Cheap flights from New York to Costa Rica from C$ 243

The cheapest month to fly to Costa Rica from New York is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around C$ 510, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Costa Rica in May, then you should wait until October to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of C$ 540.

Our data shows that Saturday is the least expensive day to fly to Costa Rica. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as C$ 546. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Costa Rica on Sunday is C$ 646.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Liberia for the best New York - Costa Rica flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Costa Rica from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Costa Rica for around C$ 632 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Costa Rica from New York for as low as C$ 442 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 15% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Costa Rica flight.

Historically, on average around 23% of flights between New York and Costa Rica have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 143 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, JetBlue has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 23% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and Costa Rica is 4 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 7:00a.m., with 66% of daily flights leaving at noon.

The number of flights available between New York and Costa Rica is 28 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.