
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $273 (Mytrip) |
One-way from | $98 (Super.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | October |
Average price | $479 |
Good round-trip deal | $363 or less |
Good one-way deal | $138 or less |
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Fly to
Route
Depart
Return
Price
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 3/6
2:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Mon 3/9
5:51 pm-1:57 pm
1 stop18h 06m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 3/6
2:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/10
5:50 am-6:17 pm
1 stop10h 27m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 3/2
2:20 am-7:01 pm
1 stop17h 41m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 3/6
8:48 am-1:00 am
1 stop15h 12m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Tue 3/10
3:44 pm-7:05 am
1 stop17h 21m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/24
4:09 am-6:17 pm
1 stop12h 08m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Thu 4/23
3:32 pm-7:08 am
1 stop17h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 4/28
6:19 pm-3:59 am
1 stop7h 40m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Thu 4/30
3:32 pm-8:21 am
1 stop18h 49m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 5/5
5:57 pm-3:59 am
1 stop8h 02m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 3/18
3:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/24
5:50 am-6:17 pm
1 stop10h 27m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Tue 3/24
3:15 am-7:01 pm
1 stop17h 46m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Thu 4/2
5:46 am-4:17 pm
1 stop8h 31m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Fri 3/20
3:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/24
8:48 am-6:17 pm
1 stop7h 29m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sun 3/15
3:44 pm-7:05 am
1 stop17h 21m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/24
4:09 am-6:17 pm
1 stop12h 08m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star |
Booking 28 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from New York to San José. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from New York to San José (average of $176). Flying from New York to San José in June is currently the most expensive (average of $272). 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.
When flying from New York to San José, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
The most flights from NYC to SJO are scheduled on a Monday (5 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (3 on average).
Panama City (PTY) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 29% of 1-stop itineraries from New York to San José on Cheapflights.
San Salvador (SAL) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $267.
Flights via San Pedro Sula (SAP) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 6h 50m.
Flights via Panama City (PTY) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 04m.
About 21% of weekly flights between New York and San José have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 132 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the evening tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Sunday 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 21% of flights being delayed.
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