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$244 Find cheap flights from Vancouver to San José

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Cheap flight deals from Vancouver to San José (YVR-SJO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver to San José 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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12:10 pm - 7:37 pmYVR-SJO
30h 27m1 stop
7:55 am - 6:19 pmSJO-YVR
35h 24m2 stops
$378United Airlines
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Tue, May 14 - Tue, May 21
2:20 pm - 7:37 pmYVR-SJO
28h 17m2 stops
6:00 am - 10:30 pmSJO-YVR
17h 30m1 stop
$380United Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Sat, May 18
11:45 pm - 7:37 pmYVR-SJO
18h 52m1 stop
5:30 am - 10:55 pmSJO-YVR
18h 25m2 stops
$388United Airlines
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
7:00 am - 12:04 amYVR-SJO
40h 04m3 stops
7:50 pm - 10:20 pmSJO-YVR
27h 30m2 stops
Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
11:57 pm - 1:11 pmYVR-SJO
12h 14m1 stop
5:51 am - 11:05 pmSJO-YVR
18h 14m1 stop
$434American Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
1:44 pm - 1:11 pmYVR-SJO
22h 27m2 stops
5:51 am - 11:05 pmSJO-YVR
18h 14m1 stop
$439American Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
7:00 am - 12:04 amYVR-SJO
40h 04m3 stops
9:36 am - 1:45 pmSJO-YVR
29h 09m3 stops
Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
7:36 am - 11:59 pmYVR-SJO
15h 23m1 stop
7:42 am - 9:47 pmSJO-YVR
15h 05m1 stop
$484Aeromexico
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 4
7:36 am - 11:59 pmYVR-SJO
15h 23m1 stop
1:17 pm - 9:48 pmSJO-YVR
33h 31m1 stop
$488Aeromexico
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Wed, May 22 - Tue, May 28
6:00 am - 8:00 pmYVR-SJO
13h 00m1 stop
8:55 am - 10:16 pmSJO-YVR
15h 21m1 stop
$675Air Canada
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Mon, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 5

Flights from Vancouver to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to San José 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 Vancouver to San José?

The average price of all flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Vancouver to San José, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Vancouver, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province, 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province is September, where tickets cost $524 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of tickets is $947 and $821 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Vancouver to San José?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Vancouver to San José found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $378 on United Airlines, followed by American Airlines ($434). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $283 on United Airlines and from $384 on Aeromexico.

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Low season

October

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$244
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Vancouver to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to San José 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 Vancouver to San José flights

  • Where can I exchange currency at the airport in Costa Rica?

    If you wish to purchase local Costa Rican currency upon arrival, head to Global Exchange which provides this service and has a few locations throughout the airport. Global Exchange can be found in the airport lobby, the general boarding area, the gated area next to Gate 9 and the baggage claim area. Most locations are open 24h a day. Please note that US Dollars are also accepted in most tourist areas within Costa Rica.

  • How much is a taxi from the airport?

    There are 3 official taxi companies that operate from the airport. These are Gorila Airport Taxi, Taxi Unidos and Coopetranstura. Their cars are recognizable by their orange colour and taxis are available 24h a day from outside the terminal building. They can get you to any destination within Costa Rica. A taxi ride to the San Jose downtown area should cost around ₡16,000 (about C$ 35).

  • Can I rent a car from San José Juan Santamaria International Airport?

    If you are looking to rent a car upon arrival, you will find the car rental desks located in the main arrivals hall after you go through customs. You will find most of the major international companies at the airport such as Budget, Alamo, NU Car Rentals, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National, and most operate from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm.

  • Are there any on-site airport hotels at San José Juan Santamaria International Airport?

    If you wish to stay close to the airport after your flight from Vancouver to San José, you will find 3 accommodation options located nearby. The Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton San José Airport, Holiday Inn Express San José Costa Rica Airport and Courtyard San José Airport Alajuela are all within 5min from the terminal, and they all offer a free airport shuttle any time of the day.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to San José, San José Province was $244 for a one-way ticket and $378 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Vancouver and San José?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to San José?

    Vancouver airport is called Vancouver Intl and the only airport in San José is San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to San José?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to San José?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to San José, Aeromexico or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to San José are Aeromexico and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $602 and an overall rating of 7.6, Aeromexico is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $684 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver to San José?

    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 Vancouver to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Vancouver 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 Vancouver to San José?

    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 San José with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline. Booking your flights between Vancouver and SJO 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 Vancouver to San José?

