$127 Find Cheap Flights from San José to the United States

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Cheap Flights from San José to the United States

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York1 stop$296
Orlando
Orlandononstop$200
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$408
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$349
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$357
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$496
Miami
Miami1 stop$266
Boston
Boston1 stop$313
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$280
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdalenonstop$193
Denver
Denver1 stop$349
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$415
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$298
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$311
Tampa
Tampanonstop$281
Houston
Houston1 stop$285
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$380
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$729
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$298
New York
New York1 stop$296
Orlando
Orlandononstop$200
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$408
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$349
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$357
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$496
Miami
Miami1 stop$266
Boston
Boston1 stop$313
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$280
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdalenonstop$193
Denver
Denver1 stop$349
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$415
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$298
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$311
Tampa
Tampanonstop$281
Houston
Houston1 stop$285
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$380
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$729
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$298

Book Cheap San José to the United States 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 the United States 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San José to the United States

Sun, May 10 - Fri, May 15
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 6:10 pm
SJO
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FLL
3h 10mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 11:45 am
FLL
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SJO
2h 50mnonstop
$193Spirit Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 14
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 6:10 pm
SJO
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FLL
3h 10mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 11:45 am
FLL
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SJO
2h 50mnonstop
$196Spirit Airlines
Fri, May 8 - Sun, May 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 6:10 pm
SJO
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FLL
3h 10mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 11:45 am
FLL
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SJO
2h 50mnonstop
$197Spirit Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Fri, May 15
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
7:00 am - 12:22 pm
SJO
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MCO
3h 22mnonstop
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
1:55 pm - 3:18 pm
MCO
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SJO
3h 23mnonstop
$215Volaris Costa Rica
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:09 pm
SJO
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MIA
12h 14m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:53 pm - 10:39 pm
MIA
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SJO
7h 46m
1 stop
$271United Airlines
Thu, May 21 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 8:33 pm
SJO
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MIA
10h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:29 pm - 10:39 pm
MIA
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SJO
12h 10m
1 stop
$280United Airlines
Thu, Jul 16 - Tue, Jul 21
Avianca Logo
7:45 am - 12:40 pm
SJO
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MIA
2h 55mnonstop
Avianca Logo
6:25 am - 11:30 am
MIA
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SJO
7h 05m
2 stops
$283Avianca
Tue, Jul 21 - Thu, Jul 30
Avianca Logo
5:05 am - 2:00 pm
SJO
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MIA
6h 55m
2 stops
Avianca Logo
2:15 pm - 3:05 pm
MIA
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SJO
2h 50mnonstop
$284Avianca
Wed, Jul 1 - Sat, Jul 25
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 6:19 pm
SJO
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HOU
17h 20m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:49 pm - 2:37 pm
HOU
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SJO
20h 48m
1 stop
$562American Airlines
Fri, Jul 10 - Sun, Jul 26
American Airlines Logo
11:41 pm - 12:16 pm
SJO
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HOU
11h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 2:17 pm
HOU
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SJO
9h 12m
1 stop
$567American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to the United States flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to the United States to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest San José to the United States flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from San José found in the last 72 hours was to Miami, at $262 round-trip. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to Miami (MIA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $262.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

The average price for all round-trip flights from San José to the United States depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $323 on average. Morning departures are around 56% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $502.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San José to the United States?

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 $385, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to the United States, 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 the United States is February, when tickets cost $244 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $374 and $373 respectively.

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

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

When flying from San José to United States, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San José, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to the United States?

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 the United States, 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 the United States, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$127
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Atlanta

FAQs - booking United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to the United States?

    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 the United States.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San José to the United States 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 the United States?

