$179 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose to South America

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Cheap Flights from San Jose to South America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Lima
Lima3 stops$789
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$488
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires3 stops$1,076
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro3 stops$907
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$834
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$624
Quito
Quito2 stops$788
Guayaquil
Guayaquil3 stops$1,027
Cali
Cali2 stops$746
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$932
Pereira
Pereira2 stops$1,392
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$1,273
Barranquilla
Barranquilla2 stops$637
Asuncion
Asuncion3 stops$1,070
Lima
Lima3 stops$789
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stops$488
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires3 stops$1,076
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro3 stops$907
Santiago
Santiago1 stop$834
Cartagena
Cartagena2 stops$624
Quito
Quito2 stops$788
Guayaquil
Guayaquil3 stops$1,027
Cali
Cali2 stops$746
Cusco
Cusco3 stops$932
Pereira
Pereira2 stops$1,392
Montevideo
Montevideo2 stops$1,273
Barranquilla
Barranquilla2 stops$637
Asuncion
Asuncion3 stops$1,070

Book Cheap San Jose to South America Plane Tickets

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

Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
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7:02 pm - 11:50 am
SJC
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BOG
14h 48m
2 stops
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4:00 am - 6:47 pm
BOG
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SJC
16h 47m
2 stops
$488Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
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7:02 pm - 5:00 am
SJC
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BOG
31h 58m
3 stops
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4:00 am - 6:47 pm
BOG
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SJC
16h 47m
2 stops
$557Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 26 - Wed, Apr 1
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:13 pm
SJC
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BOG
14h 13m
1 stop
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12:25 am - 10:11 am
BOG
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SJC
11h 46m
1 stop
$590American Airlines
Thu, Mar 26 - Wed, Apr 1
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:13 pm
SJC
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BOG
14h 13m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:25 am - 10:11 am
BOG
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SJC
11h 46m
1 stop
$591American Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
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10:50 pm - 2:25 pm
SJC
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BOG
13h 35m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 9:33 pm
BOG
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SJC
14h 33m
1 stop
$595LATAM Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Wed, Apr 1
Delta Logo
4:50 pm - 4:45 pm
SJC
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BOG
21h 55m
2 stops
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 11:58 pm
BOG
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SJC
16h 58m
2 stops
$600Delta
Sat, May 30 - Fri, Jun 5
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 7:25 pm
SJC
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BOG
10h 15m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 7:02 pm
BOG
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SJC
12h 02m
1 stop
$605LATAM Airlines
Fri, Jul 31 - Fri, Aug 7
United Airlines Logo
6:37 pm - 4:54 am
SJC
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BOG
32h 17m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 12:08 pm
BOG
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SJC
29h 38m
1 stop
$606United Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Thu, Apr 23
Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 1:20 pm
SJC
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CTG
12h 25m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:30 pm - 4:59 pm
CTG
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SJC
28h 29m
2 stops
$634Delta
Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 11
United Airlines Logo
6:19 pm - 11:25 pm
SJC
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UIO
27h 06m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:25 am - 12:00 pm
UIO
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SJC
30h 35m
1 stop
$788United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to South America flights

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What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose to South America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose to South America, 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 South America is March, when tickets cost $754 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,292 and $1,224 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$179
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 40% increase in price.
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Jose to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Jose to South America? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8180 reviews
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

It was nt delta. It was aeromexo. Service was awful. They served a very small drink and NO snack for a 3hr and 35min flight. Then for the first 30 min of the flight is was talk and talk over head interruption the movie/ show i picked to watch.

6.0 GoodCindy, Feb 2026
SMF - GDL
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It was nt delta. It was aeromexo. Service was awful. They served a very small drink and NO snack for a 3hr and 35min flight. Then for the first 30 min of the flight is was talk and talk over head interruption the movie/ show i picked to watch.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

There was a mechanical issue with the plane that they had to work on before we could take off. That's fine, by all means, PLEASE make sure the mechanics are functioning properly. What was a problem was the fact that we sat on the tarmac for 4.5 hours without moving, without letting us off the plane, and without climate control and air running through the plane. There was no explanation as to what was going on; they just kept promising that it would be "15 minutes, then we are on our way." At one point, they even switched the entire crew out and told everyone we just needed to wait for new employees to show up. Then, as the 4 hours were not moving, an hour before the full refund, they made a big show about "the flight starting and the doors are locked, so you have to sit down." We didn't move for another 40 minutes; they were just trying to skirt around legalities that entitled us to restitution. When the flight finally was underway, the plane was gigantic but cramped in design, my entertainment screen kept freezing and glitching, and subtitles didn't work, and the crew was passive-aggressive. Terrible flight.

