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$1,427 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 5/9. 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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Cheapest return fare
$2,953
Typical prices: $2,882-$2,633
Multiple Airlines
Sat 24/10Fri 6/11
AKL - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,427
Multiple Airlines
Sat 5/9
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

Sat, 24 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov
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16:05 - 19:30
AKL
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SJO
46h 25m
2 stops
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01:43 - 14:05
SJO
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AKL
41h 22m
2 stops
$2,953Multiple Airlines
Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
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14:50 - 18:53
AKL
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SJO
47h 03m
2 stops
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09:40 - 09:10
SJO
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AKL
28h 30m
1 stop
$3,097United Airlines
Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
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20:15 - 09:06
AKL
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SJO
55h 51m
2 stops
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06:00 - 00:15
SJO
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AKL
47h 15m
3 stops
$3,150Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Mon, 29 Jun
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06:00 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
35h 46m
2 stops
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01:06 - 14:10
SJO
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AKL
43h 04m
2 stops
$3,181Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Mon, 29 Jun
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20:15 - 23:46
AKL
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SJO
21h 31m
1 stop
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01:06 - 06:00
SJO
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AKL
34h 54m
1 stop
$3,418Multiple Airlines
Fri, 10 Jul - Fri, 17 Jul
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06:45 - 22:38
AKL
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SJO
33h 53m
2 stops
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15:37 - 04:55
SJO
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AKL
43h 18m
2 stops
$3,620British Airways
Tue, 23 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun
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19:00 - 23:15
AKL
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SJO
22h 15m
2 stops
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07:00 - 14:05
SJO
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AKL
37h 05m
3 stops
$3,791Multiple Airlines
Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
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20:15 - 12:48
AKL
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SJO
35h 33m
3 stops
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06:00 - 13:35
SJO
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AKL
36h 35m
3 stops
$3,844Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun
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15:55 - 08:45
AKL
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SJO
34h 50m
3 stops
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07:00 - 14:05
SJO
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AKL
37h 05m
3 stops
$4,053Multiple Airlines
Fri, 10 Jul - Fri, 17 Jul
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20:15 - 08:45
AKL
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SJO
54h 30m
3 stops
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05:05 - 05:30
SJO
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AKL
30h 25m
2 stops
$4,115Multiple 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 33h 35m, and Christchurch, which takes 50h 05m.

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Good to know – Book Cheap San José Plane Tickets

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$1,427
Best time to beat the crowds (50% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 25% 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 9749 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
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As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

4.0 OkayRob, May 2026
EWR - RDU
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As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

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

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

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 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.

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