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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta 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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Sun, Jun 29 - Thu, Jul 3
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5:45 am - 2:13 pmSJC-PVR
7h 28m1 stop
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4:35 pm - 10:44 pmPVR-SJC
7h 09m1 stop
$372Delta
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Mon, Jun 30 - Tue, Jul 1
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5:45 am - 2:13 pmSJC-PVR
7h 28m1 stop
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6:01 am - 4:19 pmPVR-SJC
11h 18m2 stops
$374Aeromexico
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Sun, Jul 6 - Fri, Jul 11
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6:00 am - 2:55 pmSJC-PVR
7h 55m1 stop
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1:25 pm - 10:59 pmPVR-SJC
10h 34m2 stops
$377American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 26 - Sat, Aug 2
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7:00 am - 11:37 amSJC-PVR
3h 37mnonstop
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12:18 pm - 2:51 pmPVR-SJC
3h 33mnonstop
$388Alaska Airlines
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Mon, Jul 7 - Sat, Jul 12
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7:57 pm - 11:08 amSJC-PVR
14h 11m1 stop
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12:18 pm - 2:51 pmPVR-SJC
3h 33mnonstop
$389Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 18
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 2:30 pmSJC-PVR
7h 15m1 stop
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2:07 pm - 4:46 pmPVR-SJC
3h 39mnonstop
$397Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Jun 21 - Sat, Jun 28
American Airlines Logo
7:09 pm - 12:37 pmSJC-PVR
16h 28m1 stop
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1:37 pm - 6:29 pmPVR-SJC
5h 52m1 stop
$398American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 28 - Wed, Jul 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:57 pm - 11:08 amSJC-PVR
14h 11m1 stop
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4:01 pm - 9:43 amPVR-SJC
18h 42m2 stops
$407Alaska Airlines
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Sun, May 25 - Sat, May 31
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9:45 am - 3:55 pmSJC-PVR
5h 10m1 stop
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2:55 pm - 8:10 pmPVR-SJC
6h 15m1 stop
$456Southwest
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Tue, May 27 - Sun, Jun 1
Southwest Logo
7:25 am - 3:55 pmSJC-PVR
7h 30m1 stop
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4:50 pm - 9:55 pmPVR-SJC
6h 05m1 stop
$490Southwest
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Expert advice for your flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta

 
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Alaska Airlines offers a 20-minute baggage guarantee, ensuring quick baggage claim or bonus miles.


Enjoy complimentary wine, beer, and cocktails in Premium Class on flights over 350 miles.

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Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding (Group 5) and complimentary alcoholic drinks for a small fee.


American Airlines provides extensive inflight entertainment through its app, including AppleTV+ and Apple Music.

Airports
SJC

SJC offers quick security checks with generally smoother and faster processing than larger airports like SFO.

PVR

For a smooth arrival, use the taxi kiosk outside PVR for fixed-rate rides, avoiding unsolicited offers inside.

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Planning a trip from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta, 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 Puerto Vallarta is January, where tickets cost $430 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $749 and $614 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $479 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

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 Puerto Vallarta, 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 Puerto Vallarta, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 42% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta

  • What are the transport options from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) to Puerto Vallarta's popular destinations?

    One way the travelers make their way from the airport to a very popular destination in Puerto Vallarta, such as the Plaza las Glorias, is to travel on bus route number C 24 operated by Unibuspv, that can make this trip in about 18min.

  • Does Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport offer any shower facilities?

    A fantastic choice for travelers looking to feel a bit more rejuvenated after a long flight from San Jose is to utilize the showers available in the VIP Lounge Puerto Vallarta which has a location on the upper level of the arrivals hall of the airport

  • Which hotels are near Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport?

    A couple of hotel choices that sit right next to the terminal buildings at the airport include the Casa las Flores and the One Puerto Vallarta Aeropuerto, both of which are just a short walk from the terminal building.

  • Can I rent a car at Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport?

    There are about 10 rental car companies that operate at this airport, and most of the major rental car companies travelers would recognize have customer service counters in the international arrivals hall of terminal one right adjacent to the baggage claim area just after the customs checkpoint.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta was $149 for a one-way ticket and $372 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Jose and Puerto Vallarta?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Puerto Vallarta from San Jose.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Aeromexico offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Jose to Puerto Vallarta flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    The Boeing 737 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Jose to Puerto Vallarta flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Jose and Puerto Vallarta.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta on on Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta, Alaska Airlines or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $511 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $602 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

    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 Puerto Vallarta.

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

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

    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 Puerto Vallarta with an airline and back to San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose and PVR 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 Puerto Vallarta?