We traveled with two young children, and it was not possible for our family to be seated together. No one offered help or assistance to organize seating so we could sit with our kids. In the end, we managed to find two seats in Economy so I could at least sit with one of them, even though I had originally paid for Comfort+. In summary, I had to downgrade my seat just to be able to sit with one of my children, which was very disappointing

I booked a flight through Kayak to Brazil I have traveled to Brazil several times before Kayak Delta or LATAM never mentioned during the booking or in the pre flight process that the visa requirements to visit Brazil have changed earlier this year. I was unaware of this change and as such never got a visa and was unable to fly from JFK to Sao Paulo Add to this that Delta allowed me to fly from Boston to JFK which they should not have as I didn’t have a visa. It has been a terrible experience and a huge loss of money

Good flight, boarding ok and crew very nice. Flight was not full so I was able to be very comfortable. Blanket and pillow provided with was good as it was very cold during the flight . Food was very good(small snack sandwich and an excellent piece of orange cake). Overall good flight, no complaints.

I like this airline a lot no problems at all, except being forced to check a carry-on bag ., Overall very good airline

Latam may be the worst airline in the world, far worse than even the lowest of low cost airlines in the USA. I wasted hours trying to PAY THEM TO CHECK A BAG! Then they misled me at the terminal, sent me through the wrong security line, the list goes on and on... Just absolutely terrible in every way. Avoid at all costs.

Poor, the airline was not able to help me move flights.

Really bad experience – delayed for 6 hours without any notice, no food or drinks provided, and stuck in the horrible Cartagena airport.

The flight was late. Please do not delay next time.

Check-in and in-flight staff were better than average. The seat was a fair size but too hard and not enough padding. The cushion/pillow provided is poor (thin and seems to be disposable ,it provides no effective cushioning or support). Food was OK-ish but no choice of inflight snacks and no easy place to get drinks other than water (I could ask for juice by intruding into the staff area at the back of the plane) Entertainment was very good actually. Overall better than I expected from a US-based airline (sorry!) but compared to ANA or Singapore it was so-so. (I live in Japan so they are my comparative airlines)

Terrible. Our first time back on United for 10 years, the seats in Polaris class are small and uncomfortable. They have squished too many people in to get more $$$. The staff are not friendly and not wanting to accommodate. I asked for two salads rather than a main meal and was advised no we wont do that. Then asked what I would like for breakfast and given something else anyway. I will not be flying United International anytime soon.

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

The flight crew where really good. Better then the crew from BNE to SFO

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

Flight was delayed for 2 hours, then last minute the change to on time. The satélite location is far and a nightmare to get to.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

For a 5 1/2 hour flite i considered the "business class" to be subpar. The seats were just ok, no amenities, really nothing more than a long domestic flight. Frankly disappointed.

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

The entertainment options were at best, fair. It was exactly the same as my outbound flight. It would have been more entertaining if there were some series from Apple TV, HBO, Showtime or other carriers for me to catch up with.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

While I didn’t watch much tv I would have liked a few more options of TV series from Apple TV or hbo max ..

Overall experience was great. Flights were almost on time in departing and we arrived at our destination as scheduled. No issues with amenities or flight crew. Everything went well as as expected. Will fly again with American Airlines in the future!

The flight was very smooth and the meal in business class was great.

I requested a low sodium meal. Reason being, I take medicine for high blood pressure and I wear compression socks on long flights to help with leg swelling. Having less sodium in meals really helps me feel better on long flights. I received my initial low sodium meal after takeoff. Just before landing, the crew came through with the meal cart and offered me what was being served. I said no thank you and then noticed my low sodium meal in the meal cart, with my name and seat assignment on it. I motioned to the crew member, but he grabbed the meal cart and proceeded to move to the rear of the aircraft. He didn’t see me or other passengers who had attempted to get this attention. He was more concerned about completing meal service since we were due to land in under 45 minutes. I pressed the call light five times from my seat to receive help, but no crew member responded to me. So, I didn’t receive a second meal, one that I requested (the low sodium option). This led me to have a migraine from only eating one meal on an 11-hour flight. This is why I’m not a fan of flying US-based airlines overseas. The crew members continue to show the absolute worst customer service experience. I would not recommend flying American for overseas flights.

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