
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $313 (Cheapflightsfares) |
One-way from | $181 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | April |
Cheapest in | November |
Average price | $338 |
Good round-trip deal | $339 or less |
Good one-way deal | $246 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San JoséNew York
SJO - JFK
SJOJFK
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 5/23
8:47 am-1:00 am
1 stop14h 13m
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 5/30
3:32 pm-7:09 am
1 stop17h 37m
San JoséNew York
SJO - JFK
SJOJFK
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Thu 5/14
6:19 pm-1:50 pm
1 stop17h 31m
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sun 5/17
3:32 pm-7:09 am
1 stop17h 37m
San JoséNew York
SJO - JFK
SJOJFK
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 6/6
6:19 pm-3:59 am
1 stop7h 40m
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Thu 6/11
9:34 am-6:59 pm
1 stop11h 25m
San JoséNew York
SJO - LGA
SJOLGA
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 5/29
11:13 am-11:15 pm
2 stops34h 02m
New York LaGuardia
Tue 6/2
8:17 pm-7:37 pm
1 stop25h 20m
San JoséNew York
SJO - LGA
SJOLGA
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 5/8
7:55 am-8:57 pm
1 stop11h 02m
New York LaGuardia
Fri 5/15
9:15 pm-11:55 am
1 stop16h 40m
San JoséNew York
SJO - LGA
SJOLGA
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 6/5
12:30 am-4:44 pm
1 stop14h 14m
New York LaGuardia
Wed 6/10
7:29 am-7:37 pm
1 stop14h 08m
San JoséNew York
SJO - LGA
SJOLGA
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sun 5/24
7:55 am-7:04 pm
1 stop9h 09m
New York LaGuardia
Mon 6/8
7:29 am-10:39 pm
1 stop17h 10m
San JoséNewark
SJO - EWR
SJOEWR
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Thu 6/4
12:30 am-12:37 am
1 stop22h 07m
Newark
Mon 6/15
8:21 am-11:38 am
Nonstop5h 17m
San JoséNew Windsor
SJO - SWF
SJOSWF
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 5/15
7:00 am-11:25 am
2 stops26h 25m
New Windsor Stewart
Wed 7/22
7:46 pm-8:20 am
1 stop14h 34m
San JoséNew York
SJO - LGA
SJOLGA
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 5/15
7:55 am-11:15 pm
1 stop13h 20m
New York LaGuardia
Tue 7/21
8:17 pm-10:11 am
1 stop15h 54m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
The best time to book flights from San José to New York is 61 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.
Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San José to New York (average of $281). Flying from San José to New York in July is currently the most expensive (average of $498). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
One of the essential ways to save on airfare from San José to New York is to remain as flexible as possible. Flights that are in the morning tend to be the most expensive. A flight in the afternoon could potentially save you up to 35% on airfare.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San José to New York flight should consider departing on Saturday afternoons when fares are most often at their lowest. Sunday mornings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from SJO to NYC are scheduled on a Monday (2 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (2 on average).
Santo Domingo (SDQ) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 22% of 1-stop itineraries from San José to New York on Cheapflights.
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $225.
Flights via Panama City (PTY) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 7h 28m.
Flights via Panama City (PTY) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 01m.
About 30% of weekly flights between San José and New York have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 161 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to experience delays more often.
Monday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, JetBlue have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 30% of flights being delayed.
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