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    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 the United States 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 the United States

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from San José to the following destinations at these prices or less: Houston $251 one-way - $408 round-trip; Orlando $185 one-way - $270 round-trip; Miami $190 one-way - $316 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San José to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San José to the United States? 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.
7.9
Volaris Costa RicaOverall score based on 81 reviews
7.9Boarding
7.6Comfort
8.3Crew
5.2Entertainment
5.9Food
Airline reviews

Smooth flight. Easy boarding. Come early. Check in line is long

8.0 ExcellentJanice, Feb 2026
MCO - SJO
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Smooth flight. Easy boarding. Come early. Check in line is long

Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

If they listen to you especially when there’s a problem with a passport now I lost my tickets and also my seat money

The worst airline I have ever experienced. Terrible customer service. Absolutely disgraceful

Checking bags at the airport, very confusing they make lines for different flights but they don’t have any signs, so if you are on the wrong line be aware they will send you to the end of the correct line. No priority for check in even if you pay and no priority to disabled persons and elderly persons.

Despite all the negative reviews, I took Volaris with a family of 4 (including a toddler and infant in arms). The only compliant was they charged me $70 to gate check our wagon (which we use as a stroller) and then it was not available for pickup at the gate (which is the entire point), so we had to get through customs and the airport with our luggage and no way to push our kids :(

Après avoir manqué l’avion aucune aide de la part des agents à l’aéroport pour trouver un autre vol

Más comida no cobrar tanto por los asientos y comida food

Worst airline ever!! Delays in all my flights!!! Do not flight with Volaris!

The departures screens in the airport showed the flight as canceled for some weird reason, but when I got to the gate just to double check, it showed it as on time, and not canceled. This was confusing, but ultimately I was able to get to where I needed to go.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Was great in general, try to respect time and excuses when slight changes have been made, appreciated!

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

Flight crew was super friendly and helpful. Food was frequent and honestly pretty good. Plenty of on-board entertainment. Economy seats are super cramped for such a long flight, but the crew allowed people to get up and stretch, and kids could wander with their parents, so we all made it work. Overall a very good experience.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

Purchased through 3rd party vendor which made everything difficult. Unable to check in online. Unable to get flight updates easily, tsa precheck information didn’t carry through, longer time to check in in person. Entertainment looked good but had to purchase conventional headphones to view.

Boarding was fast, easy, and we landed early. The entertainment system was very buggy and kept resetting throughout the flight.

Not having an assigned seat until boarding and then having to check my bag.

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

Flight emergency landed in Chicago due to “Odor” in back of plane . Had to buy ANOTHER TICKET to get to Boston cash out of my own pocket . Then they would notchange my return flight time without a 400. Charge!!!! Insulting.

I purchased ticket so our daughter ( a minor) can sit next to her mother. No help at gate after kayak insisted that this could be done. She ended sitting by herself

Flight was as expected. But it was delayed an hour. Also, my luggage got damaged. So that sucked especially since the damage made navigating the airport difficult. Walking to get ground transportation is sooo far away now and my checked bag was difficult to carry.

we were an hour delayed after boarding and given no reason. Headsets cost money. Also there were openrows with no one setting in them but we were told we were not allowed to swtich.

Flight was smooth, amenities (entertainment options and power outlets) were good, sears decent)

Flight team was very courteous only complaint wS the boarding process and mandatory bag check

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

I would like a refund for the extra cost the seat I paid for. An oversized person sat next to me and I couldn’t fit on my seat and had to move to another seat.

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

The flight was delayed about an hour for a maintenance specialist to approve the maintenance repair

This flight was delayed but it worked in my favor because my Atlanta to Dallas flight was delayed.

This was a hard flight. 3 delays out of OKC (1 on the Tarmac). Delay in Atlanta coming to Dallas. total travel time was the equivalent of driving from OKC to Atlanta.

Like: flights are on time, good boarding process Can improve: planes are old, improve entertainment and make space more comfortable

Had to wait for a gate for a long time, then waited on the run way for a long time before leaving. The actual flights part was good.

Poor... food was horrible, boarding very slow, service on board mediocre

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

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.

We found the chairs to be really uncomfortable. It’s also really unacceptable that no form of food or drink is included in a 6+ hour flight

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

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

I like the crew they're very friendly. I don't like. on five hour flight they not offered snacks. Any drink. Not even coffee

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

Did not fly with Pakistan International Airlines. Have never flown with Pakistan International Airlines.

Usb plugs for charging your phone does not work in every flight. uncomfortable chairs even in higher categories.

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.

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