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$1,292 Find Cheap Flights to San José

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to San José departing on 19/5. 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.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to San José, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to San José, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
$2,773
Typical prices: $2,823-$2,579
American Airlines
Fri 30/10Fri 13/11
AKL - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,160
Multiple Airlines
Tue 19/5
AKL - SJO • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights to San José

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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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Recent return flight deals to San José

Fri, 30 Oct - Fri, 13 Nov
American Airlines Logo
13:30 - 11:05
AKL
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SJO
40h 35m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
06:22 - 09:25
SJO
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AKL
32h 03m
1 stop
$2,773American Airlines
Sun, 1 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:50 - 08:40
AKL
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SJO
36h 50m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 13:35
SJO
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AKL
36h 35m
3 stops
$2,823Multiple Airlines
Mon, 22 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:55 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
49h 51m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:06 - 13:20
SJO
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AKL
42h 14m
2 stops
$2,870Multiple Airlines
Sun, 19 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:20 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
33h 26m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:06 - 14:05
SJO
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AKL
42h 59m
2 stops
$2,929Multiple Airlines
Fri, 30 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:50 - 08:21
AKL
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SJO
36h 31m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
04:09 - 00:15
SJO
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AKL
49h 06m
3 stops
$3,036Multiple Airlines
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:15 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
26h 31m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:06 - 13:20
SJO
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AKL
42h 14m
2 stops
$3,046Multiple Airlines
Sun, 21 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:10 - 08:50
AKL
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SJO
31h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:19 - 16:55
SJO
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AKL
28h 36m
2 stops
$3,055Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
United Airlines Logo
13:50 - 21:15
AKL
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SJO
25h 25m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
08:45 - 17:25
SJO
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AKL
38h 40m
2 stops
$3,056United Airlines
Sun, 27 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct
United Airlines Logo
07:00 - 07:15
AKL
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SJO
43h 15m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
08:45 - 00:35
SJO
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AKL
44h 50m
2 stops
$3,065United Airlines
Tue, 21 Jul - Sun, 2 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:15 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
26h 31m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:06 - 12:45
SJO
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AKL
41h 39m
2 stops
$3,075Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to San José

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How long is the flight to San José?

The duration of your flight to San José depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously, any flights that include a stopover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San José on KAYAK are from Auckland, which takes 25h 25m, and Christchurch, which takes 33h 29m.

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Good to know – Book Cheap San José Plane Tickets

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$1,160
Best time to beat the crowds (51% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
Flight from Auckland to San José

When to book flights to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to San José based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking San José flights

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

    San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport is 14 km from the centre of San José.

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

    All flights to San José land at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport. The airport code is SJO,and it can also be referred to as Juan Santamaria, Juan Santamaria Intl, Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, or San Jose Juan Santamaria.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to San José.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 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 San José

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San José flight deals.

Reviews of the top airline flying to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San José. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to San José. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San José? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9694 reviews
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

8.0 ExcellentWendi, Apr 2026
MSP - ORD
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Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

They cancelled my flight and rebooked for Monday from Saturday without my consent. Putting me in a stressful spot. I have important medical appointments that I can’t miss and work. I tried to contact them to either rebook or request a refund, but I was always 200 or more in line and could never get ahold of customer service the call would always hang up after waiting 2 hours on hold. I’m not sure if I will ever get a refund even though I paid for seats as well, but my only option was to spend more money to rebook with another airline.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

Fine. The issues I had were associated with luggage being delayed from Turkey to Tanzania

Flight attendants had a little attitude. Food tastes no good.

Chargers didn’t work, no entertainment and we had to wait for taxiing for easily 40 minutes after arriving early. Bags were late too!

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

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