What airport do you fly into for flights to San José?

Booking a flight to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) is your only option if you intend on flying to San José. It is only a 8.8 mi journey from Juan Santamaria Intl to San José’s city center.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San José?

Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to San José . Flying to San José in December will prove the most costly. There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

Can I find cheaper flights to San José if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to San José on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to San José?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Icelandair is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to San José.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in San José?

San José Juan Santamaria Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in San José. One-way flights to San José Juan Santamaria Intl typically cost £76, while return flights cost around £112.

How much is a return flight to San José?

A return flight to San José will typically cost around £243, however they can be found for as little as £152.

Where does the fastest flight to San José depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to San José, London offers the quickest one-way flight (11 hours 40 minutes).

Does San José Juan Santamaria Intl have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at San José Juan Santamaria Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to San José Juan Santamaria Intl?

Yes. San José Juan Santamaria Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Around Juan Santa María is the closest property to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (0.0 mi away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl).

£337+ Flights to San José, Costa Rica

Flights to San José, Costa Rica in 2025

Return from	£575
One-way from	£337
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	October
Average price	£746
Good round-trip deal	£691 or less

Air France
6/11-20/11
2 total stops
36h 50m total
London to San José

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14/12
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37h 45m total
London to San José

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Thu 6/1106:20LHR - SJO

1 stop17h 30mAir France

Thu 20/1120:05SJO - LHR

1 stop19h 20mAir France

Deal found 9/7£575

Sun 9/1108:55LHR - SJO

2 stops20h 20mAir Canada

Sat 22/1108:35SJO - LHR

1 stop20h 45mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£575

Sun 27/708:15LHR - SJO

1 stop35h 45mIcelandair

Thu 7/814:05SJO - LHR

1 stop36h 25mIcelandair

Deal found 9/7£576

Thu 27/1106:00LHR - SJO

2 stops24h 05mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1208:35SJO - LHR

1 stop15h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£580

Thu 18/910:00LGW - SJO

2 stops28h 34mMultiple Airlines

Sun 21/911:37SJO - LGW

1 stop15h 33mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£581

Tue 25/1118:40LGW - SJO

1 stop25h 25mSWISS

Mon 1/1220:10SJO - LGW

2 stops15h 40mSWISS

Deal found 9/7£584

Mon 25/816:40LHR - SJO

2 stops26h 46mUnited Airlines

Mon 1/908:37SJO - LHR

1 stop18h 48mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7£589

Sat 1/1108:40LCY - SJO

2 stops20h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 9/1108:35SJO - LCY

