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Cheapest round-trip
$296
Typical prices: $393-$596
Southwest
Sat 11/7Sat 11/14
SJC - MCI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$151
Typical prices: $253-$352
American Airlines
Wed 7/29
SJC - MCI • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $264 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San Jose and Kansas City. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $304 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 5h 32m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 51% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 27% price drop
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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Kansas City (SJC-MCI)

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

Sat, Nov 7 - Sat, Nov 14
Southwest Logo
8:20 am - 3:30 pm
SJC
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MCI
5h 10m
1 stop
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10:45 am - 3:35 pm
MCI
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SJC
6h 50m
1 stop
$296Southwest
Fri, Sep 25 - Tue, Sep 29
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2:40 pm - 12:38 pm
SJC
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MCI
19h 58m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:17 pm
MCI
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SJC
8h 17m
1 stop
$301Alaska Airlines
Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Aug 19
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 12:10 am
SJC
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MCI
5h 10m
1 stop
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1:00 pm - 4:25 pm
MCI
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SJC
5h 25m
1 stop
$304Southwest
Sat, Aug 1 - Tue, Aug 4
Southwest Logo
5:00 pm - 12:20 am
SJC
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MCI
5h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 12:50 pm
MCI
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SJC
7h 45m
2 stops
$306Southwest
Thu, Aug 13 - Mon, Aug 17
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 11:41 pm
SJC
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MCI
6h 42m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:01 pm - 11:44 pm
MCI
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SJC
7h 43m
1 stop
$307Delta
Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Aug 19
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:30 pm
SJC
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MCI
5h 30m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 12:04 pm
MCI
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SJC
8h 34m
2 stops
$309American Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 12:23 am
SJC
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MCI
9h 42m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 11:57 am
MCI
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SJC
8h 27m
2 stops
$311American Airlines
Sat, Jul 18 - Sun, Jul 26
Frontier Logo
2:12 pm - 3:47 pm
SJC
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MCI
23h 35m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:32 pm - 1:17 pm
MCI
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SJC
22h 45m
1 stop
$313Frontier
Mon, Aug 24 - Wed, Aug 26
Southwest Logo
2:40 pm - 11:45 pm
SJC
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MCI
7h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 12:50 pm
MCI
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SJC
7h 45m
2 stops
$323Southwest
Sat, Aug 29 - Mon, Aug 31
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11:40 am - 10:00 pm
SJC
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MCI
8h 20m
2 stops
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4:00 pm - 9:10 pm
MCI
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SJC
7h 10m
2 stops
$329Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Kansas City flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San Jose, California to Kansas City?

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 Jose, California to Kansas City departing in November.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Kansas City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to Kansas City, 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 Jose to Kansas City is January, where tickets cost $342 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $635 and $626 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose to Kansas City?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to Kansas City, 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 Jose to Kansas City, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$151
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Jose to Kansas City

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Jose to Kansas City?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Kansas City was $151 for a one-way ticket and $264 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Jose and Kansas City?

    A passport is not required to fly from San Jose to Kansas City.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Kansas City?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Kansas City?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Kansas City, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Kansas City are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $477 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $388 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose to Kansas City?

    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 Jose to Kansas City.

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

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

    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 Kansas City with an airline and back to San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose and MCI 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 Jose to Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City from San Jose 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 Jose to Kansas City

 
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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Great job! My family doesnt fly often but we felt safe 100%

10.0 ExcellentK, Jun 2026
AUS - MCI
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Great job! My family doesnt fly often but we felt safe 100%

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

Flight was delayed due to plane not passing inspection And one of the crew had to time out and we had to wait for another one A 3 hour delay

It was one and half hour late... Not sure if any other experience matters.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

It was 2 hours 45 minutes late, for no apparently clear reason.

Excellent. The lady boarding the flight was awesome. Very efficient, and she got everyone on line.

Planes never have enough leg room for someone my height so my knees were cramped and therefore started aching. Also, the Wi-Fi was down so I couldn't watch anything on my phone like I anticipated.

I was in first class and literally the men behind me were so aggressively loud I moved myself to economy. This has become so common on Delta - people using audio without headphones, and men on 12am / late night flights drinking and yelling to talk to each other which prevents anyone around them from resting. Pretty crazy to have to move from first to economy (poorer service, less comfort...). Wild wild. Looking into other airlines.

We departed early and made up time in the air allowing us to arrive 30 minutes early. Capt was incredibly genuine and thanked every passenger for flying with Delta. Completely humble and professional!

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew calls out the zones and then flip to showing the.zones boarding on the gate monitor display. So, unless you are huddled around the gate lanes watching the monitor, you could miss your boarding zone. Suggest the zones be announced each time a new zone is allowed to board.

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

On 2 different flights the wifi was horrible and there was no drink or snack service.

There was no FREE wi-fi nor entertainment screens at all.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Crew was amazing, takeoff wonderful. The bathroom was disgusting from before takeoff the odor made the flight uncomfortable as you could smell the bathroom from the center of the plane where we were sitting. Smelled like raw sewage. My daughter was throwing up as we landed due to the smell and horrible turbulence as we approached Newark.

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

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. :/

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.

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

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

Short flight - no food understandable. Flight was delayed for over an hour. Overall, it was good.

We boarded and buckled and then deplaned due to no pilot. Had to wait over 3 hours for a new pilot. Not weather related, just poor management.

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

A good, solid, no frills experience. Departed and arrived on time, staff were pleasant and attentive. Loved the Bluetooth connectivity on the SJC to IAH leg. Being able to watch movies and listen to them with my noise cancelling headphones was lovely. Missed that on the IAH to LHR leg (so I put the wired buds on and my over ear Quiet Comforts over those).

Flight was 3 hours delayed. They gave our plan to two other routes. Need to knock that off.

We called Kayak for a change due to the TSA situation in Atlanta. What we got was a canceled return flight (in error) and we had to find the mistake. Not happy with Kayak who blamed it on AA.

Rough flight No beverage service due to turbulence Bottom Seat cushion was non existent

They are rarely on time! Very hard to plan your travels when flights or connections keep getting delayed.

Small plane, poor meal choices for first class, bad terminal and boarding experience at LAX

Boarding delayed 20 minutes for no reason, no wifi, in flight entertainment, or snacks / waters?

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

I had a TERRIBLE experience with the AA crew. I believe it was disability-related. It’s unlikely I will fly AA again.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

Pros: "The flight crew were very nice. I needed help boarding and departing, and they were there every step of the way."
Cons: "Not very much room, no alcoholic drinks available, couldn’t connect to WiFi for inflight movie."

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