$145 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
New York1 stop$238
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$297
Albany
Albany2 stops$343
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$263
Islip
Islip1 stop$664
New York
New York1 stop$238
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$297
Albany
Albany2 stops$343
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$263
Islip
Islip1 stop$664

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

Sat, Feb 28 - Mon, Mar 2
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:22 am - 11:21 pm
SJO
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LGA
14h 59m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 3:20 pm
LGA
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SJO
9h 50m
1 stop
$238Multiple Airlines
Fri, Mar 6 - Tue, Mar 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:22 am - 11:29 pm
SJO
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EWR
15h 07m
2 stops
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5:00 am - 3:06 pm
EWR
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SJO
12h 06m
1 stop
$238Multiple Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 18
Avianca Logo
3:10 pm - 2:05 am
SJO
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JFK
8h 55m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:35 am - 8:45 am
JFK
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SJO
7h 10m
1 stop
$248Avianca
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 18
Avianca Logo
3:10 pm - 2:05 am
SJO
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JFK
8h 55m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:00 am - 8:45 am
JFK
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SJO
7h 45m
1 stop
$249Avianca
Wed, Mar 18 - Mon, Mar 23
JetBlue Logo
11:45 pm - 6:40 am
SJO
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JFK
4h 55mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
7:10 pm - 10:36 pm
JFK
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SJO
5h 26mnonstop
$252JetBlue
Wed, Mar 11 - Wed, Mar 18
JetBlue Logo
2:03 pm - 9:04 pm
SJO
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JFK
5h 01mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
7:10 pm - 10:36 pm
JFK
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SJO
5h 26mnonstop
$254JetBlue
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, May 12
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 9:51 am
SJO
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ROC
23h 56m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:21 pm
ROC
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SJO
31h 51m
2 stops
$263United Airlines
Wed, Apr 29 - Mon, May 4
United Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 10:05 am
SJO
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ROC
20h 52m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:41 pm - 12:21 pm
ROC
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SJO
20h 40m
2 stops
$277United Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 18
American Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 11:08 pm
SJO
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SYR
14h 38m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:15 pm - 11:07 am
SYR
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SJO
18h 52m
2 stops
$277American Airlines
Tue, Apr 7 - Mon, Apr 27
American Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 9:29 am
SJO
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HPN
19h 19m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:07 pm
HPN
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SJO
15h 07m
1 stop
$315American Airlines
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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 May.

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 $255.

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 $313, 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 $278 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $416 and $390 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 Sunday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, 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 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$145
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Newark Liberty 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $319 on average. Morning departures are around 59% 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 $506.

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 $186 one-way - $340 round-trip; New York $174 one-way - $349 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 1556 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

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

6.0 GoodOluwaseyi, Feb 2026
PTY - POS
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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.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

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

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

I selected first class expecting excetional service. It was mediocre at best. The food service was cold, meal choices was poor and on one leg they did provide dessert. I did enjoy the lay day seat but the movies were old and nothing current. Boarding the plane is always hot. So boarding is quite warm until your in the air. I took a small personal air fan. Update the meals and movies.

So bad, flight was been cancelled due to aircraft problem, so ended up buying anothet ticket.

As great a red-eye flight as red-eye flights can be.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

From pre boarding to flight attendant, crew and baggage handler, excellent. Didn’t lost my luggage like West jet.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Overall it was a good flight. Because we traveled on a Saturday we were upgraded to FC since my wife and I are both Executive Platinum. The only areas for improvement we noted are better snack assortment and perhaps a little nicer plane as American is flying some older planes now. Everything else on this flight was excellent, which is frankly not the norm for American since we have had multiple issues on prior AA flights.

The smell from the bathroom kept wafting through the cabin. It made people sick.

The seats are too uncomfortable for anyone over 5ft 8in. I'm 5'10" with a back and hip issue and I was in pai for the full duration of the flight.

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

It was good. But the gate team made me check my carry on when there was plenty of space for my luggage on the plane. Otherwise our trip was fine.

Bags took over and hour to come out. Delays due to wind caused rebooking.

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

RIC Staff was not enough. Elderly passengers had to wait 30 minutes to deplane, so we could board and still had to walk as no chairs were provided. And, passenger in front of my seat assignment rammed seat against my legs entire flight time. Was mildly bruised and left thigh still sore.

Overall, an average flight; food options were not the best, and there were bugs on the plane.

Very smooth flight, good legroom with the "even more room" seats. Entertainment choice was excellent, wifi on board, plane was modern. Pilot got a round of applause for a smooth landing in very blustery conditions. Love flying with them. Check in was OK too. We were too early so we had to wait until groundstaff showed up 3hrs before the flight.

No included food for a 5 hour flight and the entertainment was only accessible if you had wired headphones (not provided). Otherwise though, great and smooth flying and customer service.

They initially informed us that the flight was delayed, but only after waiting an hour for updates. In any event, the flight was canceled, but the way it was handled was really poor and egregious. I feel they handled the situation of informing travelers very irresponsibly. I sat in a wheelchair at the airport for over four hours before finally being told that the flight was canceled.

Friendly crew, efficient boarding and flight arrived early. Couldn’t ask for a better experience

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

The ride share experience in JFK is terrible. After traveling on a flight, then you need to take a subway to the last stop to get an uber or lyft. Unacceptable. Bad job JetBlue for permitting JFK and Port Authority to do this to your passengers.

Four plus hour flight delay in New York caused us to take off after 11:30pm. We didn’t arrive at our hotel until five hours after check in. Started the trip off feeling exhausted.

I don’t usually fly budget airlines or airlines in the United States. It was as good as any other airline. The seats are comfortable and the airline attendants are not rude & surly. Very nice flight (s).

They have the most inexperienced / rude flight staff I’ve encountered

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

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

Did not fly with Pakistan International Airlines. Have never flown with Pakistan International Airlines.

Very uncomfortable planes , poor service on the plane , take your own water so you don’t dehydrate , in a 6 hs flight they sold one time food and beverage . 1 plane was delayed 6 hs , I lost a connecting flight . Then in the way back they announce a delay of 2 hs so I had to take a different flight to arrive on time for my connecting flight . Avoid this airline .

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

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