$124 Find Cheap Flights to Alajuela - Compare and Save

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Alajuela departing on 10/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

Save 20% or more on flights. Compare deals from all over the web.

Never overpay with our price tracking tools.

Filter searches by price, airline and more to find your best flights.

Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$301
Typical prices: $145-$263
Volaris Costa Rica
Tue 10/6Tue 10/13
MCO - SJO • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$321
Typical prices: $177-$353
Volaris Costa Rica
Mon 10/5Thu 3/4
MCO - SJO • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Alajuela. It is served by San José (SJO), located 1.6 miles from Alajuela.
FAQs
FAQs
FAQs
FAQs
Top routes
Cheapest
Most popular
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
Start a new search
KAYAK searches 100s of sites at once to find you the best travel deals.
We hope you love your trip to Alajuela!
Flight Deals
Useful Info
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights to Alajuela

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Alajuela 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Alajuela

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
1:55 pm - 3:11 pm
MCO
-
SJO
3h 16mnonstop
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
7:07 am - 12:22 pm
SJO
-
MCO
3h 15mnonstop
$301Volaris Costa Rica
Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
1:55 pm - 3:11 pm
MCO
-
SJO
3h 16mnonstop
Volaris Costa Rica Logo
7:07 am - 12:22 pm
SJO
-
MCO
3h 15mnonstop
$313Volaris Costa Rica
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 13
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 8:05 pm
MCO
-
SJO
14h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:59 pm
SJO
-
MCO
9h 59m
1 stop
$326American Airlines
Mon, Dec 7 - Wed, Dec 9
Avianca Logo
2:05 am - 12:15 am
MIA
-
SJO
23h 10m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
7:45 am - 11:50 am
SJO
-
MIA
3h 05mnonstop
$344Avianca
Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 7
Avianca Logo
2:15 pm - 3:05 pm
MIA
-
SJO
2h 50mnonstop
Avianca Logo
7:45 am - 12:40 pm
SJO
-
MIA
2h 55mnonstop
$364Avianca
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 23
Copa Airlines Logo
6:31 pm - 7:10 am
MIA
-
SJO
14h 39m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:03 am - 10:29 pm
SJO
-
MIA
10h 26m
1 stop
$376Copa Airlines
Wed, Aug 26 - Mon, Aug 31
American Airlines Logo
2:53 pm - 12:03 pm
IAD
-
SJO
23h 10m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
1:29 pm - 6:27 pm
SJO
-
IAD
26h 58m
2 stops
$382American Airlines
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15
Copa Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 7:10 am
IAD
-
SJO
23h 35m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 3:04 pm
SJO
-
IAD
19h 09m
1 stop
$384Copa Airlines
Sat, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 2
JetBlue Logo
12:00 pm - 12:57 pm
FLL
-
SJO
2h 57mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
2:02 pm - 7:09 pm
SJO
-
FLL
3h 07mnonstop
$388JetBlue
Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 20
JetBlue Logo
12:00 pm - 12:55 pm
FLL
-
SJO
2h 55mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
2:05 pm - 7:05 pm
SJO
-
FLL
3h 00mnonstop
$393JetBlue
Useful Info

Good to know - Book Cheap Alajuela Plane Tickets

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$124
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
Flight from Dallas to San José

FAQs - booking Alajuela flights

  • How long is the flight to Alajuela?

    Flights from New York7h 10m
    Flights from San Francisco6h 24m
    Flights from Newark Airport5h 14m
    Flights from Miami2h 50m
    Flights from Los Angeles5h 41m
  • What is the cheapest flight to San José?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to San José was found on the route from Dallas, at $301 return. The most popular connection is from New York to San José and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $438 in the last 5 days.

  • Which airlines fly to San José?

    Many airlines fly to San José, the most common ones being United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to San José.

  • How to fly to Alajuela?

    You cannot fly directly to Alajuela. KAYAK recommends you fly to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) (1.56 miles from Alajuela). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Alajuela?

    The closest airport is San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) (1.56 mi). Other nearby airports are Quepos (XQP) (39.96 mi), La Fortuna (FON) (40.02 mi) or San Isidro del General (IPZ) (57.27 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

  • How far is San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport from central San José?

    Central San José is 9 miles away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of San José’s airport?

    San José is served by San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, also commonly referred to as Juan Santamaria, Juan Santamaria Intl, Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, or San Jose Juan Santamaria. The airport code is SJO.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Alajuela?

    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 to Alajuela.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Alajuela is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Alajuela?

    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 Alajuela 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 to Alajuela?

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Alajuela

  • There is no major airport in Alajuela. It is instead served by San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Alajuela? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Alajuela for the following prices or less: From Miami $294, from Fort Lauderdale $387, from Los Angeles $846
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Alajuela flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Alajuela

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Alajuela? 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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1566 reviews
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
6.9Food
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
LAS - PTY
Read more Copa Airlines reviews

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

It's fine but Newark to Nashville was too long

The flight was delayed because they closed several flight ways because of air shows, fire works, etc.

