$167 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Washington

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Cheap Flights from San José to Washington

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Seattle
Seattle3 stops$378
Spokane
Spokane1 stop$282
Seattle
Seattle3 stops$378
Spokane
Spokane1 stop$282

Book Cheap San José to Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington

Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
United Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 11:47 am
SJO
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GEG
28h 07m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:37 pm - 9:32 pm
GEG
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SJO
25h 55m2 stops
$282United Airlines
Tue, Feb 3 - Wed, Feb 18
United Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 2:53 pm
SJO
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PDX
31h 13m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:40 pm - 8:32 am
PDX
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SJO
16h 52m1 stop
$287United Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:18 pm
SJO
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PDX
31h 48m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 8:32 am
PDX
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SJO
22h 47m1 stop
$290United Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 9
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:27 am - 5:03 pm
SJO
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GEG
17h 36m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 12:08 am
GEG
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SJO
14h 58m2 stops
$296Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Thu, Feb 5
American Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 11:46 pm
SJO
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PDX
17h 46m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:30 pm
PDX
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SJO
14h 30m1 stop
$299American Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Tue, Feb 24
Delta Logo
2:25 pm - 12:02 pm
SJO
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PDX
23h 37m2 stops
Delta Logo
1:32 pm - 1:00 pm
PDX
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SJO
21h 28m2 stops
$301Delta
Mon, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 8:44 pm
SJO
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PDX
14h 59m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:30 pm
PDX
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SJO
30h 30m1 stop
$302Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Tue, Mar 10
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:27 am - 5:43 pm
SJO
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GEG
18h 16m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 12:08 am
GEG
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SJO
14h 58m2 stops
$304Alaska Airlines
Mon, Feb 16 - Mon, Feb 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 8:44 pm
SJO
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PDX
14h 59m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 11:15 pm
PDX
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SJO
30h 45m2 stops
$305Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Jan 27
American Airlines Logo
7:09 am - 8:27 pm
SJO
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PDX
15h 18m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:30 pm
PDX
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SJO
14h 30m2 stops
$306American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Washington flights

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

What is the cheapest San José to Washington flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Washington from San José found in the last 72 hours was to Seattle, at $627 round-trip. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to Seattle (SEA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $627.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Washington, 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 Washington is October, when tickets cost $476 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $642 and $603 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 Washington, 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 Washington, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$167
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Washington flights

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

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

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

    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 Washington 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 Washington?

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from San José to Washington

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Washington. 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 Washington? 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.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11566 reviews
8.5Crew
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight delayed three times no explanation, left 5 hours after initial time, disrupted my job

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
RDD - SEA
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Flight delayed three times no explanation, left 5 hours after initial time, disrupted my job

The kiosk was fast. I got in and got my baggage tag right away. There was a long lines at baggaged check in But it moved fast and checked my baggage with no problem. The flight was good. The flight attendants were very helpful, friendly and always smiling.

Didn’t realize we couldn’t actually get the full food menu while on-board. I saw that pre-ordering was available but didn’t realize the impact. Also didn’t know there weren’t entertainment devices on board had to bring your own device which I would’ve preferred to have clarity about ahead of time.

Flight was on time. Crew was helping & seat were comfortable.

Great airline attendants. However I could not get the entertainment to work on the app

Great …check-in was a little messy but went by quick.

Alaska Airlines has horrible customer service. After sitting in a packed airplane for over an hour, they decided to cancel our flight and had us deplane. Instead of helping us nearby, we had to ride two trains (in Seattle Airport), from the S-Gates to the C-Gates; only to stand in a line for 3 and a half hours. Throughout the 3 hours, there was often 1 agent at the customer service counter to help the passengers trying to get information and accommodation on a flight that they cancelled. Do better!

There was no food or entertainment. I was in the middle seat which was uncomfortable. The flight and crew were fine.

