
Cheap Flights to Costa Rica
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Price, demand and travel trends for flights to Costa Rica
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Are flights to Costa Rica cheaper or more expensive than last year?
Fares to Costa Rica are running about the same as they were around this time last year, averaging $562 round-trip.
What are the cheapest fares to Costa Rica right now?
The cheapest fares to Costa Rica on KAYAK in the last week were to Liberia (LIR) from $277 round-trip or to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) at $289 round-trip.
What's the cheapest month to fly to Costa Rica?
January is the cheapest month to fly to Costa Rica, with round-trip fares averaging $506. The most expensive months are December and July, when average round-trip fares rise to $684 and $645, respectively.
When's the best time to book a flight to Costa Rica?
The best time to book is 4 weeks before departure. Drawing on 12 months of KAYAK data, fares booked in this window have averaged 4% lower than last-minute bookings (within 2 weeks of departure).
How do fares to each airport in Costa Rica compare?
According to KAYAK data from the last 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Costa Rica are:
• San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) at $543
• Golfito (GLF) at $597
• Nosara Beach (NOB) at $641
How do fares to Costa Rica vary across the week?
Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Costa Rica and Saturday is the most expensive. Looking at KAYAK data from the past 12 months, Tuesday prices run 14% lower than Saturday.
How do fares to Costa Rica compare across airlines?
Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airlines to fly to Costa Rica are:
• Avianca from $139
• Volaris Costa Rica from $141
• JetBlue from $185
• United Airlines from $217
• Delta from $217
What airlines fly most frequently to Costa Rica?
On average, United Airlines flies to Costa Rica most often, at 77 nonstop flights a week, followed by:
• American Airlines with 58 flights/week
• JetBlue with 27 flights/week
• Delta with 23 flights/week
• Southwest with 23 flights/week
Which airlines do travelers most often fly with to Costa Rica?
Based on KAYAK data from the past three months, the most popular airlines flying to Costa Rica are:
• United Airlines
• American Airlines
• JetBlue
• Delta
• Avianca
Which airlines are most punctual on flights to Costa Rica?
The most punctual airlines flying to Costa Rica are:
• Avianca (95% of flights on time)
• Volaris (93% of flights on time)
• Alaska Airlines (89% of flights on time)
• United Airlines (84% of flights on time)
• JetBlue (83% of flights on time)
What are the most popular flight destinations in Costa Rica?
San José and Liberia are the most popular flight destinations in Costa Rica, based on KAYAK data. San José is the clear favorite, making up 70% of that interest.
What time of day are flights to Costa Rica most likely to be delayed?
Most delays on flights to Costa Rica happen in the evening, at 31%, while the fewest happen at night, at 13%.
What day has the most nonstop flights to Costa Rica?
There are on average 241 nonstop flights a week from the United States to Costa Rica. Departure counts vary by day: Saturday tends to see the most, at around 49 flights.
From how many cities can you fly nonstop to Costa Rica?
Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can fly nonstop to Costa Rica from 19 cities in the United States. Miami usually offers the most, averaging 41 nonstop flights a week.
Key details for flights to Costa Rica
Low season | September |
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High season | February |
Cheapest flight | $106 |
Flights to Costa Rica: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences
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Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Costa Rica
Had to deplane 2 x due to problems with plane. Delayed over 6 hours ans was given a $12 food credit which barely oaud for anything and limited to wear incoukd redeem.
Had to deplane 2 x due to problems with plane. Delayed over 6 hours ans was given a $12 food credit which barely oaud for anything and limited to wear incoukd redeem.
After boarding the plane had to wait an hour at the for the copilot to show up before we could depart
No beverage/snack service without any explanation or reason. Late boarding and delayed flight.
more room in seats, larger snacks, more comms with delays
There was overbooking that delayed boarding. Then an airport emergency lockdown that caused further delays in boarding. However the time was made up during flight and there was a minimal delay in landing. Everything else was excellent.
Very crowded and the economy seats were the smallest and with the least legroom I have ever experienced. Cabin staff were excellent although the food service was chaotic as they were being each person their food individually instead of from the wagon.
Delta is the best. It was all very easy and on time.
Easiest airport experience ever in my life at MSP with Delta check-in and flight attendant gave us a bottle of champagne in celebration of our 10-year wedding anniversary, so overall amazing!
Great. Seamless. Check in agent at kiosk international was amazing and extremely helpful.
