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What is the cheapest month to fly from Costa Rica to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Costa Rica to South Africa, 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 Costa Rica to South Africa is August, when tickets cost R8 408 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R40 674 and R38 802 respectively.

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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightR8 598
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 41% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Johannesburg

FAQs for booking flights from Costa Rica to South Africa

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Costa Rica to South Africa?

    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 Costa Rica to South Africa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Costa Rica to South Africa 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 Costa Rica to South Africa?

    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 Costa Rica to South Africa 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 Costa Rica to South Africa?

    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 Costa Rica to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Costa Rica to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Costa Rica to South Africa? 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 9215 reviews
8,1Crew
6,6Food
7,1Entertainment
7,7Boarding
7,3Comfort
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This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
NRT - ORD
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This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

In Liberia airport 5 min before our departure the airport was closed for takeoff for 30 min. Upon arrival to IAH we didn’t have any available gate and waited taxing another 40 min. As a result we arrived for 1+ h later. The walkway to the passport control in IAH is about 1-2 ml long. After the passport control you have to pass the security check again. Only 3 out of 16 checkpoints were open and the line was enormously long. As a result, even though we supposed to have 2.5 hrs gap in between the flights we missed our transfer. United rebooked us for the next available flight early morning and provided free hotel and meal vouchers through.

The staff was nice, however boarding taking 2 hours. That’s insane. Overall very bad experience, a lot of turbulence and when landed in Chicago was horrible. I don’t think I’ll flight with UA again.

It was good, although we could not get our preferred seats, we did enjoy the whole experience from Costa Rica. I still don't understand why our luggage is not the first to come out at the band.

Sat next to a one year old. She crawled all over the place and made me laugh.

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

Very disappointed with food service. They ran out of entree selections- so for the last 10 rows only option was lentil stew. Not a fan. Then the morning service (pizza twist) was lukewarm at best- I exited my 12 hour flight having eaten a roll and dessert. They knew it was a full flight.

Food was poorly timed and not good.. Hand held snacks, really. I kept asking for water and never got any. Service was rushed for a 7-hour flight.

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

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