
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $257 (KAYAK) |
One-way from | $100 (Super.com) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | October |
Average price | $485 |
Good round-trip deal | $362 or less |
Good one-way deal | $143 or less |
Fly from
Fly to
Route
Depart
Return
Price
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Thu 5/7
6:45 pm-10:14 pm
Nonstop5h 29m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 5/13
11:59 pm-7:00 am
Nonstop5h 01m
New YorkSan José
LGA - SJO
LGASJO
New York LaGuardia
Thu 3/5
6:30 am-3:20 pm
1 stop9h 50m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 3/6
7:22 am-11:48 pm
2 stops15h 26m
New YorkSan José
LGA - SJO
LGASJO
New York LaGuardia
Wed 3/4
4:59 pm-11:40 am
2 stops19h 41m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 3/6
7:22 am-8:00 pm
1 stop11h 38m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 3/4
1:16 am-9:05 am
1 stop8h 49m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Thu 3/5
4:09 am-5:17 pm
1 stop12h 08m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sun 3/1
2:20 am-1:53 pm
1 stop12h 33m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 3/11
6:08 pm-1:57 pm
1 stop17h 49m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Tue 2/24
2:20 am-10:00 am
1 stop8h 40m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Mon 3/2
5:51 pm-12:57 pm
1 stop18h 06m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 2/28
2:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 3/7
6:08 pm-1:17 pm
1 stop18h 09m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 2/28
2:44 pm-8:20 am
1 stop18h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 3/3
5:50 am-1:00 am
1 stop18h 10m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 2/28
2:20 am-9:05 am
1 stop7h 45m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 3/6
6:08 pm-2:59 am
1 stop7h 51m
New YorkSan José
LGA - SJO
LGASJO
New York LaGuardia
Wed 3/11
6:00 am-11:22 am
1 stop7h 22m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 3/18
12:19 pm-11:58 pm
1 stop9h 39m
| 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, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from New York to San José (average of $165). 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 (3 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Thursday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (2 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 22% of weekly flights between New York and San José have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 133 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 22% of flights being delayed.
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| Cheapest$244 | Average$441 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time71% |