SJO - TLV

$559 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Tel Aviv

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 Tel Aviv departing on 4/2. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$978
Typical prices: $989-$1,450
United Airlines
Tue 4/28Mon 5/11
SJO - TLV • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$559
Typical prices: $588-$926
United Airlines
Thu 4/2
SJO - TLV • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $978 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.5 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San José and Tel Aviv. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,101 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 16h 35m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 21% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from San José to Tel Aviv (SJO-TLV)

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

Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, May 11
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 5:40 pm
SJO
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TLV
25h 25m
2 stops
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12:20 am - 7:37 pm
TLV
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SJO
28h 17m
2 stops
$978United Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 12
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12:44 pm - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
18h 36m
1 stop
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11:00 am - 12:21 pm
TLV
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SJO
34h 21m
2 stops
$982United Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Sat, Jun 13
United Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 5:40 pm
SJO
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TLV
19h 40m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 5:30 am
TLV
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SJO
27h 30m
2 stops
$983United Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Mon, May 11
United Airlines Logo
12:44 pm - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
18h 36m
1 stop
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11:00 am - 12:21 pm
TLV
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SJO
34h 21m
2 stops
$992United Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Mon, May 11
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7:55 am - 5:40 pm
SJO
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TLV
24h 45m
2 stops
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11:00 am - 12:21 pm
TLV
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SJO
34h 21m
2 stops
$997United Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Mon, Jun 15
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7:55 am - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
23h 25m
2 stops
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7:00 am - 10:11 am
TLV
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SJO
36h 11m
2 stops
$1,029United Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 16
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12:44 pm - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
18h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 12:21 pm
TLV
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SJO
37h 26m
2 stops
$1,034United Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 16
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
23h 25m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 12:21 pm
TLV
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SJO
37h 26m
2 stops
$1,038United Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Mon, May 25
United Airlines Logo
12:44 pm - 4:20 pm
SJO
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TLV
18h 36m
1 stop
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4:45 am - 10:11 am
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SJO
38h 26m
2 stops
$1,039United Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 16
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12:44 pm - 4:20 pm
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TLV
18h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 12:21 pm
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SJO
37h 26m
2 stops
$1,047United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Tel Aviv flights

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

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 Tel Aviv departing in April.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Tel Aviv?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Tel Aviv, 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 Tel Aviv is November, where tickets cost $1,027 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,630 and $1,440 respectively.

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

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 Tel Aviv, 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 Tel Aviv, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$559
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San José to Tel Aviv

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Tel Aviv?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Tel Aviv was $559 for a one-way ticket and $978 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    On your way to Tel Aviv, you’ll fly out from San José Juan Santamaria Intl. You’ll be landing at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Intl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Tel Aviv?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Tel Aviv, SWISS or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Tel Aviv are SWISS and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $975 and an overall rating of 7.5, SWISS is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,160 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Tel Aviv.

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

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

    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 Tel Aviv with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and TLV 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 Tel Aviv?

    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 Tel Aviv 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 4 airlines serving from San José to Tel Aviv

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Tel Aviv. 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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7.5
SWISSOverall score based on 1901 reviews
7.7Boarding
8.3Crew
6.8Entertainment
7.1Food
7.4Comfort
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The noise in the plane made the highest level of sound in the entertainment system ineffeective. The leg room was better than most flights bu the seats are not made for comfort. Food was ok but nothing to look forward too.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
SID - ZRH
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The noise in the plane made the highest level of sound in the entertainment system ineffeective. The leg room was better than most flights bu the seats are not made for comfort. Food was ok but nothing to look forward too.

We’ve never been more uncomfortable on a flight than we have on this particular one. The seats in front of us reclined so far back that when the person reclined their seat of broccoli, it almost hit me in the face and left me with literally no room to move that said I had to recline my seed in which made the person behind me upset. It seemed like the seats also would recline without even pressing the button in the armrest and would unrecline as well for that same reason, and it also seemed that some seats reclined more than others. The bottom cushions of the seat were so thin that even after one hour of an 11 hour flight, our tailbones were so sore. It seemed like an overall old airplane. It also didn’t have individual air vents and it was extremely hot the entire flight. Several passengers were commenting on how hot it was. The breakfast was some kind of flavorless triangle, puffy egg, laying in a watery bed of steamed peppers and onions and spinach. It was not appetizing at all. The flight crew was extremely nice so that was a nice thing this flight attendant. They let us try different types of Swiss sodas, which was really nice and the dinner was actually delicious but still overall given the other considerations. It was pretty much a miserable flight without basic seat comfort.

Best international flight I have had in a while! Far superior accommodation, services, food and general experience compared to U.S. airline companies.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Very nice crew and great food. Easy to board just wish the flight could be shorter or seats more comfortable or more room to walk around when you get cramps in your legs from sitting so long. Crew was great and attentive and really was good food.

Everything was fairly easy just hard when you get to Heathrow not know your Gate number until an hour before but otherwise really everything great. Did not get my texts in time though to do me any good but that is why I still like everything the old fashioned way and print everything out.

They lived up to the Swiss reputation of excellent operation in all aspects. Zurich is a great place to make connections to other parts of Europe.