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

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from YVR to San José

  • Travellers who arrive hungry after long flights from Vancouver to San José will find multiple food options throughout San José Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). In particular, Café Lavazza, in the public area of the airport, and Bar Imperial and Brioche Doree, in the gated area, are open 24h a day.
  • Treat yourself to a massage upon arrival at Spa Mioderma, which has locations next to Gate 5 and Gate 10 of San José Juan Santamaria International Airport. Both locations are open from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm and offer massages, facials and nail treatments.
  • If you would like to use public transportation to get to your accommodation from San José Juan Santamaria International Airport, you will find the bus stop located a few minutes’ walk from the terminal. There are buses to the downtown areas of Alajuela, San José and Heredia, with a single bus fare costing ₡660 (about C$ 1.50).
  • Those who would like to freshen up before their flight can do so at one of the airport lounges in the gated area of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), or at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, which is located in the public area of the airport and offers access to their showers, spa and sauna for a fee.
  • If you’re looking for a way to pass the time before your flight from Vancouver to San José, head to levels 3 and 4 of Vancouver International Airport’s international terminal. There you can check out 2 large aquariums that are home to many local and indigenous sea creatures and jellyfish.
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Top 4 airlines serving from Vancouver to San José

 
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7.6
AeromexicoOverall score based on 2609 reviews
6.9Food
7.3Entertainment
7.7Comfort
7.6Boarding
8.1Crew
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Planes seat could be bigger very uncomfortable for tall humans.

6.0 GoodAndres, Dec 2023JFK - MEX
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Planes seat could be bigger very uncomfortable for tall humans.

No space reserved for anyone who didn’t have underseat in front of them. Made it inconvenient to get the backs secured. No inflight entertainment in the 190. Bring your own! Food was excellent and we were surprised to get a full breakfast.

We were sitting on the plane for half an hour before we arrived at the gate after landing. We had to wait half an hour to collect our luggage.

Cons: "left Houston more than 2 hours later, arrive in Mexico over 2 am"
Cons: "We had frequent changes on our date flight, we also for paid 3 bags and on Aeroméxico’s site it appeared that we only paid for one of them, and lastly on the flight from Colombia to Mexico, one of our bags was opened without our supervision and there were several things stolen from it, the agent that we talked to about the inconvenience, her response was that the authorities could open and revise our bags without our supervision."
Cons: "The baggage fee was excessive probably because Kayak had a discounted rate. Next time I will just book with Aero Mexico, it´s the same cost anyway."
Pros: "Seat was okay, but I thought we weren't doing center seats because of Covid risk. That plane was packed tight."
Cons: "They made me store my bag, because I had a guitar which has always been allowed as a carry on. Its a fragile instrument, and has always been allowed as a carry on."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Everything, I will never going to use this software anymore."
Cons: "Airline is very unethical and need to be professional. I will never fly with them again ."
Pros: "The flight was delay about an hour, on board. The crew was great. No entertainment on board. Good complimentary bar."
Cons: "Being on time"

It was good! Appreciated that it was very on schedule so it made the connecting flight less stressful

Two flights,both poor. No entertainment. Cramped and uncomfortable seats, little space, the rest was OK. Staff were acceptable good.

The crew was doing their best on an old plane needing updating. Chairs that creaked and wouldn’t stay in position. My tray table was unusable as was on-board entertainment due the audio needing usb earphones (that were not provided). Prior to boarding in Toronto and despite being scheduled for a wheelchair and assistance, we were dropped off by clubcar without a wheelchair which I found myself by a gate. Due to no boarding gate assigned at that time we waited and when it was, it subsequently was moved from 64 to 95. No help could be found so I pushed my husband’s chair to that furthest gate in the airport at the highest speed possible for a 73 year old. And by that I mean I ran. It was a very stressful experience.

Wifi wasn't working on one of the UA flights after boarding.

Leg room was lacking. Legs crammed into seat in front.

T hey did a great job. Flight was on time .

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Crew was not very helpful. They forgot to serve me coffee and had to wait for a long time.It looked as if they were not very happy with what they were doing.

The flight I was connecting with waited for me even though my 1st flight was late. I really appreciated that.

