Cheap flights from New York to San José from C$ 255

In general, November is the cheapest month to fly from New York to San José. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around C$ 460. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to San José from New York during May instead. Flights to San José in May, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around C$ 624.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to San José is on a Saturday. Travellers who choose to depart for San José on a Saturday will often find tickets for as low as C$ 394. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Monday because tickets tend to average around C$ 652. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to San José.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San José from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San José for around C$ 598 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San José from New York for as low as C$ 548 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York to San José flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 66% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to San José flight.

Historically, on average around 22% of flights between New York and San José have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 147 minutes.

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

Saturday 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 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via San Salvador (SAL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of C$ 382.

Flights connecting via San Salvador (SAL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 9h 35m.

San Salvador (SAL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 28m.

The number of flights available between New York and San José is 1 per day as of June 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00a.m., with 87% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of June 2026, 9 flights take off from New York and land in San José each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 22% of weekly flights taking off on this day.