Fly from
Budget
C$ 274 - C$ 450
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
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne CountySan José Juan Santamaria Intl
DTW - SJO
DTWSJO
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Tue 23/4
1 stop7h 16m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Tue 23/4
1 stop8h 23m
New York John F Kennedy IntlSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Mon 6/5
1 stop17h 57m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Mon 3/6
1 stop8h 50m
New York John F Kennedy IntlSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
JFK - SJO
JFKSJO
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Sat 4/5
1 stop9h 55m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Fri 10/5
1 stop7h 50m
Los AngelesSan José Juan Santamaria Intl
LAX - SJO
LAXSJO
Los Angeles
Tue 7/5
Nonstop5h 36m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sun 12/5
Nonstop6h 32m
New York John F Kennedy IntlLiberia
JFK - LIR
JFKLIR
New York John F Kennedy Intl
Wed 1/5
1 stop29h 19m
Liberia
Fri 3/5
1 stop16h 26m
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne CountySan José Juan Santamaria Intl
DTW - SJO
DTWSJO
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Sat 13/4
2 stops23h 51m
San José Juan Santamaria Intl
Sat 20/4
1 stop11h 53m
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$ 804
February
C$ 895
March
C$ 879
April
C$ 766
May
C$ 731
June
C$ 810
July
C$ 944
August
C$ 887
September
C$ 735
October
C$ 785
November
C$ 754
December
C$ 810
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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Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Overall
Crew
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Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Overall
Crew
Food
Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Overall
Crew
Food
Reviews
On time flights; courteous staff; efficient boarding system! Thank you!
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Overall
Crew
Food
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.