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$1,875 Find Cheap Flights to San José

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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 to San José

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly to San José.
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13:15 - 07:28SYD-SJO
34h 13m3 stops
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14:37 - 11:45SJO-SYD
29h 08m3 stops
$1,875
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Fri, 13 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
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13:40 - 07:28MEL-SJO
33h 48m3 stops
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14:37 - 22:35SJO-MEL
39h 58m3 stops
$2,255
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Fri, 13 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
American Airlines Logo
09:10 - 22:24SYD-SJO
29h 14m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
23:59 - 07:05SJO-SYD
39h 06m2 stops
$2,562American Airlines
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Sat, 31 May - Thu, 31 Jul
American Airlines Logo
09:10 - 22:04SYD-SJO
28h 54m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
13:55 - 07:05SJO-SYD
25h 10m2 stops
$2,581American Airlines
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Fri, 13 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 07:15MEL-SJO
36h 20m1 stop
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08:45 - 08:15SJO-MEL
31h 30m1 stop
$2,826United Airlines
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Mon, 2 Jun - Mon, 16 Jun
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 22:39MEL-SJO
29h 09m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
08:45 - 08:15SJO-MEL
31h 30m1 stop
$2,829United Airlines
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Fri, 13 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
LATAM Airlines Logo
11:50 - 15:35SYD-SJO
43h 45m3 stops
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17:00 - 06:45SJO-SYD
45h 45m2 stops
$3,408LATAM Airlines
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Sat, 31 May - Thu, 31 Jul
LATAM Airlines Logo
08:00 - 15:35MEL-SJO
47h 35m3 stops
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17:00 - 05:40SJO-MEL
44h 40m2 stops
$3,435LATAM Airlines
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Fri, 13 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
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11:40 - 18:35ADL-SJO
46h 25m3 stops
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16:30 - 06:40SJO-ADL
46h 40m3 stops
$4,106Qatar Airways
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Mon, 12 May - Mon, 26 May
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11:40 - 22:17ADL-SJO
50h 07m3 stops
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16:30 - 06:40SJO-ADL
46h 40m3 stops
$4,308Qatar Airways
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Mon, 12 May - Mon, 26 May
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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.

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 Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $3,038. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where round-trip prices are $3,444 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 March, where tickets cost $2,798 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is $3,597 and $3,388 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $2,740.

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 $1,845 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San José is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,051.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San José?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to San José, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap San José Plane Tickets

Low season

May

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$1,875
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney 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

  • Does San José Airport have any lounges?

    There are two pay-at-the-door lounges available for passengers departing from San José Airport. The Santa Maria VIP Lounge is close to Gate 5 and has a sports bar and newspapers and magazines for entertainment. In the VIP Lounge Costa Rica you can enjoy a sushi restaurant and conference facilities for an entry fee from ₡ 19.275 (A$ 49) for 3h.

  • How can I get to San José from the airport using public transport?

    There is a public bus connection from San José to various places in the city centre, and with tickets for about ₡ 567–1.134 (A$ 1.50–3.00) per ride, it is also the cheapest means to travel. To get to the bus, walk for about 5min from the terminal building to the stop. Buses depart frequently and it takes about 15–30min, depending on traffic, to reach the city centre.

  • Are there any hotels close to San José Airport?

    If you arrive late and need a room to stay for the night, there are various airport hotels to choose from. Big chains like Hilton and Holiday Inn Express have hotels just a few minutes on foot from the main terminal building. There are also hotel shuttles available.

  • Where can I find the car hire centre at San José Airport?

    A car hire gives you the most flexibility during your stay and you can choose from a range of car hire providers at San José Airport. Situated in the Arrivals Hall of the main passenger terminal, just after customs, you find companies like Budget, Economy, and Alamo, among many others.

  • Where are the stopovers on the flight to San José?

    Each airline has a different choice on where to have the stopover, so it depends on how many stops you have and which airline you are flying to San José with. United Airlines has most stopovers on this connection in Houston, and Delta stops at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).

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

    The city centre of San José is 14 km from San José.

