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$154 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Raleigh

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Cheap Flights from San José to Raleigh (SJO-RDU)

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

Thu, Nov 13 - Tue, Nov 18
Delta Logo
2:17 pm - 11:55 pmSJO-RDU
8h 38m1 stop
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5:20 am - 12:52 pmRDU-SJO
8h 32m1 stop
$259Delta
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Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Jan 7
Copa Airlines Logo
5:52 am - 2:28 pmSJO-RDU
6h 36m1 stop
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3:08 pm - 9:50 pmRDU-SJO
7h 42m1 stop
$266Copa Airlines
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Mon, Jul 14 - Mon, Jul 21
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 11:35 amSJO-RDU
28h 05m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 7:37 pmRDU-SJO
28h 37m1 stop
$269United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Tue, Oct 14
American Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 12:42 amSJO-RDU
8h 17m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:41 pm - 11:10 amRDU-SJO
16h 29m2 stops
$272American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:49 pmSJO-RDU
15h 49m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:58 am - 12:45 pmRDU-SJO
6h 47m1 stop
$273American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 18
American Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 11:56 pmSJO-RDU
7h 41m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:25 am - 6:15 pmRDU-SJO
14h 50m1 stop
$278American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 18
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 3:54 pmSJO-RDU
29h 59m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:04 pm - 12:26 pmRDU-SJO
21h 22m1 stop
$293United Airlines
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Sun, Jul 13 - Sat, Jul 19
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:16 pm - 8:15 amSJO-RDU
17h 59m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:38 pm - 11:11 amRDU-SJO
16h 33m1 stop
$392Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 1 - Sat, Jul 12
JetBlue Logo
1:00 pm - 11:59 pmSJO-RDU
8h 59m1 stop
JetBlue Logo
6:45 am - 11:55 amRDU-SJO
7h 10m1 stop
$394JetBlue
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 21
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:23 pm - 4:07 pmSJO-RDU
25h 44m3 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 11:18 amRDU-SJO
28h 38m3 stops
$403Spirit Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Raleigh flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Raleigh, 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 Raleigh is October, where tickets cost $299 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $516 and $460 respectively.

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

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 Raleigh, 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 Raleigh, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$154
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San José to Raleigh

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Raleigh was $154 for a one-way ticket and $259 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    When flying out of San José you will be using San José Juan Santamaria Intl. You will be landing at Raleigh, also known as Raleigh-Durham.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Raleigh, Copa Airlines or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Raleigh are Copa Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $295 and an overall rating of 7.5, Copa Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $440 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Raleigh.

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

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

    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 Raleigh with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and RDU 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 Raleigh?

    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 Raleigh from San José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top 5 airlines serving from San José to Raleigh

 
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7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1452 reviews
8.1Crew
6.8Entertainment
7.8Boarding
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
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Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

2.0 MediocrePaul, Jun 2025PTY - MIA
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Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

Enforce the boarding process by group numbers. Tell people to stay seated during the meal/drink distribution. It took forever to get food and drinks because people would not stay out the isle and let the crew do their jobs. Everyone wanted to go to the bathroom forcing the crew to enter and leave the isle constantly so people can pass. Tell people to keep their electronics off speaker mode. No one wants to hear phone conversations and music playing.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

The flight was delayed twice and I could not speak with anyone at the airport about checking in. The phone number to Copa - the customer service agents were polite. They are just limited at helping because they are not at the airport

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

It was reasonably comfortable trip considering its duration (7 hours). Crew was very good and friendly, seats very more comfortable than other planes. Only negative comment would be that the bathroom light did not get its full brightness 🙃

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Great from check in all the way to the end. Very happy with Copa

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

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

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

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

Efficient, calm when things were delayed and kept us regularly informed of what was happening.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

The check in and boarding process was a bit of a cluster. Two people at the counter to check in, three random lines that nobody knew which was for what, and people kept getting shuffled from one line to another for no apparent reason because then they’d get shuffled back and end up getting out further back in the line than they were originally. I only had to hand my already checked bag over and it took 45 minutes. I was never assigned a seat so when I tried to board I was pulled out of line again while someone had to try to manually assign me a seat. During the flight I got up to go to the bathroom, and there was an attendant in the aisle offering pillows etc and it was a 30 min wait unbuckled standing by the bathrooms because she said I couldn’t go past her. First and last time flying jet blue to be honest.

Communication since no reason or explanation was given for 3 hrs delay

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

No overhead baggage room even though I was seated in row 2. Consequently had to check in my carry on bag. Baggage carousel was jammed. Took 45 min to get my bag.

Excellent. Although they used to greet me as a mosaic member and provide a free drink, early boarding helps me to keep coming back to JetBlue.

Great flight. Departed early, arrived early. However they were out of meals for sale. Also, we arrived early and the gate was not available so we sat on the taxiway for quite a while (not JetBlue’s fault).

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.

Cancelled flight with no specific instructions to get a boarding pass for another flight. The whole flight of people were in line for an hour because there was only 1 person to help at the desk. This was unusual 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

It was too hot in the cabin. The AC did not help.

They cancelled my flight and downgraded me to economy and only gave me $250 for the downgrade

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

The new seating in BC was a joy. My vegetarian pasta dish was excellent, very creative. The chicken potpie was ..... The crew was extremely focused and impersonal, but everything worked.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

They lost my luggage and it didn’t get delivered until the next day.

3 hours late. Not even water offered on a 2.25 hour flight.

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Cabin was roomy enough to easily slide my carry on under the seat in front of me!

Didn't like size of seats. Found charges for checked luggage and carry on too high

Great! We boarded on time! Everything went so smoothly! The flight was so smooth

Spirit gets you there; it's no worse than any other aircraft, all things considered. (It's not like everyone else is such a hero). But - holy moses - do they nickel and dime you to absolutely every nickel - I was really expecting to have to pay to use the bathroom. And when the captain comes on with a 5 minute sales pitch about getting "points", that was like something on Bizarro world. Other than that, everyone else was professional and worked hard to get us from point A to point B. I'm not loving all the "self-service" stuff but there it is - just when the machines don't work you don't have anyone to talk to.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Seats uncomfortable, hard to check luggage, etc. It was like the last flight out of Hanoi

Need screens for tv/movies. Seats are more cramped than any other airlines. Seats are hard. They don’t recline. And in flight time should not be used for sales pitches.

Good experience except for the drunk woman who was with a child. Sad

The ease of booking the flight was very good. Speaking with customer service was also good. However, the crew people are unfriendly and unwelcoming which I found this as unprofessional. As far as comfort it was mediocre. This was my first time flying Spirit and I chose them because of the flight times met my needs and my budget. However, I would be reluctant to fly on Spirit again. In addition, if the crew were more friendly and at least appeared somewhat happy and welcoming personally it would probably make the experience of flying with Spirit better.

Tell them to chose a better, less bumpy route :( my seat had no window all the way at the end 😔

Seats too hard, too much lumbar. Space between rows was extremely tight, so tight hard to place item under seat in front of me. No tv screens. Zero plugs for charging phones. Too many sales pitches

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