R12 042 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica

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Book Cheap Cape Town to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica 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 from Cape Town to Costa Rica

Mon, Dec 15 - Sun, Jan 11
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20:50 - 12:42CPT-SJO
23h 52m1 stop
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8:45 - 18:00SJO-CPT
25h 15m2 stops
R19 877United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Mon, Jan 12
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20:50 - 20:39CPT-SJO
31h 49m2 stops
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6:30 - 16:10SJO-CPT
25h 40m2 stops
R19 894United Airlines
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Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Jan 14
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20:50 - 12:42CPT-SJO
23h 52m1 stop
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8:45 - 18:00SJO-CPT
25h 15m2 stops
R20 321United Airlines
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Wed, Dec 17 - Thu, Jan 15
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20:50 - 12:42CPT-SJO
23h 52m1 stop
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6:30 - 16:10SJO-CPT
25h 40m2 stops
R20 355United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 18 - Sun, Jan 11
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20:50 - 12:42CPT-SJO
23h 52m1 stop
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8:45 - 18:00SJO-CPT
25h 15m2 stops
R22 220United Airlines
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Fri, Dec 19 - Thu, Jan 15
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21:30 - 21:55CPT-SJO
32h 25m1 stop
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14:31 - 19:15SJO-CPT
20h 44m1 stop
R24 546Delta
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Mon, Dec 15 - Thu, Jan 15
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21:30 - 22:20CPT-SJO
32h 50m1 stop
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14:31 - 19:15SJO-CPT
20h 44m1 stop
R24 786Delta
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Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31
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18:50 - 18:35CPT-SJO
55h 45m2 stops
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12:50 - 11:00SJO-CPT
38h 10m2 stops
R24 820British Airways
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Wed, May 27 - Sun, May 31
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23:15 - 16:20CPT-SJO
25h 05m1 stop
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19:40 - 21:25SJO-CPT
41h 45m2 stops
R24 991KLM
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Thu, May 14 - Mon, May 18
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23:15 - 21:47CPT-SJO
30h 32m2 stops
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18:25 - 5:50SJO-CPT
27h 25m1 stop
R26 428KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica, 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 from Cape Town to Costa Rica is January, when tickets cost R21 827 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is R30 636 and R28 224 respectively.

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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flightR12 042
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to San José

FAQs - booking Costa Rica flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica?

    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 from Cape Town to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to Costa Rica?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to Costa Rica?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cape Town to Costa Rica 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 from Cape Town to Costa Rica?

    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 from Cape Town to Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost R22 902 on average. Morning departures are around 31% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Costa Rica is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R30 047.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Cape Town to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Costa Rica? 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.
7,7
KLMOverall score based on 1428 reviews
8,4Crew
7,6Comfort
7,2Food
7,1Entertainment
7,8Boarding
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Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

8,0 ExcellentKevin, Nov 2025AMS - BOD
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Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Quick and seamless boarding. No entertainment but fast Starlink wifi for this short trip and the staff was really friendly.

I had two piece luggage allowance and yet I had to pay for one of them.

Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Flight was good but there are way to many announcements for credit cards etc.

Crew was dismissive. Snacks and refills not offered. Poor business class experience. Bed not comfortable compared to Emirates or BA.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

The boarding process was very poorly organized. Too many people had way to much carry on and resulted in loading overhead bins being the gating factor. Time for change.

I do not understand how BA takes coach seating and has people paying for business class. There is no leg room, seats don’t recline and no entertainment to be had unless you brought your own.

The airport experience at check-in, just to drop a bag, was horrible. The were two agents working, two watching. We stood in line for just short of one hour. I asked the agent if this were normal and he said, "Well, yes. Just two computer terminals." No apologies. BA needs to fix this ASAP. Meanwhile, I've moved BA to the very bottom of my booking list.

The flight was fine but no food available apart from snacks like Pringles and olives which was a problem for me as I hadn’t eaten anything that day. But the worst problem was BA left 24 suitcases in Heathrow as the flight was too full but didn’t tell anyone. So we waited for ages at Toulouse airport with no information and finally found out from the one member of staff in the baggage collection area who explained what had happened and apologised for no announcement being made but said that was their policy. Then BA contacted me today to say they have found my luggage and can deliver it to me on Tuesday - half way through my holiday!!!! So a friend has had to make a four hour round trip in his car to go and collect the luggage from the airport so we can get it today. A TOTAL SHAMBLES AND DISREGARD BY BA FOR THEIR PASSENGERS’ BEST INTERESTS.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

Outdated from start to finish. Good was inedible, choice was very poor. They don’t seem to care

They’ve lost my bag and I have no way of really getting in touch with anyone and have received no updates.

Flight was cancelled at the last minute with no explanation. No viable alternative offered and zero customer service support. Totally useless.

Bad. After 3 hours on tarmac, flight got cancelled. No assistance whatsoever from BA.

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