R8 894 Find Cheap Flights from San José to South Africa

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to South Africa departing on 5/5. 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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Book Cheap San José to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San José to South Africa 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 San José to South Africa

Wed, Jun 10 - Thu, Jun 18
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1:50 - 12:00
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JNB
26h 10m
2 stops
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14:50 - 23:55
JNB
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SJO
41h 05m
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R19 822Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Thu, Oct 8
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13:25 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
45h 05m
2 stops
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19:00 - 19:37
JNB
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SJO
32h 37m
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R20 512United Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Tue, May 19
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8:45 - 9:30
SJO
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CPT
40h 45m
2 stops
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20:00 - 22:39
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SJO
58h 39m
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R20 544United Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Sun, Aug 16
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13:25 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
45h 05m
2 stops
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19:00 - 19:37
JNB
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SJO
32h 37m
2 stops
R20 594United Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Thu, Oct 8
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7:55 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
50h 35m
3 stops
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19:00 - 19:37
JNB
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SJO
32h 37m
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R21 381United Airlines
Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 8
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7:55 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
26h 35m
2 stops
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19:00 - 7:15
JNB
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SJO
44h 15m
2 stops
R21 529United Airlines
Fri, Apr 24 - Tue, May 5
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11:13 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
47h 17m
2 stops
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22:00 - 19:37
JNB
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SJO
29h 37m
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R21 759United Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Thu, Jun 11
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16:55 - 12:00
SJO
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JNB
35h 05m
3 stops
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14:50 - 15:25
JNB
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SJO
32h 35m
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R22 120Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Thu, Jun 11
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16:55 - 12:00
SJO
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JNB
35h 05m
3 stops
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14:50 - 15:40
JNB
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SJO
32h 50m
3 stops
R22 924LATAM Airlines
Mon, May 18 - Tue, May 26
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14:40 - 13:25
SJO
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CPT
38h 45m
3 stops
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12:20 - 17:35
CPT
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SJO
37h 15m
2 stops
R28 306SWISS
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to South Africa flights

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Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San José to South Africa?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from San José to South Africa were found on United Airlines (R20 512) and SWISS (R28 355).

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightR8 894
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 28% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José 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 San José to South Africa.

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San José 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 San José 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 San José 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 San José 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 San José to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San José 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 9562 reviews
7,1Entertainment
7,7Boarding
8,1Crew
6,6Food
7,3Comfort
Airline reviews

Somebody entered our names incorrectly so it didn't match our passports. KAYAK first time... never again. Boarding passes and security took so much time to correct. Massive stress: both names messed up. Know we entered correctly via screen shot. Very troublesome. Never took a United airlines or planes as Kauak booked It was so messed up.

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2026
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Somebody entered our names incorrectly so it didn't match our passports. KAYAK first time... never again. Boarding passes and security took so much time to correct. Massive stress: both names messed up. Know we entered correctly via screen shot. Very troublesome. Never took a United airlines or planes as Kauak booked It was so messed up.

Food and drink service was very low quality. The flight attendants in business class must have been short some staff. Service was sluggish and not much English was spoken

I had a good time. However, I paid for the wifi and it was in and out the whole flight.

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

The boarding in Buenos Aires (at the on ramp) was not great. They had to check every carry on. Not a United problem but was a Buenos Aires problem.

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.

The boarding was cumbersome. The staff was not aligned. They called group 1 but then the agent said no. Then they called group 1 again but still would not board us. Then they called group 2 and they all came up and still hadn’t started boarding. Then someone came from the plane and said why is no one coming? And the agent said bc i thought not yet and she said I said over the walkie talkie to send the passengers down? What was not clear about that? Also, onboard, the crew gave announcements very ironic/authoritative, and in first class they gave us a cheesebox. My expectations based on competition airlines, is a warm meal. A little underwhelming.

l really enjoy very much the flight was very pleasant

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.

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