We flew an Air Bus 330 airliner from Zurich to Boston. Our seats were terrible. I am 6'5" with long legs. I tend to refuse paying extra for extra seat room, usually it's tolerable. We were side by side in row 40, with my wife in the window and me in the aisle. The internal arm rest only rose to 45 degrees, I thought it was broken. I ended up standing by our seats in the aisle for an hour. A stewardess finally approached me and asked if I was feeling sick. I told her that it was the worst seat comfort I had ever encountered. She left and shortly came back telling me that there were center row seats two up from us where only one passenger was sitting out of the 4 seats. I took her advice and sat there most of the flight. I put m legs sideways in the adjoining empty seat. But the arm rests there as well only rose to 45 degrees, so it's a feature, not a defect. The arm rest position really limits our position. It's a horrible seating design, what are the air craft designers thinking?

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Given I (and I’m assuming most people) have both carry in and a personal item included in their fare, I find it very unfair that on neither of my flights I was able to use the overhead for my small backpack because they were completely rammed with luggage, people personal items, jackets, hats and other items. So the only item I brought in had to be stuffed under my seat while they had their leg room and sat comfortable with all of their items in the overhead. This has to stop because I was uncomfortable on both flights when I only had one smaller item that could not be checked due to its contents (medication etc). Plenty of people could have checked theirs but chose not to and then took up the space allotment for 2 people.

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

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

In Liberia airport 5 min before our departure the airport was closed for takeoff for 30 min. Upon arrival to IAH we didn’t have any available gate and waited taxing another 40 min. As a result we arrived for 1+ h later. The walkway to the passport control in IAH is about 1-2 ml long. After the passport control you have to pass the security check again. Only 3 out of 16 checkpoints were open and the line was enormously long. As a result, even though we supposed to have 2.5 hrs gap in between the flights we missed our transfer. United rebooked us for the next available flight early morning and provided free hotel and meal vouchers through.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

Italian airport boarding is always funny. But to not be able to load my luggage with over 1 hour layover is ridiculous

The staff was nice, however boarding taking 2 hours. That’s insane. Overall very bad experience, a lot of turbulence and when landed in Chicago was horrible. I don’t think I’ll flight with UA again.

Mechanical issue caused me to be stuck in Vancouver for 2 days

My seat was covered in vomit and I will be reaching out to Air Canada

The crew members were great. The flight was awesome. But I had trouble getting to any of the movies. I tried over and over. The free wifi though is a bonus which I appreciated. Re comfort I am not telling you anything you don’t know. There is nothing comfortable about air travel any longer. As someone with a back issue I am usually squirming about two hours into any flight. But safety matters most of all to me and I do feel safe with air Canada.

I liked the behaviour of the crew members.The flight was good.

The checking of my carry-on was not the greatest idea. It was selected for a security check in Toronto and didn't make it to my connecting flight. Fortunately Air Canada delivers late luggage to Whistler so I got it at 2 A M.

I booked through Air Canada and Not happy with Air Canada at all.

Air Canada never runs on time. You’re lucky if your flight is not cancelled or diverted. Worst airline in the world for gas lighting its customers.

Terrible experience, flight was delayed both ways. Limited compensation for the 5+ hour delay. Will not be flying Air Canada Rouge, and don’t recommend you do either.

Both meals (chicken option for dinner and omelette for breakfast) were lacking in good texture and taste.

The experience with air Canada, was not really good, first they try to charge for the seat again in the counter after being paid in advance, second we have to wait for a hora inside the plane before departure for mechanics problems

Bad weather Excelent pilot Spoke British 😆on time seats small ad expected in a discount airline

the seats were bad and uncomfortable and the food was not tasty.

The crew was amazing. I appreciate the level of professionalism in the Iberia crew.

I've taken British Airways before and it has been great. On this trip to Spain and Portugal we had two BA flights. On both flights we were taken by bus from the terminal out to the plane on the tarmac. There were many older folks on these flights, and to ask people in their 70s to lug their carry-on and personal items up the long mobile staircase to the plane entrance, is very disturbing. I won't be taking British Airways in the future. Many people on these flights were very unhappy.

why can't planes be boarded from back to front?? everything was great otherwise

The seats are so small that you can barely move at all. Don't try to eat with utensils in your seat either - you will elbow your neighbor in the face. Miserably small and I swear they are shrinking every time I fly. Food was meh (per usual), but at least there is free alcohol on an overseas flight. Doesn't make up for sitting in a torture chamber while hurtling through the air with hundreds of fussy people, but it's something. Entertainment options (movies, shows) are okay, nothing special, but at least there are screens, because most of the seats in these large planes do not have adjustable lighting - or air control - that you can get to, it's too high to reach - which makes reading impossible. Zero stars, AA.

We flew into Barcelona and the plane was so cramped and very uncomfortable and dirty. But we flew out of Madrid and that plane was much better. Would fly Iberia again.

Good plane, excellent food, crew and entertainment. Seats in business could use an upgrade

The crew were friendly and helpful. Iberia lost our luggage on arrival, Friday and we didn't get it until Sunday at 10:00 p.m. local Malaga time. I also paid $382.80 for seat assignments but two out out of the four were not together. Iberia mentioned that it was because the plane was delayed in Madrid before our flight began in LAX. They should compensate us half of my payment.

We liked the flight but while we purchased an aisle seat, our seats had a different configuration on this flight. A fellow passenger suggested that the airplane had been changed. Too bad we were not informed and had no chance to modify our seat preferences. We were stuck in the window and middle seats with no chance to walk around and go to the bathroom without disturbing our sleeping fellow passenger.

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