Delta planes have the WORST seat comfort of any plane in history. It's the opposite of ergonomic, in every sense. They also recline minimally, are covered in a vinyl and have no feet rests. Then the disembarking process is chaotic and time consuming (because of the way they load the plane and deal with luggage). Overall, somewhat frustrating but we arrived safely :)
Delayed - leaving, delayed getting to the gate at destination. What should have been a very easy flight and experience was not.
Plane arrived an hour before departure. Plane was completely boarded and ready for push back when they decided they needed to change a tire. 1 hour delay on the plane when this could have been done before we got on the plane.
Flights was great, service and transit support was outstanding - but the food was limited and of poor quality - only a snack on the first hour for 2 hours 1/2 leg. and a light breakfast on the second 4 hour leg.
The seats are very small, that is all the staff did a good job.
It was great. The staff is always helpful and polite. The app is great and makes the whole trip and process so easy. They even offer a step to step guide to your correct terminal. And they keep all the information you'll need updated. Anything you can think of! Great experience.
The employees seemed impatient with their guests. It seemed like they were giving us orders, instead of easily assisting. Our flight was delayed waiting on a flight attendant. It was alright.
We missed our connection flying back from the Middle Wast because we were misdirected by a United employee. We had purchased first class tickets, but had to need up taking a later flight that got us in to our destination at 1:00am after a long Internatinal flight and we had to sit in the back of the plane in cramped coach seats with little padding.
The flight from Frankfurt to Pisa was cancelled and we were rebooked to route through London. The flight to London was delayed for maintenance issues and we missed our connection flight. Lufthansa automatically rebooked my wife on the next flight but I was not rebooked. I spent over an hour trying to get onto the flight. Ultimately my wife’s gate checked bag from Washington did not arrive in Pisa and remained in London. Very bad experience overall.
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.
The crew was friendly and helpful. The entertainment system in my row did not work for movies and TV shows and the Direct TV cut off in parts and stopped showing the baseball playoff game.
Non-stop commercials were frustrating when trying to view direct TV
Forced to check bag, even though plenty of space in overhead bins. Did not appreciate having to wait at baggage claim to retrieve suitcase.
Great. I was in mint class. Security was spectacular. A lot of room on the flight! And the WiFi worked this time- it didn’t work the last time and I am on a business trip so that was a problem.
There was more leg room in what was most likely a basic assigned seat (row 25) then on other airlines I've flown lately.
They lost my luggage and have ruined first day of my vacation. Still don’t have it. I have nothing. I also paid for a seat I did not get. They changed both our seats with no notice. Will never fly this airline again.
see my previous response about being kicked off the flight and having to fly the next day, ruining a planned vacation tour.
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!!
Im sitting here waiting over an hour for my golf clubs
Flight was 2+ hours delayed and they “misplaced” all 3 of our checked-in bags.
It was freezing in the cabin. That's on me to be better prepared in the future.
Overall, really good experience, on time and the comfort was there. Wi-Fi was easy to connect
Limited service due to turbulence, N/A Food and Drink. No entertainment
Flight was delayed 5 hours only to be cancelled at 1:30am. I did not get on the rescheduled flight because of worry it would be delayed (which it was). I needed to drive home. Horrible.
When there are many passengers who are going to miss a connecting flight, they always say please let them off first. But the flight attendant never manages that part of the process. It would be helpful if they would repeat that and stress that to the other passengers.
After lack of help in Philadelpha made us late to board our flight to akansas City, our flight to Kansas City was very good. And the flight attendants were also very good. The only thing that sucked was problems with assistance in Philadelphia caused our bags not to arrive.
They delayed my flight 6 hours and gave me $12 for food that I couldn't use it anywhere.
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.
I like the attention you gave us in Guatemala due to the loss of the flight coming to El Salvador. It was a nice experience. Thanks a lot
We booked seats next to each other. When we got the boarding passes, they were for different rows. The crew were reluctant to help us, so we ended up sitting separately. 1. What’s the point of reserving by seat number if you’re not going to honor that reservation? 2. Even if it gets messed up between reservation and boarding, how is the crew going to deny us the opportunity to arrange to sit together. There were plenty of people flying alone. It could’ve been easily accommodated. Not very customer-friendly at all.
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.
Voo longo nem mesmo água ou gelo é servido, se quiser tem que pagar. Embarque é péssimo, mau atendimento.