Horrible experience. They delayed our flight 7 hours!! We had to seat at the airport with kids on 4th July all day!

The kid in the middle seat kicked me almost the whole flight, almost kicked my hot tea off my tray. The flight was delayed due to the first plane not being able to be de-iced in July! We had to get a new plane. Now I drive 3 hours back to Edmonton because direct flights from PVR were way to expensive

Excellent communication from the staff. We actually arrived early. Very friendly and professional staff.

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

The flight was delayed by a hour and I wish they had communicated it sooner. No issues on the plane, it did take a while for food to come.

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

Getting to Scotland with no luggage (no medicine, no clothes and no club) on golf trip very disappointed

My luggage never made it, I booked business class only to find out I’m sitting in the back. Very disappointed with the reservation

American Airlines changed are gate no fewer than four times. Walking back and forth from one concourse to another was exhausting, especially after all the flight delays.

Finnair is a really good airline! We specifically looked for them on this trip. On time, great crew, and overall great experience.

I was very unhappy with the lack of communication from the cockpit. It took close to a half an hour before we took off after the doors were closed, and we got no announcements as to progress. It would be nice to get some acknowledgement of the situation and updates as to when we are taking off.

We had multiple delays and a medical incident during the flight. We barely got a glass of water during the over 4 hours we were on the plane. Somehow first class got all of their service. It would be nice if all of your paying customers got the service they paid for.

The plane was spartan, the seats not that comfortable. It was like flying a super low budget airline. They charged for coffee!!! I have never, ever experienced that before.

Short hop but nice crew, efficient processes and all very timely

I had no problems but the changing of planes that I was supposed to be on was confusing. Maybe it would be helpful to let people know your flight changed. Not everyone understands airports or how flying works.

A much better flight than our previous. The flight attendant took care of us and regularly checked in to see if we needed anything. Brought us drinks prior to the departure and then a couple more times. Totally makes the difference in how you travel when the crew is checking on their passengers. Great job on this leg of our trip.

Horrible. Flight was cancelled, jet blue app not working to rebook, no phone number available to call Jet Blue, 400 ish people in line for the help desk, stuck in Boston for 2 more days had to book new flight with a different airline and still not sure if I will be able to get any refund.

Flight was cancelled, no support at JFK even though it is their main hub.. wait times on the phone was very long

I liked the punctuality, the crew, and overall the whole flight

Separated a pair of family members(father and teenage daughter) on all legs of the flight that were booked together, just to create an upsell. Food was horrible and only catered to vegetarians and gluten free crowd. I’d rather give more of my money to another straight shooting airline.

Flight was delayed many times. The crew was friendly but you eleven had to buy headphones to access the movies in the plane. $8 is not a lot for one person but it is when you travel with all your family.

When I agreed to give up my two seats because of overbooking by the airline, I should have been offered some sort of reward or credit towards a future flight. I was not. It was not until the next day when I mentioned it to a Jet Blue employee that I was advised to call 1-800-JetBlue. So here I am, having done Jet Blue a favor and I had to do the work to find out if I was going to get a credit. Such service

A nightmare. Scheduled flight delayed 2 hours then cancelled because pilot timed out . Unable to find another pilot. Really?! Weather certainly a factor, but JetBlue seemed totally unprepared for the chaos that ensued when flight routes were cancelled. More cancelled flights, finally many of us who had been bumped from other flights were allowed to board a Boston bound plane around 3:00am, delay after delay, sat on tarmac for another half hour while pilot dealt with weight distribution issues (?), arrived in Boston 4:30. Crew were wonderful- same attendants all day and night and they were exhausted. Fortunately for me and my son that Boston was our final destination, not so lucky for many who missed connecting flights.

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

terrible. Because I felt very unwell during the flight. How do they leave a woman alone in the middle of 2 men? an obese man who was falling on top of me.

I booked this flight using JetBlue points and I was just so happy. The plane was so clean, I had every need met. Thank you!!

The seats were the worst I have ever flown Too narrow, did not recline and the actual seat was hard as a rock. I will tell all travelers to stay away from Avianca flights.

They should provide water to passengers who ask for it

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral

I actually upgraded to the medium level of seats from basic and even doing that it may have been physically the most uncomfortable flight I have ever had. They packed everyone like is a train to death camp. It was a red eye so I hoped to get some sleep but it was physically impossible to find a comfortable way to rest. I met other folks on the same flight and they said the same thing. It was an utterly miserable flight and if I have any other options I will never fly with them again

Deplaning was a mess, I sat in business (seats are horrible) and the front door had a problem so we had to deplane from the rear exit. The stairs were not tall enough to reach so there was a large step down from the plane to the top of the stairs.

Staff are the rudest in the industry … awful customer service … will never fly Avianca again

Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.

Voo longo nem mesmo água ou gelo é servido, se quiser tem que pagar. Embarque é péssimo, mau atendimento.

Everything you need to know for your flight to Alajuela