The seat is too hard and my back and bottom are having servers pain

Flight delayed 3 times. We were directed to go to a gate across from our gate. The plane wasn't there yet so we had to wait for it to arrive, then deplane everyone and then wait again for the plane to be cleaned. After 45 minuites we were allowed on the plane. The first plane had mechanical issues. The 2nd plane must have had bathroom issues because we did not have any food service whatsoever. No snack or beverage. That made for a long time not to have anything considering that we had just made it to the original gate and we had no time to stop to get food or a drink. Then we didn't want to leave the gate to get food because we wouldn't know how much longer the delay would be. Then the next gate change. Had we been told that the total time would have been aprox 45 min later we would have left to get food and a beverage. We had to wait again for the okay to the pilot to take off so we were on the runway for another 20 min. Overall, we were delayed over 2 hours which felt like 4 hours.

lounge was the highlight - seats weren't that comfortable - it was a full flight but no complaints

Nice clean modern plane no issues with the b flight

Delay of 30 minutes, but most of time recovered in flight. Lots of overhead storage, so roller bags could be kept on board and not checked.

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.

Flight departed on time. Boarding was easy and efficient. Arrived on time.

I fly to Japan for work a lot and this is the first time I've ever had a crew not hand out customs forms. I had to spend a ton of time filling out paperwork after landing. When I'm on JAL, they give you the paperwork 2 hours before landing. If I'm traveling for 18 hours the LEAST you can do is help me save some time. My American legs home are also awful. Fly Delta or JAL. American is terrible for international flights.

less delays; there was an hour+ delay on both flights. self serve check in kiosks weren't available for British Airways flights

The flight was delayed multiple times. I had to buy a new tickets (4 tickets) for my family for a total of $5200 cnd And missed thanks giving with our family. Very very poor and disappointing service.

Don’t fly American. Do anything you can to avoid it

on demand entertainment in seat back awesome Check in Kiosk too demanding with endless demand for more information information then says go to counter. Counter agent unfriendly. Do it yourself check in luggage procedure not intuitive, upset employees frustrated the whole procedure.

Terrible experience! All flights delayed, staff had no idea of what they were doing, and at the end luggage lost for 2 days!

It was a domestic flight so the food was not included. But we had not even a little snack and by the end of the flight they were coming around serving water.

Headphones for the movies have too much bass and can't be adjusted. Almost impossible to hear. Great movie selections but can't really watch them because you can't hear them. Also the system is very slow.

I liked that I paid for the bulkhead. That was the only saving grace those seats suck. Why do they pack you in so tight pack you so tight

The flight attendant bumped into me repeatedly time and time again, throughout the entire flight, preventing me from getting any rest. He seemed unaware of his actions and I was very close to saying something, but I didn't because I don't believe he would have understood or altered his behaviour. It was very irritating

There was no entertainment at our seats. The flight was comfortable and we had leg room. The snack we had was really good.

Economy seats were surprisingly comfortable, and snacks not too bad. Checked luggage arrived at destination without problems. It was annoying to wait until last to board as lowest-tier seats but understand it’s difficult to gauge when loading a full plane At least checked carryon luggage seemed to come off first. Annoying to have to use app to order food/drink when wifi availability didn’t allow time for it. Advance communication would have helped Food on menu seemed highly processed and unpalatable, overpriced and over packaged. So maybe a good thing to have missed chance to order

Glad that the plane was not full so my 6' 2" husband didn't have anyone in front of him. We were able to sit in a row with a space between us so he could stretch his legs.

Glasses of water very small, no any snack and at the second time that the air attendant serve water or juice, she ignored us, only some passengers had something to drink.😕

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Vancouver to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/8Sun
2 stops
24h 10mYVR-SJO
$244
9/8Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 52mYVR-SJO
$283
9/8Sun
3 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 06mYVR-SJO
$287
8/16Fri
1 stop
31h 15mYVR-SJO
$318
6/28Fri
1 stopAeromexico
27h 34mYVR-SJO
$384

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Last minute flights from Vancouver to San José

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Vancouver to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/2Thu
multi-stopDelta
23h 05mYVR-SJO
5/15Wed
multi-stopDelta
25h 39mSJO-YVR
$369
5/4Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 37mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 21mSJO-YVR
$380
5/6Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 14mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 30mSJO-YVR
$437
5/6Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 14mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
16h 20mSJO-YVR
$519
5/4Sat
multi-stopAeromexico
27h 12mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAeromexico
33h 31mSJO-YVR
$521
5/4Sat
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
49h 43mYVR-SJO
5/12Sun
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
12h 50mSJO-YVR
$534
5/4Sat
multi-stopAeromexico
27h 12mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stopAeromexico
33h 31mSJO-YVR
$543
5/2Thu
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
24h 43mYVR-SJO
5/8Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
24h 04mSJO-YVR
$607
5/4Sat
multi-stop
16h 56mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
15h 25mSJO-YVR
$665
5/4Sat
multi-stop
16h 56mYVR-SJO
5/14Tue
multi-stop
27h 33mSJO-YVR
$1,055

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San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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