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$127 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Tampa

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to Tampa departing on 11/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from San José to Tampa (SJO-TPA)

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

Thu, Nov 13 - Tue, Nov 18
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 10:51 pmSJO-TPA
8h 21m1 stop
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8:08 pm - 11:39 amTPA-SJO
16h 31m2 stops
$232Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Nov 23 - Mon, Dec 1
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1:20 pm - 11:51 pmSJO-TPA
9h 31m1 stop
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7:00 am - 12:15 pmTPA-SJO
6h 15m1 stop
$235Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 5:08 pmSJO-TPA
26h 37m1 stop
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8:07 pm - 12:25 pmTPA-SJO
17h 18m1 stop
$236Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 15
JetBlue Logo
2:05 pm - 9:06 pmSJO-TPA
6h 01m1 stop
JetBlue Logo
8:00 am - 1:00 pmTPA-SJO
6h 00m1 stop
$238JetBlue
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Mon, Feb 9 - Wed, Feb 18
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:16 am - 8:14 amSJO-TPA
5h 58m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:46 am - 12:14 pmTPA-SJO
6h 28m1 stop
$241Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 17
Copa Airlines Logo
8:11 am - 9:41 pmSJO-TPA
12h 30m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:51 am - 6:56 pmTPA-SJO
15h 05m1 stop
$245Copa Airlines
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Tue, Feb 10 - Wed, Feb 18
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 3:11 pmSJO-TPA
7h 41m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 1:15 pmTPA-SJO
7h 40m1 stop
$248United Airlines
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Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:16 pmSJO-TPA
6h 16m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:26 pm - 7:44 pmTPA-SJO
5h 18m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Fri, Feb 13 - Thu, Feb 19
Copa Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 9:41 pmSJO-TPA
10h 33m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:51 am - 4:46 pmTPA-SJO
12h 55m2 stops
$250Copa Airlines
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Wed, Dec 17 - Tue, Jan 20
American Airlines Logo
12:34 am - 10:30 amSJO-TPA
8h 56m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 1:54 pmTPA-SJO
6h 09m1 stop
$257American Airlines
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $232 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
Airline reviews
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When to book
2 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 14% compared to booking last minute.
Insights
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 11% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$232
Typical prices: $279-$434
Spirit Airlines
Thu 11/13Tue 11/18
SJO - TPA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$127
Typical prices: $179-$238
Spirit Airlines
Tue 11/11
SJO - TPA • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Tampa flights

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

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 Tampa departing in November.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San José to Tampa?

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

For San José to Tampa, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Tampa back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Thursday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Tampa, 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 Tampa is February, where tickets cost $294 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $403 and $367 respectively.

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

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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$127
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San José to Tampa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Tampa 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 Tampa

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Tampa was $127 for a one-way ticket and $232 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Tampa from San José?

    Miami is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San José to Tampa.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Tampa are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $314 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $327 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Tampa.

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

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

    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 Tampa with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and TPA 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 Tampa?

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San José to Tampa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Tampa. 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.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7993 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

Seats comfortable, service and food very mediocre, staff not very attentive, worse than many other our flights with Delta.

Overall good experience; however, there was one flight attendant who was rather rough compared to everyone else. Everything else was good: entertainment, food. Delta keeps on delivering! Thank you!

The flight was an hour and a half late departing which was inconvenient

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

The flight attendant in first class was beyond rude and didn't care at all about her job. AND the gate agent was even worse than the flight attendant for rudeness. She was awful.

Movie selection was meh. Food was great. Crew as always great. I paid for premium because that’s the only way not to feel like a sardine. That’s how economy should be imo. Sadly passengers have to pay an extra $1000 to get what they should at base price but that’s all airlines. The airline industry in general treats passengers as cargo.

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.

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

They were super friendly bumped me up to exit row free of charge, All flight legs were on time

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

The flighr attandants were very rude they ignored me didnt offer me anything to drink throughoit the 4 hour flight i feel i was targeted and ignored because i was a darkskin latino man.

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.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Flight left on time. Boarding was easy. Arrived to EWR 30 mins early. Luggage was deplaned in good time. Overall a very good experience.

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

Excellent flight. Smooth, efficient boarding. Quick flight. Arrived early at STL.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

Delays to take off and to leave the plane after landing added a lot of time to this flight.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

We didn't take off until an hour after we boarded.

Wish they had the seat-back video screens for watching movies or playing games.

Very good but wish they had the seat-back video screens for movies & games

The delayed flight was awful and moving the departure gate twice was annoying

Flight was delayed not sure why no explanation given and no apologies either. Otherwise the flight was fine

Flight from Miami to Lima was very good, like the free WiFi to get movies and TV.

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Flight delays numerous times. Everytime we would get close to boarding it would be delayed again. Strung along the entire time.

Excessive fees for flight delays. What a Scam. I was not able to attend the wedding I needed to go.

It was terrible, we had to board and unboard the flight with a hour delay that caused me to miss an appointment and a surprise for my wife

They didn't let me board with a proper boarding pass. I threw away my bags so that I can board and was defined boarding. Had to take the next flight after paying more.

Great! I intend to use Spirit for future flights. No complaints .

They cancelled the flight 3 hours prior departure. Had to spend $400 for a ne way flight with Delta Airlines! Spirit Airlines are not serios!

Plastic seat really hurt my back. Cannot even recline on the flight. Very hard to sleep on the plane due to terrible seats . Food and drinks were expensive and not very good. There were like 2 open exit rows behind me. My isle was full so I asked flight attendants if I could sit there. They told me it was a safety issue??? I think it more unsafe to have no one sitting there. In case of emergency, you’d want someone there to help.

Over SOLD flight. It does not matter that you were able to check in 24 Hours before and confirm your flight. At the airport, the company SPIRIT rep wanted to remove people who pay for lower fares.

The entire staff from check in agents to flight attendants were pleasant and professional. Would suggest a complimentary water.

Very easy boarding! Crew was fantastic and offered us refreshments quickly and efficiently. Quick, nice flight!

My baggage broke and they did not offer me anything. No conversation

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