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$197 Find cheap flights from Costa Rica to San Diego

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Flights to San Diego - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Diego?

The average price of all flights to San Diego clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Diego is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as $503. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $616 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to San Diego is September, where tickets cost $463 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets from Costa Rica is $701 and $665 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is September with an average price of $463.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego?

The average price for all flights to San Diego depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Diego is generally in the evening, when flights cost $439 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Diego is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $572.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Diego?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to San Diego, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 33 days before departure.

How long is the flight to San Diego?

The duration of your flight to San Diego depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Diego on KAYAK are from Liberia, which takes 10h 05m, and San José, which takes 18h 50m.

How many direct flights to San Diego are there each day?

There are around 328 direct flights from within Costa Rica to San Diego every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 6:00 am the most common departure time and 46% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to San Diego are there each week?

Each week there are around 2,290 direct flights from within Costa Rica to San Diego. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$197
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from San José to San Diego

FAQs - booking San Diego flights

  • How far is San Diego from central San Diego?

    Central San Diego is 3 miles away from San Diego.

  • What is the name of San Diego’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in San Diego, called San Diego (SAN). It can also be referred to as Lindbergh Field, San Diego, or San Diego Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to San Diego?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to San Diego.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to San Diego?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to San Diego?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Diego with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to San Diego?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to San Diego?

    Of the 12 airlines that fly to San Diego, Southwest offers the most flights, with around 715 per week, followed by Alaska Airlines with 576 flights per week.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to San Diego?

Find which airlines fly direct to San Diego, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Costa Rica to San Diego

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Nonstop returns

San Diego to Costa Rica

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +56 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +57 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +58 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Costa Rica to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Costa Rica to San Diego. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San Diego? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

8.0 ExcellentLiam, May 2024SLC - SJC
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Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

I was sitting at comfort +. One of the Asian male crew was so loud when he delivered service. When he asked questions or what food you need, he was shouting. He must be a prison guard before going Delta.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Overall fine but both ways for this trip was delayed.

Flight was delayed by almost 5 hours. Suitcase was not loaded despite the flight being near empty (my colleagues’ suitcases did reach JFK, unlike mine). Had to argue on phone to get JetBlue to deliver the case to my hotel. Never again

The flight was excellent. The crew was welcoming and attentive.

Great! I love Jet Blue. My favorite airline! Very efficient, clean and timely.

Run out of snack choices. Why are the seats not padded for your butt? Are we sitting on blocks of wood or metal for $250-300 a pop? This ain’t spirit. Let’s get it together people

We were told that our flight would be delayed for 90+ minutes because of weather, so we went to get something to eat only to have them randomly start boarding 15 minutes after the announcement, with no warning.

Entertainment... No earphones passed out. Many including me couldn't use the TV. Legroom was good. Crew was indifferent and a bit surly. Free wifi was a nice convenience. Check in desk location was unknown. Gate number on the boarding passes was wrong.

Great crew. Smooth flight that was on time. Boarding is a disaster as usual. Bought more room seat and was Grouo A. The flight was packed by the time I got on. TVs did not work as usual

Service for food to our seat was a bit slow. Snack choices were just pretzels or baked chips. My seat cushion was not attached. Other than Barbie, video choice were not very good or current.

It took an hour to get my bag after landing. Not exaggerating

I was not expecting much as i was not in a premium cabin. I was pleasantly surprised that the seat in economy plus was spacious and food was ample. Party of 5 with 2 parents and 3 kids.

Outstanding in all respects. Early boarding left early arrived early. We were in business class, so was perfectly fine.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

I really do not like the basic in basic economy.

Marked by flight delays on all segments of the trip. Food in first class cabin was mediocre and overhead cabin storage was not adequate. Overall, the premium charge for first class cabin was poor and over hyped. This will be our last flight with UA.

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

Everything was great except for the wifi was junk. Crew was super friendly and helpful

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

Somehow I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass and was in transit Food is horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided on 11 hours flight

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

The staff were very helpful with lots of refreshments on offer. The toilets were clean. The seats were comfortable and entertainment was good. No complaints, it was excellent.

amazing! they were so kind and allowed us to sit on empty seats so we could stretch our legs and sleep good. Food is amazing as well plus dessert in the middle of the flight!

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to San Diego found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/16Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
21h 39mSJO-SAN
8/21Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
14h 07mSAN-SJO
$301
9/19Thu
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
20h 26mSJO-SAN
9/23Mon
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
20h 50mSAN-SJO
$335
9/19Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
21h 25mSJO-SAN
9/24Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 35mSAN-SJO
$345
7/19Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 53mSJO-SAN
9/21Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 35mSAN-SJO
$354
7/23Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 20mSJO-SAN
7/28Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
22h 03mSAN-SJO
$387
7/20Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 20mSJO-SAN
9/7Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
26h 42mSAN-SJO
$389
6/11Tue
2 stops
31h 17mSJO-SAN
8/31Sat
2 stops
24h 03mSAN-SJO
$449
7/23Tue
2 stops
12h 45mSJO-SAN
9/28Sat
2 stops
49h 00mSAN-SJO
$466
7/20Sat
2 stopsAeromexico
15h 16mSJO-SAN
9/28Sat
2 stopsAeromexico
24h 09mSAN-SJO
$495
7/20Sat
2 stopsAeromexico
33h 42mSJO-SAN
9/21Sat
2 stopsAeromexico
28h 54mSAN-SJO
$539

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Diego found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/25Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 39mSJO-SAN
$197
7/19Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
23h 22mSJO-SAN
$201
10/28Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 56mSJO-SAN
$219
10/28Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 42mSJO-SAN
$223
6/10Mon
2 stops
27h 14mSJO-SAN
$229
6/16Sun
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
31h 25mSJO-SAN
$237
9/4Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
46h 54mLIR-SAN
$256
9/4Wed
1 stopDelta
10h 28mLIR-SAN
$267
9/30Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
19h 07mLIR-SAN
$274
7/16Tue
1 stopJetBlue
19h 39mLIR-SAN
$429

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Last minute flights to San Diego

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to San Diego that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/2Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
31h 52mSJO-SAN
6/6Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 03mSAN-SJO
$626
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 50mSJO-SAN
6/6Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 17mSAN-SJO
$663
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 22mSJO-SAN
6/6Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 17mSAN-SJO
$667
6/3Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 19mSJO-SAN
6/6Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 03mSAN-SJO
$676

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Flights to San Diego

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San Diego (SAN)United States

Return flight deals:

San Diego - Costa Rica

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