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

    There is only 1 airport in San José, called San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport (SJO). 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.
  • Although there are no direct flights from Australia to San José Juan International Airport (SJO), you can opt for flying with Delta or United Airlines for a one-stop flight. Delta flies with just one stopover from Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne for example, and United Airlines is also an option from Sydney.
  • While the city of San José is conveniently close to the airport with only 30min of driving, many tourists fly to the area for the nearby beaches and national parks. Coastal destinations like Playa Herdurra and Punta Arenas are about 1h 30min from the airport by car and the Irazu Volcano is about 2h by car from the airport.
  • If you feel hunger gnawing at your stomach upon arriving in San José Airport, there is a restaurant and cafeteria called Deli Malinche in the Arrivals Area, close to Gate 10. It has indoor and outdoor seating, sells bottled beverages as well as meals. It is open daily from 5:00 to 20:00. The Café Lavazza on the mezzanine level is open 24/7.
  • There is a 24h car park for both long- and short-term parking just in front of the main terminal building, spread over two levels. Rates lie at approximately ₡ 19.842 (A$ 52) per day and around ₡ 113.384 (A$ 294) per week.
  • Travellers who opt for continuing their journey by cab should note that the official taxis are orange and have a serial number and logo on the side. It is advised to only take these taxis, as they have regulated, metered fares. Nevertheless, ask the approximate price before going to your destination.
  • Travellers should note that San José Airport is a non-smoking airport and there are no smoking areas pre- or post-security. If you need a smoke upon arrival, wait until you have left the airport area to avoid any trouble.

Top 4 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 Australia to San José. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 829 reviews
7.2Entertainment
7.4Comfort
8.2Crew
7.7Boarding
6.9Food
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Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025SYD - BXG
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Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

Seats very small and unable to pre purchase internet or seat upgrades

The space was tight, hardly any leg room and the crew surprisingly were busy and did not take the time to attend to passengers, felt rushed. There was a delay for check in since the systems were down the airport staffs were accommodating

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

There was frequent beverage ,meal and snack service. The crew was very hospitable and professional.

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

We were Polaris passengers and found the service poor. The food was ok but the flight attendants were not attentive and rushed the service.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

Very punctual. Comfortable plane and great entertainment options. The staff was very nice.

The plane was in Moline all night. Consequently, we assumed an on time departure at 8:15am. Unfortunately, and as is the normal case with United in Moline, we departed 2.5 hours late. When the crew came, it was discovered that there was very little heat in the plane. Seems this should have been checked hours before the crew arrived. Then when we boarded and the plane was to be de-iced, the United de-icing truck was not working! We awaited the American Airlines truck. All of this caused us to miss our connection in Chicago. My suggestion is never take United Airlines flight from Moline. We have been disappointed 80% of the time and have vowed to not take United again from Moline.

I completely missed my flight because the first leg was longer than planned. I had to sleep overnight in the airport because no accommodation was provided and then sent to Trinidad in the morning with an anticipated 7 hour layover before my flight to Georgetown which was now with Caribbean Airlines. I tried twice with customer service to see if they could put me on an earlier flight which had seats available but was told it wasn’t possible.

HORRIBLE WITH THEIR WEBSITE!!! WORST WEBSITE IN THE WHOLE AIRLINE INDUSTRY

The flight attendants were unhelpful. It was a packed flight, and usually a flight attendant would help find a spot in the bin for your carry on or shift things around. Neither made any effort to do so. Also, I had to then check my bag. I was told it would be on the carousel in YYZ, but it came up on the jetway. So lucky I saw others standing around for their bags. I would have walked straight past this and on to the carousel. They could have at least told me that they had given me wrong information. Very unsatisfactory.

United airlines was top for my last trip in every way

Seats are outdated. Entertainment relies on personal device. Boarding was delayed due to inaccurate passenger tracking, resulted in late arrival at Reno.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

We were not offered anything to drink in business class during the boarding process.

I liked everything. Except that my neck was hurting on the seat. I couldn't sleep.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Flight was empty so had a whole row to myself. Still had to wait to get the bag due to the negligence at Palm Springs departure.

rushed onto the plane by inpatient staff just to sit on the taxiway just want to add, the flight out of Philadelphia and into Fort Worth Texas was terrible. canceled twice because of non-existent weather, and delayed.

Same as before being upgraded to business class made it perfect

We got upgraded for this flight. But the particular bright spot was the flight attendant in our cabin. She was attentive but not intrusive. She interacted in a personal way with each passenger and gave a great service. Thank you!

The seat could not recline. This was not indicated as such when I paid for the seat. So itvwad not the most comfortable ride. At boarding, the staff could have more pleasant even though it may be an intense time.

The seat could not recline. This was not indicated as such when I paid for the seat. So itvwad not the most comfortable ride.

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