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R10 640 Find Cheap Flights to San José

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Cheapest return fare
R27 678
Typical prices: R26 099-R22 341
KLM
Wed 27/5Fri 19/6
CPT - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R10 640
Multiple Airlines
Wed 1/7
JNB - SJO • 3 stops
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Cheap Flights 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.
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Recent return flight deals to San José

Wed, May 27 - Fri, Jun 19
KLM Logo
18:25 - 16:20
CPT
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SJO
29h 55m
2 stops
KLM Logo
19:05 - 21:25
SJO
-
CPT
42h 20m
2 stops
R27 678KLM
Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Sep 3
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 19:35
JNB
-
SJO
30h 20m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
6:00 - 7:00
SJO
-
JNB
41h 00m
2 stops
R28 221British Airways
Wed, May 27 - Fri, Jun 19
KLM Logo
23:15 - 16:20
CPT
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SJO
25h 05m
1 stop
KLM Logo
19:05 - 21:25
SJO
-
CPT
42h 20m
2 stops
R28 319KLM
Sun, Jun 28 - Sat, Jul 4
United Airlines Logo
9:00 - 20:19
CPT
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SJO
43h 19m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
0:30 - 17:10
SJO
-
CPT
32h 40m
2 stops
R32 497United Airlines
Sun, Jul 12 - Wed, Jul 15
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 19:35
JNB
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SJO
30h 20m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
12:50 - 7:00
SJO
-
JNB
34h 10m
2 stops
R32 612British Airways
Sun, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 19:37
JNB
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SJO
32h 37m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:45 - 18:30
SJO
-
JNB
49h 45m
2 stops
R34 470United Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 19:37
JNB
-
SJO
32h 37m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:45 - 18:30
SJO
-
JNB
49h 45m
2 stops
R34 503United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Fri, Jun 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 15:25
CPT
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SJO
32h 15m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:50 - 15:15
SJO
-
CPT
39h 25m
2 stops
R36 213Multiple Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 19:37
JNB
-
SJO
32h 37m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:45 - 18:30
SJO
-
JNB
49h 45m
2 stops
R36 296United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Fri, Jun 19
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 21:47
CPT
-
SJO
37h 12m
3 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:25 - 11:50
SJO
-
CPT
42h 25m
3 stops
R72 345Turkish Airlines
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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 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 January, where tickets cost R19 077 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R26 280 and R24 619 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is January with an average price of R19 077.

Good to know – Book Cheap San José Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR10 640
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
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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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FAQs - booking San José flights

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

    There are 14 km between San José city centre and San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport.

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

    When flying to San José, you'll arrive at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport (SJO). The airport is also known 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

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Reviews of the top 3 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 South Africa to San José. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San José? 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
Air FranceOverall score based on 1589 reviews
7,5Boarding
8,1Crew
7,0Entertainment
7,4Comfort
7,0Food
Airline reviews

The flight crew was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Also the seats were comfortable and roomier than many other airlines.

10,0 ExcellentColleen, May 2026
LIS - CDG
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The flight crew was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Also the seats were comfortable and roomier than many other airlines.

The plane's pilots, including the captain himself, thanked me for the flight. I know it's just marketing, but it was really nice to see these people. It's a great idea. Airplane food is never "good," but the entire crew and flight organization were top-notch. I really liked Delta, and I think I've traveled all over the world, and that was something new for me. Maybe even the old planes, the B767, but next time I have a choice, Delta will be my first choice. Thank you, a satisfied passenger :)

Middle seats SUCK!!!! I paid more money than I should have because of your terrible site Kayak.com. I'll try to use your competitors going forward. I am so disappointed you would play off business class.com as business class seats

The boarding was efficient. The entertainment system was a bit unstable but Air France has a good selection of movies.

Not consistent with the food quality (I mean taste not freshness)

Safe and stable made me sleepy and I slept and dreamt 😂😂😂😂

Food was really mediocre for premium economy in comparison to other airlines… the crew was nowhere to be found… 14 hour flight…

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

Friendliest Flight Attendant I’ve seen since I flew on Southwest Airlines. The whole trip was outstanding…and arrived Early!

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

We purchase first class seats for the first time for multiples of standard economy ticket. There was no access to the club lounge and no priority boarding. The meal and the service once on the plane were superior and the seat was nicer, but not worth the price difference. I will be happy to seat in economy and spend the difference on more travel.

the entire flight felt off. The crew seemed uninterested and disengaged. The food service was really bad - overcooked, bland, weird food service. They actually woke us up to serve chicken wraps in the middle of the night, after dinner and before breakfast. Made no sense. Ultimately, I was glad they did though, because the breakfast had been held for so long it was inedible. Eggs, potatoes, sausage - all disgusting. We were asked to "honor" the lavatories for premium customers and stay in our own cabin: this was also strange. So people in economy didn't pay enough to use the closest toilet to them??? It's a toilet. All in all, not the experience I have come to expect from United Airlines. The return flight from Paris to SFO was better, btw.

Flight on time. Excellent service in Premium Economy. Great food served and cleaned up promptly. Unfortunately the climate control was malfunctioning and it was very cold and felt a bit like camping. Cold helps with sleep though so not complaining too much. Slept well. It asks to rate "entertainment". I do not like any IFE, don't shove a big screen in my face—I have my own phone if I want it. So this will always get low ratings.

Crew was great. 2 1/2 hour delay was due to staff needing "rest" was avoidable and self inflicted as United not willing to hire enough crew to keep flight on time.. Ridiculous. The crew and the passengers both suffered due to this.

Bad food, bad service, cold cabin with no additional blankets when asked for (they told me they don’t provide additional blankets). I’m a frequent traveler and this is one of the worst companies I traveled with (by the way I thought that I booked my ticket with Lufthansa but I didn’t see that the flights were handled by United).

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

The boarding was a mess as there was another document check in the small congested area after the stairs at the gate. No food is offered for Economy travelers except for a cookie and a small water bottle. No entertainment is available since it’s a short flight. But at least the seat reclined as opposed to my flight to Faro.

Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.

Everything. Employees offered to help me because I had to use a cane.

I don't know about the others but the flight attendant that took care of us had the absolute wrong approach "how do we dare asking for water or anything else for that matter"

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

Some how my flight was canceled, neither BA or Justfly.com accepted responsibility. I only found out about this the day before when I tried to check in. I had to book another flight which due to the time ( day before) cost me $300 more. I was still receiving notifications about the flight even when I was on another flight from you. So no my flight to London was not good.

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

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

We spent twice as long on the runway waiting to take off as we did in the air.

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