground experience at Miami stood out significantly. During check-in, I was unable to link my frequent flyer details from Qatar Airways (oneworld alliance) through either the self-service kiosk or web check-in. The situation was handled exceptionally well by the check-in agent, who demonstrated remarkable ownership. She coordinated across multiple counters, ensured my frequent flyer number was correctly reflected, reissued the boarding pass, and confirmed that mileage accrual would be recognized. Additionally, she ensured the boarding pass reflected priority status, enabling a seamless priority check-in experience without delays. This level of proactive service was both commendable and impactful. Boarding and the inflight experience, operated by American Airlines under a codeshare arrangement, were efficient but largely transactional. While operational delivery was smooth, there was no visible recognition of oneworld frequent flyer status onboard. In comparison to the consistently personalized engagement typically experienced with Qatar Airways, this absence was noticeable—though understandably a potential limitation of codeshare alignment rather than a direct service shortfall. In summary, while the flight itself fulfilled its operational intent, the exceptional professionalism and commitment demonstrated at the Miami check-in counter was the defining highlight of this journey. Greater consistency in elite recognition across partner airlines would further enhance the overall experience.

I almost missed my flight and they helped me out enormously

Flight was fine, but not having WiFi was a major negative

Everything was excellent and I enjoyed myself. Thank for everything

THe flight was an hour late. You got us on the plan and we sat on the ground for 45 minutes with no information from the pilot whatsoever. Worst flight this year.

A chaotic and uncomfortable experience from start to finish. The boarding process was a disaster; despite group numbers, it was a free-for-all that the staff failed to manage (especially after group 5). Once on board, the "entertainment" was non-existent. There are no seatback screens, and the mobile app selection is incredibly thin. The hardware is severely dated. My seat had zero cushioning left—it felt like sitting on a hard board for the entire flight—and the legroom was cramped. To make matters worse, the bathroom was repulsive, with toilet paper, soiled paper towels and liquid/pee all over the floor. When I did interact with the crew, they provided the absolute bare minimum and made me feel like an inconvenience for asking for anything. Avoid this flight if you can.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

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

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

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.

only a bag of chips and a bottle of water in business class was served

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

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

No free snacks nor drinks on very short 30min flight. Entertainment system is over wifi to your own phone or tablet, which is good but often a show or movie just stops and refuses to continue

Not even water is offered on the flight. You cannot lean back on the seats and the seats are so narrow you can’t avoid rubbing elbows with the person next to you.

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

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