
NYC to SJOUnited States
New York
$249
usually $480
−48%
Most monthly lows $302–$492. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
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Best current fares
The deepest measured drops into San José first, then the rest on price. Every departure city is in the list below.

NYC to SJOUnited States
$249
usually $480
−48%
Most monthly lows $302–$492. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).

IST to SJOTürkiye
$865
usually $1,325
−35%
Most monthly lows $978–$1,334. Cheaper than every other month on record (11).

MIA to SJOUnited States
$423
usually $545
−22%
Most monthly lows $530–$647. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).

BCN to SJOSpain
$837
usually $1,020
−18%
Most monthly lows $963–$1,216. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).

MAD to SJOSpain
$650
usually $765
−15%
Most monthly lows $671–$979. Cheaper than every other month on record (8).

MIL to SJOItaly
$847
usually $1,000
−15%
Most monthly lows $981–$1,088. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).

DXB to SJOUAE
$1,155
usually $1,340
−14%
Most monthly lows $1,233–$1,340. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).

AMS to SJONetherlands
$819
usually $900
−9%
Most monthly lows $838–$900. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Showing 96 of 43 observed fares. Compare every departure city
By departure city
Every city with a fare into San José, cheapest first. Find yours by name or airport code; each row opens that route, its price history and its calendar.
| Departure city | From | Below usual | Trip | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New YorkUnited States | $2491 stop | −48% | 26 Oct – 9 Nov · 14 nights | |
| ChicagoUnited States | $2911 stop | — no measured fare yet | 24 Dec – 4 Jan '27 · 11 nights | |
| Mexico CityMexico | $326Nonstop | — no measured fare yet | 1–4 Nov · 3 nights | |
| BostonUnited States | $3982 stops | — no measured fare yet | 2–12 Nov · 10 nights | |
| WashingtonUnited States | $4021 stop | — no measured fare yet | 22–30 Jan '27 · 8 nights | |
| MiamiUnited States | $4231 stop | −22% | 4–8 Nov · 4 nights | |
| São PauloBrazil | $4941 stop | −7% | 23 Nov – 21 Jan '27 · 59 nights | |
| HoustonUnited States | $496Nonstop | — no measured fare yet | 8–13 Nov · 5 nights | |
| TorontoCanada | $539Nonstop | — no measured fare yet | 8–16 Feb '27 · 8 nights | |
| DallasUnited States | $5422 stops | — no measured fare yet | 13–16 Nov · 3 nights | |
| Los AngelesUnited States | $5871 stop | −4% | 11–19 Jan '27 · 8 nights | |
| MadridSpain | $6501 stop | −15% | 19 Feb '27 – 6 Mar '27 · 15 nights | |
| FrankfurtGermany | $7901 stop | — no measured fare yet | 3–16 Nov · 13 nights | |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | $8192 stops | −9% | 27 Feb '27 – 10 Mar '27 · 11 nights | |
| BarcelonaSpain | $8373 stops | −18% | 14–26 Feb '27 · 12 nights | |
| MilanItaly | $8472 stops | −15% | 22–28 Mar '27 · 6 nights | |
| LisbonPortugal | $8531 stop | — no measured fare yet | 10–30 Nov · 20 nights | |
| IstanbulTürkiye | $8653 stops | −35% | 21 Apr '27 – 10 May '27 · 19 nights | |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | $8682 stops | — no measured fare yet | 12–21 Jan '27 · 9 nights | |
| BerlinGermany | $9072 stops | — no measured fare yet | 12–24 Dec · 12 nights | |
| RomeItaly | $9232 stops | — no measured fare yet | 12–18 Mar '27 · 6 nights | |
| AthensGreece | $9271 stop | — no measured fare yet | 17 Jun '27 – 4 Jul '27 · 17 nights | |
| San FranciscoUnited States | $9352 stops | — no measured fare yet | 3–7 Jan '27 · 4 nights | |
| BrusselsBelgium | $9371 stop | — no measured fare yet | 5 Jan '27 – 9 Feb '27 · 35 nights | |
| ZurichSwitzerland | $9631 stop | — no measured fare yet | 1–10 Dec · 9 nights | |
| ParisFrance | $1,0791 stop | −6% | 10 Nov – 15 Dec · 35 nights | |
| OsloNorway | $1,1272 stops | — no measured fare yet | 28 Dec – 24 Jan '27 · 27 nights | |
| DubaiUAE | $1,1552 stops | −14% | 5–13 Nov · 8 nights | |
| DublinIreland | $1,1561 stop | — no measured fare yet | 22 Dec – 6 Jan '27 · 15 nights | |
| ViennaAustria | $1,2432 stops | — no measured fare yet | 10–20 Dec · 10 nights | |
| BangkokThailand | $1,3562 stops | — no measured fare yet | 24 Feb '27 – 13 Mar '27 · 17 nights | |
| SydneyAustralia | $1,4322 stops | — no measured fare yet | 2–23 Feb '27 · 21 nights | |
| JakartaIndonesia | $1,4642 stops | — no measured fare yet | 2 Mar '27 – 6 Apr '27 · 35 nights | |
| Singapore | $1,5073 stops | — no measured fare yet | 27 Dec – 20 Jan '27 · 24 nights | |
| TokyoJapan | $1,5143 stops | — no measured fare yet | 3–21 Nov · 18 nights | |
| DelhiIndia | $1,5212 stops | — no measured fare yet | 14–23 Jan '27 · 9 nights | |
| MunichGermany | $1,5251 stop | — no measured fare yet | 19–29 Dec · 10 nights | |
| Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | $1,5633 stops | — no measured fare yet | 19 Nov – 1 Dec · 12 nights | |
| ShanghaiChina | $1,5812 stops | — no measured fare yet | 7–18 Mar '27 · 11 nights | |
| Hong Kong | $1,5853 stops | — no measured fare yet | 25 Oct – 6 Nov · 12 nights | |
| SeoulSouth Korea | $1,6571 stop | — no measured fare yet | 15–28 Feb '27 · 13 nights | |
| ManilaPhilippines | $1,6654 stops | — no measured fare yet | 19–31 Oct · 12 nights | |
| Kuala LumpurMalaysia | $1,6692 stops | — no measured fare yet | 12–15 Nov · 3 nights |
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Good to know
The best observed fare on our board is $249 round-trip from New York (48% below that route's typical price), found on a real search on 17 October. Fares are cached; the seller confirms the current price and availability.
Across the routes we have enough cached history for, Feb comes out cheapest on average. The sweet spot for being there is Dec–Apr — where the two overlap is the window to look at first.
San José is served by Juan Santamaría (SJO). All fares on this page are round-trip to that airport unless marked otherwise.
Dec–Apr offers the best balance of weather and prices. Nobody comes for the capital — they come for two coasts, volcanoes and cloud forest, all within four hours.
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