R13 425 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 26/6. 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

Fri, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 9
United Airlines Logo
13:20 - 18:00
SJO
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CPT
68h 40m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 13:15
CPT
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SJO
48h 25m
2 stops
R16 614United Airlines
Tue, May 26 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
11:13 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
47h 17m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 12:21
JNB
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SJO
49h 21m
2 stops
R16 681United Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Thu, Oct 15
United Airlines Logo
13:25 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
45h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:25 - 11:38
JNB
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SJO
33h 13m
2 stops
R16 797United Airlines
Fri, Oct 30 - Sat, Nov 7
United Airlines Logo
13:20 - 18:00
SJO
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CPT
68h 40m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 - 11:25
CPT
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SJO
57h 55m
2 stops
R17 562United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 19
United Airlines Logo
13:25 - 18:30
SJO
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JNB
45h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 12:21
JNB
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SJO
49h 21m
2 stops
R19 921United Airlines
Thu, Oct 8 - Fri, Oct 30
United Airlines Logo
13:25 - 9:30
SJO
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CPT
60h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 19:53
CPT
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SJO
55h 03m
2 stops
R20 170United Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:15 - 8:35
SJO
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JNB
41h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:20 - 22:00
JNB
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SJO
34h 40m
2 stops
R22 214Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
Air France Logo
19:05 - 10:20
SJO
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JNB
31h 15m
1 stop
Air France Logo
18:50 - 16:20
JNB
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SJO
29h 30m
2 stops
R23 144Air France
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:25 - 14:35
SJO
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CPT
35h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:25 - 17:35
CPT
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SJO
27h 10m
1 stop
R23 676Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 26 - Wed, Aug 26
Lufthansa Logo
19:25 - 8:35
SJO
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JNB
29h 10m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
8:45 - 17:35
JNB
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SJO
40h 50m
2 stops
R27 447Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 San José to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R6 230 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of return tickets is R38 512 and R26 284 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR13 425
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 57% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 29% 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.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San José 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 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 9680 reviews
7,7Boarding
8,1Crew
7,1Entertainment
6,6Food
7,3Comfort
Airline reviews

Cree was organized and pleasant. Plane had good seating but as it’s a shuttle toilets hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned (eg. bins too full)

10,0 ExcellentEirene, May 2026
EWR - LHR
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Cree was organized and pleasant. Plane had good seating but as it’s a shuttle toilets hadn’t been thoroughly cleaned (eg. bins too full)

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.

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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