
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $380 (SmartFares) |
One-way from | $142 (eDestinos) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | October |
Average price | $395 |
Good round-trip deal | $361 or less |
Good one-way deal | $148 or less |
Fly from
Fly to
Route
Depart
Return
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 6/1
3:45 am-11:06 am
1 stop9h 21m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Mon 10/19
10:03 am-1:00 am
1 stop12h 57m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 6/3
9:10 am-12:36 pm
Nonstop5h 26m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 7/21
1:43 pm-9:00 pm
Nonstop5h 17m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 5/30
3:32 pm-7:09 am
1 stop17h 37m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 6/2
10:05 am-11:00 pm
1 stop10h 55m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 6/6
2:20 am-8:21 am
1 stop8h 01m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Thu 11/12
2:20 pm-2:59 am
1 stop11h 39m
New YorkSan José
LGA - SJO
LGASJO
New York LaGuardia
Sun 5/10
6:00 am-7:37 pm
1 stop15h 37m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 5/16
7:55 am-8:57 pm
1 stop11h 02m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 6/10
9:34 am-6:59 pm
1 stop11h 25m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 6/17
4:10 am-2:00 pm
1 stop7h 50m
NewarkSan José
EWR - SJO
EWRSJO
Newark
Wed 6/3
12:30 pm-10:39 pm
1 stop12h 09m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 6/6
12:44 pm-8:07 pm
Nonstop5h 23m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 5/16
6:45 pm-10:20 pm
Nonstop5h 35m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 5/20
1:05 pm-12:01 am
1 stop8h 56m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 5/13
6:45 pm-10:20 pm
Nonstop5h 35m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 5/15
11:59 pm-7:00 am
Nonstop5h 01m
New YorkSan José
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 6/6
9:10 am-12:36 pm
Nonstop5h 26m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 6/13
1:50 pm-9:18 pm
Nonstop5h 28m
| 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 | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars |
Booking 51 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, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from New York to San José (average of $326). Flying from New York to San José in December is currently the most expensive (average of $652). 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 Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (2 on average).
Panama City (PTY) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 31% of 1-stop itineraries from New York to San José on Cheapflights.
Panama City (PTY) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $292.
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 23% of weekly flights between New York and San José have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 143 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the early afternoon 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 23% of flights being delayed.
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Katerine,Mar 2026
LAX - PTY
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| Cheapest$116 | Average$554 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A | |
| Cheapest$126 | Average$254 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A | |
| Cheapest$134 | Average$442 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time62% | |
| Cheapest$139 | Average$413 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time62% | |
| Cheapest$169 | Average$445 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time70% | |
| Cheapest$172 | Average$395 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time71% | |
| Cheapest$187 | Average$444 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time65% | |
| Cheapest$205 | Average$526 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time69% | |
| Cheapest$244 | Average$411 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time71% |