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Cheap Flight Deals 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.

Recent return flight deals from New Zealand to San José

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from New Zealand to San José.
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AKL-SJO
18732 kmmulti-stop
SJO-AKL
18732 kmmulti-stop
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CHC-SJO
19037 kmmulti-stop
SJO-CHC
19037 kmmulti-stop
Multiple Airlines
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Flights to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

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.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San José?

The average price of all round-trip flights to San José clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San José is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $3,013. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where round-trip prices are $4,625 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San José, 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 to San José is February, where tickets cost $2,964 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $4,946 and $4,544 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $2,964.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights to San José depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San José is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $3,058 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 $4,176.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$1,504
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San José

  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest San José flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct 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, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +26 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +27 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +28 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +29 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, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +26 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +27 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +27 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +28 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +25 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +26 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +28 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +29 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air Europa, +23 more

Aeromexico, Air Canada, +24 more

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Top airlines 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 9048 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
6.7Food
Airline reviews

Check-in at 4:30 am in the morning was very quick and efficient.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024PRG - FRA
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Check-in at 4:30 am in the morning was very quick and efficient.

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Every single flight with them either cancel or delay for stupid shift. They are full of excuses.

Service was great, we had bad departure and bad arrival due to weather, but that we cannot control. Hats off to the pilot!

The plane’s radio wasn’t working. This delayed the plane for an hour and a half. Then we all broaded and taxied down the runway only to get called back because the radio was still not working. Had to get off the plane and then find another plane making the trip 4 hours delayed. Maybe a different plane should have been chosen sooner?!?!?!

The food for long haul was poor compared to Singapore airlines economy. Pasta plain with tomato sauce . Singapore airlines give me Hagen dash small ice cream cup it was great. The choices of dinner course Singapore air also much better The crew mostly friendly. The economy seat are as expected.

Good plane, crew, and flight. Boarding was a bit chaotic. Bathrooms were unacceptable. United DESPERATELY needs a new terminal at IAD.

The width of the chair is very small. Not comfortable at all.

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

I am not an electronic savy. I don't know how to maneuver the APPS for services. Why can't I just buy food without the apps.

Having the take off and boarding postponed back and forth a few times was unsettling. The crew wasn’t all that friendly and attentive. Washrooms were filthy from the beginning. Like it never had been cleaned.

For boarding, after family with youngsters, you should have 65 and over. Whatever rules, enforce them. It’s frustrating for those who respect them to see aggressive people rush to the gate out of turn…

Regarding the onboard entertainment system: the dual audio jack is not compatible with a standard earphone jack, so I had to listen to the audio in one ear only. The airline should hand out adapters or replace the hardware. The touchscreen was flaky, sometimes it responded to touch, sometimes it didn't.

Good except for the kid kicking the back of my seat and then plyin a game on the touch screen

Republic was fine but Air Canada was terrible in the airport. They issues me a boarding pass that I placed in my wallet and then when I showed up at the airport they had taken the bar code away from the ticket because they changed the flight number even though the flight stayed the same time. This caused me to be unable to go through security and I had to go to Air Canada for help and they were horrible and almost caused me to miss my flight. Luckily I managed to get it figured out on my own phone, not the kiosks, or the agent I asked for help or the long line I was standing in!!

A snack would have been nice instead of having to buy food.

Our checked in luggage was not put on same plane as us in the trip to Quebec and on our return 4 days later to Toronto. At Toronto airport we were told it was at the airport and it would be 10 mins. This was not true as the i-tag in my luggage showed initially it was still in Quebec. We were made to wait 1 1/2 hours to get our luggage which it seems evident to me came on a later flight. This was despite being at airport in Quebec 2 hours before flight was due to fly out so our luggage was there very early. We were both wheelchair assisted so the wait in Toronto was especially difficult . As well as luggage issues our flight from Quebec to Toronto was cancelled and a new flight sent in the evening. We had to check out of our hotel and sit in a cafe for 3 hours until we came to airport still two hours earlier than required. This was by far the worst service I have used throughout my trips around the world

The trip from booking to execution was great! The plane from YVR to YYC had LCD panels for entertainment which was great, but the return flight from YYC to YVR did not have them. Oh well--it was a short flight. Food was a pretty minor "token" snack, but hey--it was a short flight. It could have been skipped entirely and I would have rated the flight well.

We were turned away at the gate because our names didn't match (we used a maiden name by accident).

The plane was on time and i wish they had more than cookies to give away.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
31/1Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
50h 25mAKL-SJO
$1,504
31/1Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
28h 49mAKL-SJO
$1,543
31/1Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
28h 49mAKL-SJO
$1,544
31/12Tue
3 stops
41h 56mAKL-SJO
$1,815
1/1Wed
3 stops
33h 55mAKL-SJO
$2,237
1/1Wed
2 stops
35h 39mAKL-SJO
$2,711
31/12Tue
2 stops
22h 15mAKL-SJO
$2,922

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19037 kmCHC-SJO
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19037 kmSJO-CHC

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