Fly from
Budget
C$ 274 - C$ 537
Route
Depart
Return
Price
New York John F Kennedy IntlSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 4/9
Nonstop5h 20m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sun 8/9
Nonstop5h 03m
MiamiSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
MIA - SJO
MIASJO
Miami
Tue 30/4
2 stops8h 45m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 1/5
2 stops7h 55m
MiamiSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
MIA - SJO
MIASJO
Miami
Sat 1/6
1 stop16h 33m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Wed 5/6
1 stop6h 32m
MiamiSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
MIA - SJO
MIASJO
Miami
Wed 1/5
1 stop16h 16m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Mon 6/5
1 stop15h 50m
MiamiSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
MIA - SJO
MIASJO
Miami
Wed 1/5
2 stops18h 06m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sun 5/5
2 stops17h 12m
Los AngelesSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
LAX - SJO
LAXSJO
Los Angeles
Thu 9/5
Nonstop5h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 14/5
Nonstop6h 32m
NewarkLiberia
EWR - LIR
EWRLIR
Newark
Wed 8/5
Nonstop5h 13m
Liberia
Tue 14/5
Nonstop5h 12m
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Costa Rica (average of C$ 538). Flying to Costa Rica in July will prove the most costly (average of C$ 695). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.
January
C$ 803
February
C$ 894
March
C$ 878
April
C$ 765
May
C$ 730
June
C$ 809
July
C$ 943
August
C$ 886
September
C$ 734
October
C$ 784
November
C$ 753
December
C$ 809
SJO Temperature | 18 - 21 °C |
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If weather is an important factor for your trip to Costa Rica, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, April is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 18.0 C).
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Overall
Boarding
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Comfort
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On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Overall
Boarding
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Comfort
Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Overall
Boarding
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Comfort
Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Overall
Boarding
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Comfort
Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
When to fly to Costa Rica
Peak Season:
January through May, the dry season, is the best time to book cheap flights to Costa Rica.
Off Season:
The rainy season – May to November/December – gets sun in the mornings and rain showers from afternoon through evening. This is not a good time to go if you are hoping to travel around. Secondary roads can become flooded during this time.
Overview
Almost a quarter of Costa Rica is in national parks and protected areas. Verdant rainforests give way to white-sand beaches and its diverse landscape features volcanoes, forests, mountains and marshy lowlands.
The Central American country has Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south, the Pacific Ocean on the west and Caribbean Sea on the east. Costa Ricans are friendly and welcoming, living in a stable democracy so peaceful that the army was abolished in 1949.
The capital is San Jose, a modern and bustling city offering a great introduction to tourists just off cheap flights to Costa Rica. After exploring its districts – El Pueblo for the bars, restaurants and galleries or Calle de la Amargura, a lively area of bars and cheap eateries – and perhaps the Gold Museum, most tourists head out of town to the parks and beaches.
One such park is the Corcovado National Park, renowned internationally for its biodiversity and abundance of wildlife. There are others equally bounteous including Tortuguero National Park and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.
Costa Rica is a tropical country with little variation in temperature throughout the year. You will encounter a lot of rain if you visit between May and November, the significantly rainy season. The coastal temperatures are hotter at an average of 32 C, but sea breezes make it much more comfortable. The highland areas are cool at night and warm during the day.
Sansa Regional Airline and Nature Air offer cheap flights around Costa Rica.
As the majority of Costa Ricans do not own cars, public transportation is good. The country is well connected by buses – public buses and private tourist buses. The remotest areas may be linked just once a day however.
Car rental is a great, independent, way of travelling. The biggies – Dollar, Budget, Alamo – all have offices around Costa Rica.