    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 Puerto Vallarta from San Jose up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $215 or less one-way and $417 or less round-trip.
  • If you are the type of passenger that would prefer to travel to the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) without having to travel in your own car, a good choice for transportation is to take the Santa Clara VTA blue or green line train to the airport station where you can then ride on the number 60 bus to the airport. The trip takes around 31 minutes.
  • For passengers planning on driving themselves to the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, the airport offers a wide variety of parking choices, with one of the most economical choices being the economy lot number one, that has a location just offsite from the airport.
  • If you get a little bit nervous before you fly, the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport offers a number of therapy animals that make their way throughout the terminal buildings of the airport.
  • If you are looking for something to do before your flight at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, this airport offers an audio tour highlighting all of the artwork in both terminals at the airport.
  • If you plan on riding your bicycle to the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, this airport offers bicycle racks in the garages for both terminals A and B. The bike rack in terminal a is on the first floor of the parking garage just outside of the south doors to the baggage claim area. The bike rack in terminal B is on the first floor of the rental car center and sits just to the north of the entrance to the hourly lot number three.

Prefer to fly direct from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta?

Find which airlines fly direct from San Jose Airport to Puerto Vallarta Ordaz Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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San Jose to Puerto Vallarta Ordaz

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Direct returns

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Puerto Vallarta

 
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Wish I got An email stating that I needed to check in at hawaiian even if I made my ticket thru alaska. I had to walk to terminal A from Terminal B.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2025SJC - HNL
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Wish I got An email stating that I needed to check in at hawaiian even if I made my ticket thru alaska. I had to walk to terminal A from Terminal B.

Awesome just like that we have a timeline flying Alaska.

Great, overall. Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

Thicker seat cushion would be nice. My butt hurt the whole flight.

All good! No entertainment on this new plane yet but ok for this short flight. Great on time flight! Thanks

These questions are hard to answer. It was not until I checked in that I learned my flight was going to Seattle for a connection and not Portland. I did not get notified, or asked, about this change by Alaska or Kayak. Thankfully I made this flight; but missed the connecting flight and it took me much longer to get home. A service representative for Alaska says this happens frequently with third party companies, like Kayak. Please please figure that out.

Delayed flight due to mechanical issues. You only serve water or apple juice which is pathetic. To get to connecting flight you need to take a train so dumb. All in all it’s certainly not about the customer is it? You make that perfectly clear. It’s the last time I fly with you no matter how cheap your fares are!

My youngest didn't have a assigned seat until we biard6the plane.

I got the last seat on the plane, in the back in the corner against the window, and I paid a competitive price for my ticket several weeks before the flight.

Long delay before boarding. By the time I was informed of the delay I was already at the gate.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

We had a nice flight. Boarding was easy, our seats were comfortable and the on board service was pleasant.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

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

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

Delta flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

When I was not allowed by Alaska airlines to board due to time and difficulty pre-check the night before and kiosk did not work when I arrived at the airport and then finally told Alaska airlines is where I had to go. Not Hawaiian airlines that they had moved. That's when I was treated with the utmost disrespect by Alaska airlines agent that I was not allowed to board. And that might ticket to return was canceled and I hadn't even left yet when they gave me the option for the next flight to raise my flight price to $300 one way. I bought a $96 round trip ticket and they're trying to gouge me for $600 in addition and canceling my return flight.

Despite two calls as well as a chat on the website, Alaska would not add my TSA number to my reservation. The flight was switched from Hawaiian to Alaska which caused them to mess this up in the first place

The departure gate was changed from C1 to B18 but it was never announced at the C1 gate nor did I receive any email or text message or phone call about the gate change. I was in a window seat. In the other two seats next to me were Mr. Rotund and Ms. Rotunda, a youngish couple. Just the two of them should have booked three seats. I was smashed up against the wall and window for five hours. Overall, I'd say my flight sucked. Wouldn't you?

I couldn't get checked in 24 hours before either leg of my flight. I tried both my Alaska and Hawaiian codes on both apps.

We moved from the international terminal to a new location. I think there are still some bugs to work out . We didn’t receive check in notification and had to scramble to find it but i think it will work out

Not so good. The takeoff was aborted after reaching 100 knots due to a problem with the front tires. I do commend the pilot for a quick decision and preventing a potential disaster. We returned to the gate to put fresh tires on the front. Our flight was delayed for over 3 hours. The rest of the flight was okay. We were reimbursed by Hawaiian Airlines for only $50. Not too generous

Arrived at the gate with no seats assigned. Was told by gate agent the flight was full and we would not be on it. I asked the gate agent how could I be sold tickets when the flight was full. She replied, “Thats just how they do it.” I was able to get seats once I arrived at the gate. The flight itself was great. I’ll never purchase tickets without seat assignments from kayak or anyone again. Shame on kayak or Hawaiian airlines or all of you.

The pre-flight check in process was bad. The app didn't allow check-in online and forced me to check in at the airport. Alaska didn't have self-service kiosks for check in (only bag tagging stations), so I had to wait in line with people who were checking bags just to get my boarding pass.

The flight is supposed to be Hawaiian, but it's operated by Alaska. As such, I could not find my reservation on Hawaiian nor Alaska website. I could not check in on line. At the airports, even the kiosk could not find my reservation. I needed to wait in a long line to check in even though I have no bag to check. Good thing I got to the airport early enough.

The temperature on the plane was too cold and the food was not very good. Everything else was good.

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.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Worst seats I’ve ever had !!! The seats were very narrow and uncomfortable and misaligned with the seats in front of mine leading to bottom of the seat in front of mine pressing on my legs for 15.5 hours !

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

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