2 stops22h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£600

Tue 23/912:10LHR - SJO

1 stop32h 00mSWISS

Mon 22/1220:10SJO - LHR

3 stops30h 05mSWISS

Deal found 9/7£603

Tue 23/910:50LHR - SJO

2 stops33h 20mLufthansa

Mon 22/1220:10SJO - LHR

3 stops20h 45mLufthansa

Deal found 10/7£610

Thu 24/712:10LGW - SJO

2 stops30h 45mIcelandair

Wed 6/813:00SJO - LGW

2 stops37h 35mIcelandair

Deal found 10/7£612

Tue 11/1119:10LCY - SJO

1 stop24h 55mSWISS

Mon 17/1120:10SJO - LCY

2 stops16h 30mSWISS

Deal found 9/7£616

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Thu 6/1106:20LHR - SJO

1 stop17h 30mAir France

Thu 20/1120:05SJO - LHR

1 stop19h 20mAir France

Deal found 9/7£575

Sun 9/1108:55LHR - SJO

2 stops20h 20mAir Canada

Sat 22/1108:35SJO - LHR

1 stop20h 45mAir Canada

Deal found 9/7£575

Sun 27/708:15LHR - SJO

1 stop35h 45mIcelandair

Thu 7/814:05SJO - LHR

1 stop36h 25mIcelandair

Deal found 9/7£576

Thu 27/1106:00LHR - SJO

2 stops24h 05mMultiple Airlines

Thu 4/1208:35SJO - LHR

1 stop15h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£580

Mon 25/816:40LHR - SJO

2 stops26h 46mUnited Airlines

Mon 1/908:37SJO - LHR

1 stop18h 48mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7£589

Tue 23/912:10LHR - SJO

1 stop32h 00mSWISS

Mon 22/1220:10SJO - LHR

3 stops30h 05mSWISS

Deal found 9/7£603

Tue 23/910:50LHR - SJO

2 stops33h 20mLufthansa

Mon 22/1220:10SJO - LHR

3 stops20h 45mLufthansa

Deal found 10/7£610

Sat 30/808:15LHR - SJO

1 stop35h 45mJetBlue

Sun 7/914:07SJO - LHR

1 stop23h 38mJetBlue

Deal found 9/7£621

Fri 7/1107:45LCY - SJO

1 stop16h 40mKLM

Tue 18/1120:30SJO - LCY

1 stop14h 05mKLM

Deal found 9/7£662

Thu 4/910:00LCY - SJO

2 stops33h 10mDelta

Mon 15/913:35SJO - LCY

2 stops20h 05mDelta

Deal found 10/7£785

Sat 16/810:00LGW - SJO

1 stop19h 40mMultiple Airlines

Thu 21/817:25SJO - LGW

2 stops30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£582

Thu 24/712:10LGW - SJO

2 stops30h 45mIcelandair

Wed 6/813:00SJO - LGW

2 stops37h 35mIcelandair

Deal found 10/7£612

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Thu 10/707:45LCY - SJO

2 stops16h 40mKLM

Thu 17/719:40SJO - LCY

2 stops17h 00mKLM

Deal found 9/7£754

Thu 10/708:45LCY - SJO

1 stop15h 50mLufthansa

Thu 17/719:25SJO - LCY

1 stop16h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 9/7£794

Thu 10/706:40STN - SJO

2 stops20h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 17/707:55SJO - STN

2 stops20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£926

Thu 17/707:45LCY - SJO

2 stops16h 40mKLM

Thu 24/719:40SJO - LCY

2 stops17h 00mKLM

Deal found 9/7£1,004

Thu 17/717:00LCY - SJO

2 stops27h 45mLufthansa

Sat 26/719:25SJO - LCY

1 stop14h 50mLufthansa

Deal found 9/7£1,030

Thu 17/711:30LHR - SJO

2 stops33h 15mLufthansa

Sun 27/714:40SJO - LHR

3 stops20h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 9/7£1,032

Thu 17/719:20LCY - SJO

1 stop25h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 24/719:25SJO - LCY

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£1,041

Fri 18/718:00LHR - SJO

2 stops28h 17mMultiple Airlines

Sat 26/708:14SJO - LHR

2 stops20h 11mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7£837

Sat 19/710:00LGW - SJO

1 stop19h 40mMultiple Airlines

Wed 30/708:50SJO - LGW

1 stop15h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£802

Sat 19/709:20LCY - SJO

1 stop34h 50mSWISS

Wed 30/714:40SJO - LCY

2 stops19h 35mSWISS

Deal found 11/7£1,135

Sun 20/712:10LGW - SJO

2 stops31h 50mIcelandair

Thu 7/814:05SJO - LGW

2 stops36h 30mIcelandair

Deal found 9/7£678

Sun 20/708:15LHR - SJO

2 stops58h 40mIcelandair

Sat 2/814:05SJO - LHR

2 stops33h 25mIcelandair

Deal found 11/7£714

One-way flights to San José
Search for one-way flight options to San José. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 11 July 2025.

Sun 14/1207:40STN - SJO

3 stops37h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£337

Wed 3/909:55LHR - SJO

3 stops30h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£344

Mon 17/1108:25LCY - SJO

3 stops40h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7£345

Mon 18/810:00LGW - SJO

1 stop19h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£352

Tue 28/1006:40LTN - SJO

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/7£391

Mon 18/822:05LHR - SJO

1 stop18h 15mAvianca

Deal found 9/7£513

Sun 14/1219:20LHR - SJO

1 stop25h 40mAir France

Deal found 11/7£551

Tue 28/1008:40LCY - SJO

1 stop15h 45mKLM

Deal found 9/7£553

Fri 12/906:30LHR - SJO

2 stops17h 40mKLM

Deal found 10/7£572

Thu 28/810:00LGW - SJO

2 stops18h 51mAir Europa

Deal found 10/7£662

Thu 28/820:40LGW - SJO

1 stop24h 55mIberia

Deal found 10/7£667

Mon 11/817:00LCY - SJO

1 stop31h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 11/7£802

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LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Thu 6/11