Service was excellent and the fact that I didn’t have to request to sit next to my kids when there were no seats next to each other was amazing. Love how Alaska anticipated the seat arrangements. One feature that would take the flight from good to amazing would be to have a screen available with headphones with games and movies, but the kids loved the little boxes and were entertaining with the game—it also helped them get away from too much screen time.

The staff was friendly and the flight ran on time. Boarding was a zoo. This process could be greatly improved. They have done away with the entertainment they used to offer in favor a wifi signal for our phones and that wasn't working in half the flights. The beverage selection is poor and the quantity was minimal. I'm sure when the airlines can come up with something cheaper to serve than pretzels they they will switch to it. If their budget is that tight what else are they skimping on? (Maintenance, fuel, safety) Over all I'm underwhelmed!

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

cabin crew was OK, food was OK, the trip from the US to Munich was actually pretty bad comfort wise. Noisy aircraft, lights never dimmed even in Business class (night flight) barely sufficient amenities for the price. I have millions of miles with United but TBH American is gaining ground and Delta has always been marginally better then United although on paper United has more longes and cheaper upgrades.

An international flight on an apron is pretty unusual in my 40 years of traveling. Departure delay. Luggage despite over an hour connection did not make it to the flight. Actually still in Germany. My luggage was not moved until I reached my final destination despite knowing it to be left in Germany upon my arrival in Chicago. The service left me a little off, both going and returning from Europe. Light on in the cabin even during a night flight and lots of traffic no matter what. Maybe passengers want more service? As a frequent traveler i just want to be able to sleep, the food will be better at the destination anyway. So since the cabin crew woke me up I asked for a cocktail, I did not get the best response although sitting in row 20 premium economy. I usually fly premium economy or business and my 2 flight to Europe in 2025 with United both had luggage delays and other minor issues. American flights to Australia, Canada and Europe went smoothly and Premium plus feels very much like business light. Is United Club becoming a waste and Silver/Gold levels another waste??

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

Essy to get on. The hostess gave very little pop, the plane was late getting in, and we are still waiting for our bags. This sucks. :/

It was good, although we could not get our preferred seats, we did enjoy the whole experience from Costa Rica. I still don't understand why our luggage is not the first to come out at the band.

Great flight. On time boarding. Smooth flight and on time arrival at EWR. The flight crew was marvelous and there was a great selection of movies on the entertainment system. Our bags were at the carousel before we got there. Another excellent flight from United.

everything was pretty good. Houston airport is awful. Unnecessarily inefficient; people working there are rude. Badly run

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

Better service. No food options, but we did get drinks and a cookie.

Boarding was organized and timely. Food was mediocre, especially for first class travel.

We were 4+ hours delayed. AA is absolutely obnoxious. They just kept pushing back the time to the point where we did not get into Vegas until after midnight when we were supposed to arrive like 845pm.

My last flight on 25 Dec, it’s Christmas Day, everyone happy and very good mood. I really enjoy traveling with Americans Airlines from Miami to Minneapolis my home town after long flight from lhe to Doha then Miami. Thank you again to make my travels comfortable and relaxed. Best regards

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

WiFi didn’t work the entire flight. Very disappointing. Minimal food and options - sadly the state of current affairs. All other aspects of the flight were fine.

Great flight - friendly and attentive team! Seats in coach were comfy, but a little cramped - but that is the case with all airlines ;)

The boarding by groups is pointless. The first two groups worked fine, but almost Noone boarded in goups three thru five leaving the vast majority boarding when group six was called. It defeated the purpose of spreading out the crowd.

For whatever reason, the flight was not catered -we were told it would be a 45 minute delay waiting for catering - so no food. There were opened candy and peanuts in the seatback pocket. Flight landed early in DFW but due to the assigned gate not being available, we sat on the ground for 30 minutes waiting for the gate to open - making the flight actually arrive at the gate late.

The pilot greased the landing and the crew was fantastic.

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