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$1,562 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 15/12. 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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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

seg, 22 dez - sex, 9 jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 19:30AKL-SJO
25h 10m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
07:00 - 10:05SJO-AKL
56h 05m2 stops
$2,582American Airlines
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seg, 22 dez - sex, 9 jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 14:20AKL-SJO
44h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
07:00 - 09:10SJO-AKL
55h 10m2 stops
$2,584American Airlines
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dom, 24 ago - dom, 31 ago
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13:00 - 07:28CHC-SJO
36h 28m3 stops
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14:37 - 09:55SJO-CHC
49h 18m3 stops
$2,590
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dom, 21 dez - sex, 9 jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 14:20AKL-SJO
44h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
07:00 - 10:05SJO-AKL
56h 05m2 stops
$2,610American Airlines
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sex, 26 dez - dom, 4 jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 14:20AKL-SJO
44h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
07:00 - 09:10SJO-AKL
55h 10m2 stops
$2,745American Airlines
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dom, 9 nov - qua, 12 nov
Air Canada Logo
06:10 - 00:05CHC-SJO
36h 55m3 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:35 - 23:05SJO-CHC
43h 30m3 stops
$3,582Air Canada
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dom, 9 nov - qua, 12 nov
Air Canada Logo
06:10 - 00:05CHC-SJO
36h 55m3 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:35 - 23:05SJO-CHC
43h 30m3 stops
$3,589Air Canada
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qui, 25 dez - sáb, 10 jan
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20:10 - 22:55AKL-SJO
21h 45m2 stops
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02:26 - 06:05SJO-AKL
32h 39m1 stop
$3,870
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qui, 25 dez - seg, 12 jan
United Airlines Logo
15:50 - 20:39AKL-SJO
23h 49m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 09:10SJO-AKL
28h 40m1 stop
$4,164United Airlines
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qui, 25 dez - qui, 8 jan
United Airlines Logo
15:50 - 20:39AKL-SJO
47h 49m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 09:10SJO-AKL
28h 40m1 stop
$4,232United 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 35h 18m, and Christchurch, which takes 36h 28m.

Good to know – Book Cheap San José Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJune
Cheapest flight$1,562
Best time to beat the crowds (35% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive 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.
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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.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to San José?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San José is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $2,863. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $4,395 on average.

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San José?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San José is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,748 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San José is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,388.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San José

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Prefer to fly direct to San José Juan Santamaria Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to San José Juan Santamaria Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct to San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

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Direct returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to New Zealand

Monday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +24 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +25 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

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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 8846 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
7.0Entertainment
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It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025ORD - SUX
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It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Turbulent taking off & landing to Dulles from Raleigh. Flight from Dulles to Tokyo very good!!

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

My priority checked bag was not loaded on the flight. I had to sit in baggage claim in Las Vegas for 2 1/2 hours waiting for the next flight. All baggage staff were very helpful, tracking showed it as scanned for loading. Nobody told me why it wasn't on my flight.

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

I was forced to check my carry-on backpack despite there being space - but it came out on the baggage carousel so fast it didn't even delay my pickup. Otherwise a good flight. Boarding began early (which was disadvantageous for me) but fine.

No food service almost missed because of first flight delays

The negative was the wait at the airport coming back. I checked my bags in, an hour before boarding and I get the notification that my flight was delayed. Rather had gotten the notification while I was at the hotel. Then it was delayed 3 x’s. Ugh!

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