06:20-17:50

1 stop17h 30m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 20/11

20:05-21:25

1 stop19h 20m

£575

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Sun 9/11

08:55-23:15

2 stops20h 20m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sat 22/11

08:35-11:20

1 stop20h 45m

£575

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Sun 27/7

08:15-13:00

1 stop35h 45m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 7/8

14:05-09:30

1 stop36h 25m

£576

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Thu 27/11

06:00-00:05

2 stops24h 05m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 4/12

08:35-06:30

1 stop15h 55m

£580

LondonSan José

LGW - SJO

LGWSJO

London Gatwick

Thu 18/9

10:00-07:34

2 stops28h 34m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sun 21/9

11:37-10:10

1 stop15h 33m

£581

LondonSan José

LGW - SJO

LGWSJO

London Gatwick

Tue 25/11

18:40-14:05

1 stop25h 25m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 1/12

20:10-17:50

2 stops15h 40m

£584

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Mon 25/8

16:40-12:26

2 stops26h 46m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 1/9

08:37-10:25

1 stop18h 48m

£589

LondonSan José

LCY - SJO

LCYSJO

London City

Sat 1/11

08:40-23:05

2 stops20h 25m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sun 9/11

08:35-12:50

2 stops22h 15m

£600

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Tue 23/9

12:10-13:10

1 stop32h 00m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 22/12

20:10-08:15

3 stops30h 05m

£603

LondonSan José

LHR - SJO

LHRSJO

London Heathrow

Tue 23/9

10:50-13:10

2 stops33h 20m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 22/12

20:10-22:55

3 stops20h 45m

£610

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Everything you need to know about your flight to San José

When is the best time to book a flight to San José?

The best time to book flights to San José is 60 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.

How long is the flight to San José?

On average, a flight from London to San José takes 14 hours 49 minutes. Flights to San José from other popular cities in United Kingdom will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to San José?

Users looking for the lowest fares to San José should consider flying on Wednesday afternoons, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Sunday evenings, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to San José?

The most popular airlines flying from London to San José are Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to San José?

The cheapest airlines flying from London to San José are Icelandair, JetBlue and Air France.

Rainfall in San José by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in San José ranges from 0.0 - 300.0 inches per month. September is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 300.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit San José when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in San José by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to San José, 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).

Reviews of airlines servicing San José

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Delta, KLM, andAir France to Costa Rica by reading reviews from past customers. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

KLM

7.8

Good

1,372 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

Air France

7.5

Good

1,467 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,655 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,846 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,951 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Colin,Sept 2024

LHR - BOS

Delta One is very poor quality seating for first class. On multiple trips pieces have come off the seat. Staff and food have been good

FAQs about flying to San José

What airport do you fly into for flights to San José?
Booking a flight to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO) is your only option if you intend on flying to San José. It is only a 8.8 mi journey from Juan Santamaria Intl to San José’s city center.
Can I find cheaper flights to San José if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to San José on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to San José?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Icelandair is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to San José.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in San José?
San José Juan Santamaria Intl is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in San José. One-way flights to San José Juan Santamaria Intl typically cost £76, while return flights cost around £112.
How much is a return flight to San José?
A return flight to San José will typically cost around £243, however they can be found for as little as £152.
Where does the fastest flight to San José depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to San José, London offers the quickest one-way flight (11 hours 40 minutes).
Does San José Juan Santamaria Intl have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at San José Juan Santamaria Intl can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to San José Juan Santamaria Intl?
Yes. San José Juan Santamaria Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Around Juan Santa María is the closest property to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (0.0 mi away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl).

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Temperature in San José by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing San José

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Delta, KLM, andAir France to Costa Rica by reading reviews from past customers. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to San José

What airport do you fly into for flights to San José?

Can I find cheaper flights to San José if I am willing to have stopovers?

What is the best airline to fly to San José?

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in San José?

How much is a return flight to San José?

Where does the fastest flight to San José depart from?

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