$140 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$236
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$280
Albany
Albany2 stops$376
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$336
New York
New York1 stop$236
Buffalo
Buffalo2 stops$280
Albany
Albany2 stops$376
Rochester
Rochester1 stop$336

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

Fri, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 21
Avianca Logo
4:50 pm - 2:15 amSJO-JFK
7h 25m1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:50 am - 9:20 amJFK-SJO
7h 30m1 stop
$236Avianca
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Wed, Oct 15 - Thu, Oct 23
Avianca Logo
4:50 pm - 2:15 amSJO-JFK
7h 25m1 stop
Avianca Logo
3:35 am - 11:15 amJFK-SJO
9h 40m1 stop
$237Avianca
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Tue, Sep 30 - Mon, Oct 6
JetBlue Logo
2:05 pm - 9:08 pmSJO-JFK
5h 03mnonstop
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9:41 am - 1:02 pmJFK-SJO
5h 21mnonstop
$248JetBlue
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Wed, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 15
JetBlue Logo
1:00 pm - 11:57 pmSJO-JFK
8h 57m1 stop
JetBlue Logo
9:41 am - 1:00 pmJFK-SJO
5h 19mnonstop
$251JetBlue
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Tue, Jan 27 - Tue, Feb 3
Copa Airlines Logo
4:09 am - 2:17 pmSJO-JFK
9h 08m1 stop
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2:15 am - 1:22 pmJFK-SJO
12h 07m1 stop
$258Copa Airlines
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Fri, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 27
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 9:55 pmSJO-LGA
12h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:26 pmLGA-SJO
8h 26m1 stop
$259United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Tue, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
12:44 pm - 8:01 pmSJO-EWR
5h 17mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 7:37 pmEWR-SJO
13h 37m1 stop
$260United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 11
Copa Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 12:46 amSJO-JFK
12h 38m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
3:32 pm - 7:34 amJFK-SJO
18h 02m1 stop
$263Copa Airlines
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Fri, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 23
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:40 pmSJO-LGA
9h 40m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:42 pmLGA-SJO
14h 42m1 stop
$270American Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Sep 30
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:40 pmSJO-LGA
9h 40m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 7:42 pmLGA-SJO
12h 37m1 stop
$271American Airlines
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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.

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 $148 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 $244.

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 $330, 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 May, when tickets cost $320 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $447 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 Friday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays 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 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$140
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
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.

  • 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 $393 on average. Morning departures are around 39% 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 $547.

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 $191 one-way - $335 round-trip; New York $148 one-way - $255 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 1510 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
8.1Crew
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We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025PTY - ORD
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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

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

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.

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

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 had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

It is clear that someone knew, and competent, is in charge of food at United Airlines at least for the international flights. I was flying in coach, but the choices of the dinner were excellent. Tasty, and appropriate size. I had the beef, which was a little bit like a shepherds pie, and it was good. Nothing comparable has been served on a United flight in years. It will not be confused with three star food, but it is very good for airline food. Even better was the breakfast choice between a cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich. I chose the breakfast sandwich which was absolutely delicious and which I would happily order again at my local Starbucks or Panera. It is clear that someone knew indifferent is in charge of the food and it’s about time.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Had to cancel first flight because Airporter Bus took over 3 hrs to get to airport which resulted in an extra $378 dollar fare . Is there anyway I can be reimbursed for initial fare since it was not my fault? Sent from my iPhone EJ Ledet

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

The experience was great, the crew was very polite and hospitable. I will definitely make if my go to airlines.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

Excellent flight. Boarding was efficient and departure was on time. Smooth flight with on time arrival. Deplaning was also efficient.

Pathetic check in experience once again. Not enough staff scheduled at bag drop or for special assistance at LHR. Really need to rethink the whole self check in procedure. The crew was good. A very decent selection of special meals in this leg as compared to the JFK-LHR leg.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

A cookie and a soda, packed like sardines, will never be a positive experience. Also, boarded a 5:30 flight at 7:45pm

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

The flight was two hours late to take off. The captain kept making announcements in English, but the volume on the speakers was low and we could not hear him. The flight attendant’s French translation was loud and clear, but we couldn’t understand French. The crew was nowhere to be found to relay what the captain was announcing. Very frustrating experience. American has to do better.

Paid $35 and not able to access the internet at all.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

Flight was delayed bc of mechanical issue. New plane had different configuration so some seats had to be switched. They called all passengers who needed new boarding cards. They did not call us so we thought our seats were the same and fine. When we boarded they informed us our receipts had changed and we are now all sitting separate and in the back row. Both my daughters had meltdowns and started to cry and once we got on the flight, we figured out how we could sit closer to each other, but this was very upsetting.

Too many long delays with JetBlue. Worst major airline that serves JFK but unfortunately I keep going back because of the prices.

flight cancelled after 2 delays. left us sitting in JFK at 1am. no customer service to assist rebooking.

To not have food or proper snacks on a 5 hour flight was the worst.

Spend hours delayed with no food, water anything sitting on the aieplane with no ability to eat or use the restroom. My entire experience was the absolute worst. I will never fly jet Blue again.

It would have been nice if they had offered more than one set of snacks

Ground crew gave me interference about carrying a laptop and a small shoulder bag, even though I told them I traveled with them all the time. I then placed my laptop bag in my carryon and took out a medical device, and ground crew still tried to give interference. I had to remind them that medical devices don't count towards luggage limits. It was quite annoying and unne

Flight was delayed several 3 hours - no reason was given and no communication what so ever.

The gate and ground staff were excellent, friendly, went out of their way to acknowledge my Mosaic status. The plane was an older Airbus, so the seats were a little worn. The in flight attendant was not very nice, and seemed to be annoyed to be at work or be on this flight. Flight was fast and we landed early and pilots kept us informed.

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

The regular feedback of any changes to our flights. The Jetblue staff were very helpful. Our flights were great. Lots of leg room!

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.

Not what it used to be. The sale of food makes them look greedy!

Avianca is not what it used to be. So disappointing

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

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

I receive a service for what I pay, so it is fair.

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

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