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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$383
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$350
Albany
Albany2 stops$383
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$383
Islip
Islip2 stops$445
New York
New York1 stop$383
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$350
Albany
Albany2 stops$383
Rochester
Rochester2 stops$383
Islip
Islip2 stops$445

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

Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 9:07 pm
SJO
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BUF
29h 42m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:37 pm
BUF
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SJO
14h 37m
2 stops
$350United Airlines
Fri, Sep 25 - Fri, Oct 2
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 9:54 am
SJO
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ROC
23h 59m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 7:37 pm
ROC
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SJO
15h 17m
2 stops
$383United Airlines
Fri, Jul 24 - Tue, Aug 25
JetBlue Logo
1:50 pm - 9:08 pm
SJO
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JFK
5h 18mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
9:06 am - 12:33 pm
JFK
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SJO
5h 27mnonstop
$391JetBlue
Wed, Sep 23 - Sun, Sep 27
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
$392Avianca
Wed, Sep 16 - Sat, Sep 26
Avianca Logo
4:35 pm - 1:50 am
SJO
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JFK
7h 15m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:00 am - 8:45 am
JFK
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SJO
7h 45m
1 stop
$393Avianca
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Sep 30
JetBlue Logo
1:14 pm - 11:50 pm
SJO
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ROC
8h 36m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
6:10 am - 11:54 am
ROC
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SJO
7h 44m
1 stop
$395JetBlue
Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29
Copa Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 9:08 am
SJO
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BUF
17h 43m
2 stops
Copa Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:37 pm
BUF
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SJO
14h 37m
2 stops
$412Copa Airlines
Wed, Dec 9 - Sun, Mar 7
Copa Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 2:05 pm
SJO
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ALB
22h 45m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
11:24 am - 12:56 pm
ALB
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SJO
26h 32m
1 stop
$465Copa Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Thu, Oct 15
American Airlines Logo
2:57 pm - 10:25 am
SJO
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SYR
17h 28m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:00 pm
SYR
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SJO
9h 00m
1 stop
$732American Airlines
Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 2
American Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 10:30 am
SJO
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HPN
19h 40m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 10:38 pm
HPN
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SJO
14h 38m
2 stops
$884American 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 August.

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 5 days was to New York, at $263 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 5 days was $400.

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 $327 on average. Morning departures are around 69% 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 $554.

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 $539, 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 February, when tickets cost $323 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $557 and $496 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 Thursdays 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 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$188
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Buffalo

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 $259 one-way - $506 round-trip; New York $265 one-way - $496 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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1560 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
6.9Food
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2026
PTY - AUS
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stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I was fortunate enough to have an entire row to myself and that was the highlight. Unfortunately, the flight was really turbulent which had no impact on how effective the crew was. However, I am disabled and should have boarded the flight first, but that wasn't the case. They also decided to take my bag at the gate because I had one too many and upon my picking it up at JFK it along with my rollator had been damaged. I am a vegan so the didn't have a proper meal for me and I was unable to view the entertainment because I didn't receive a set of headphones and if I needed to supply my own I wasn't made aware of that either. The crew was great, but overall everything was pretty lackluster.

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?

It would have been better if the crew has supported my husband's reasons for needing to keep the space clear around his feet, rather than insisting that he put his knapsack in that space.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

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?

Delays from united along with Newark air space caused delays. But an average flight! Unfortunately we come to expect delays from the airlines.

Fast checkin with the self serve terminal, good communication at the boarding gate.

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

Flight canceled because they didn’t have enough flight attendants. No refunds or credits for future flights

Boarding was awful - no order, people cutting in line, completely chaotic Planes are very old and uncomfortable. Noticeable difference between Delta and United on same route.

It’s was ok just I missed the crew member passing offers water or juice during the flight not just when offer the dinner or breakfast.

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.

Probably won't be traveling with JetBlue again. The planes for both flights were so old; I was honestly nervous it was going to hold up. The screens had so much static. I couldn't change the volume and my movie changed to Portuguese five minutes in and refused to switch back to English. Onboarding process on the way back was utter chaos.

Ask flight attendants to make normal temperature. It was freezing very uncomfortable. No one want to lessen to you.

Complete and total debacle from start to finish. HUGE mistake picking this airline. NEVER again! Rudest staff in the business.

Good experience. Flight was on time staff was pleasant. One of the airlines I would highly recommend

Domestic flights are good. Just stay away from international travel

Every time I leave from sti Dominican Republic, there is always a delay with a flight , causing a rush to make it to the next flight considering you have to go threw immigration

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.

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

The inflight system with their wifi is a hot mess and doesn't work. Separately they do, but when you try to do theoretically simple things like pair a device for control it all falls apart

Great crew. Smooth flight that was on time. Boarding is a disaster as usual. Bought more room seat and was Grouo A. The flight was packed by the time I got on. TVs did not work as usual

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 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

Avianca is not what it used to be. So disappointing

why did we have to go through security mid flight

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

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.

Same experience, very poor food, drinks or entertainment while flying. There are some products offered to buy but only using debit or credit cards . No friendly for seniors or people without cards.

Poor In food , poor in entertainment , passengers don’t get for free not even water

It’s very nice, the only thing is that we have to purchase food.

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