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$199 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose to Panama City

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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Panama City (SJC-PTY)

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

Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 20
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1:28 pm - 1:13 pmSJC-PTY
21h 45m2 stops
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2:05 pm - 12:37 pmPTY-SJC
24h 32m2 stops
$426Delta
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 20
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11:00 pm - 1:13 pmSJC-PTY
12h 13m1 stop
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2:05 pm - 10:50 pmPTY-SJC
10h 45m1 stop
$433Delta
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
Delta Logo
5:55 am - 12:50 pmSJC-PTY
28h 55m2 stops
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2:05 pm - 10:50 pmPTY-SJC
10h 45m1 stop
$438Delta
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Fri, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 18
United Airlines Logo
2:31 pm - 4:12 pmSJC-PTY
23h 41m2 stops
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3:30 pm - 12:03 pmPTY-SJC
22h 33m1 stop
$439United Airlines
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Sun, Jul 20 - Mon, Jul 28
United Airlines Logo
6:24 pm - 4:12 pmSJC-PTY
19h 48m2 stops
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3:30 pm - 12:02 pmPTY-SJC
22h 32m1 stop
$448United Airlines
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Sun, Jul 20 - Mon, Jul 28
United Airlines Logo
6:24 pm - 2:14 pmSJC-PTY
17h 50m2 stops
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3:30 pm - 1:22 pmPTY-SJC
23h 52m2 stops
$454United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 20
American Airlines Logo
7:09 pm - 12:54 pmSJC-PTY
15h 45m2 stops
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3:30 pm - 4:41 pmPTY-SJC
27h 11m2 stops
$456American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 19 - Mon, Jul 28
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 2:14 pmSJC-PTY
20h 14m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 12:02 pmPTY-SJC
22h 32m1 stop
$463United Airlines
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Sat, Jul 19 - Tue, Jul 29
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 12:54 pmSJC-PTY
25h 09m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 9:10 amPTY-SJC
21h 15m2 stops
$529American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 26
American Airlines Logo
12:44 pm - 2:00 pmSJC-PTY
23h 16m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:19 pm - 12:01 pmPTY-SJC
22h 42m2 stops
$548American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Panama City flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Jose to Panama City?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Jose to Panama City, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Panama City, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama City is January, where tickets cost $366 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,390 and $744 respectively.

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Low seasonNovember
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$199
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 151% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Panama City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Jose to Panama City 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 Jose to Panama City

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Panama City was $199 for a one-way ticket and $426 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Panama City from San Jose.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Panama City, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Panama City are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $463 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $485 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose to Panama 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 Panama City.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama City with an airline and back to San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose and PTY 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 Panama 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 Panama 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 3 airlines serving from San Jose to Panama City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose to Panama City. 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 Jose to Panama City? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 7983 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.3Food
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Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

10.0 ExcellentMary, Jun 2025SAN - ATL
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Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Bathrooms dirty sinks clogged. No one seemed to clean them. Plane very old

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

The food was the worst I’ve had on any flight I’ve ever been on.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

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