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$152 Find cheap flights from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province

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5:15 am - 12:07 amOAK-SJO
17h 52m2 stops
1:11 am - 11:02 pmSJO-OAK
22h 51m2 stops
$326Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Tue, Aug 27
5:15 am - 12:07 amOAK-SJO
17h 52m2 stops
1:11 am - 11:02 pmSJO-OAK
22h 51m2 stops
$348Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 20
8:43 am - 9:10 amOAK-SJO
23h 27m2 stops
12:32 pm - 11:09 amSJO-OAK
23h 37m2 stops
Wed, Jul 24 - Thu, Aug 1
5:15 am - 9:10 amOAK-SJO
26h 55m3 stops
12:32 pm - 11:09 amSJO-OAK
23h 37m2 stops
Wed, Jul 24 - Thu, Aug 1
10:52 pm - 11:43 amOAK-SJO
11h 51m1 stop
7:00 am - 9:31 pmSJO-OAK
15h 31m1 stop
$957Delta
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Mon, Jul 8 - Thu, Jul 18
10:52 pm - 11:43 amOAK-SJO
11h 51m1 stop
1:08 pm - 11:59 amSJO-OAK
23h 51m2 stops
$958Delta
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Mon, Jul 29 - Sat, Aug 10
6:00 am - 8:00 pmOAK-SJO
13h 00m2 stops
12:50 am - 11:55 pmSJO-OAK
24h 05m2 stops
$1,138Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Jul 4 - Wed, Jul 10
3:01 pm - 7:50 pmOAK-SJO
51h 49m2 stops
7:20 am - 11:52 pmSJO-OAK
17h 32m2 stops
$1,160Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 25
12:55 pm - 11:50 amOAK-SJO
21h 55m2 stops
11:59 pm - 11:55 pmSJO-OAK
24h 56m2 stops
$1,234American Airlines
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Sat, Jun 8 - Mon, Jun 17
12:55 pm - 1:20 pmOAK-SJO
23h 25m2 stops
11:59 pm - 11:55 pmSJO-OAK
24h 56m2 stops
$1,336American Airlines
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Sun, Jun 9 - Sat, Jun 15
5:15 am - 12:09 amOAK-SJO
17h 54m2 stops
$152Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jun 12
5:15 am - 12:09 amOAK-SJO
17h 54m2 stops
$216Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jun 28
10:26 am - 12:09 amOAK-SJO
12h 43m2 stops
$265Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Jun 29
10:26 am - 12:09 amOAK-SJO
12h 43m2 stops
$289Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Jun 29
11:55 am - 11:37 amOAK-SJO
22h 42m2 stops
$293Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jul 5
5:12 am - 12:45 pmOAK-SJO
30h 33m2 stops
$373Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Jul 14
5:30 am - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
26h 16m2 stops
12:32 pm - 8:31 amSJO-OAK
20h 59m2 stops
$510Spirit Airlines
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Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10
5:15 am - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
26h 31m2 stops
12:32 pm - 8:31 amSJO-OAK
20h 59m2 stops
$517Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 10
5:30 am - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
26h 16m2 stops
12:32 pm - 11:12 amSJO-OAK
23h 40m2 stops
$561Spirit Airlines
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Fri, May 31 - Tue, Jun 11
5:30 am - 12:04 amOAK-SJO
17h 34m2 stops
12:32 pm - 6:42 amSJO-OAK
19h 10m2 stops
$586Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Jun 2 - Sun, Jun 9
5:30 am - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
26h 16m2 stops
12:32 pm - 8:31 amSJO-OAK
20h 59m2 stops
$611Spirit Airlines
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Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10
7:36 pm - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
36h 10m3 stops
12:32 pm - 8:31 amSJO-OAK
20h 59m2 stops
Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10
7:36 pm - 8:46 amOAK-SJO
36h 10m3 stops
12:32 pm - 8:31 amSJO-OAK
20h 59m3 stops
Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10
5:50 am - 8:13 pmOAK-SJO
13h 23m2 stops
7:00 am - 11:55 pmSJO-OAK
17h 55m2 stops
$1,263Delta
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Sat, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 11
4:50 pm - 11:44 amOAK-SJO
17h 54m2 stops
7:00 am - 9:45 pmSJO-OAK
15h 45m1 stop
$3,627Delta
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Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10
5:50 am - 8:13 pmOAK-SJO
13h 23m2 stops
7:00 am - 11:57 pmSJO-OAK
17h 57m2 stops
$3,777Delta
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Fri, May 31 - Mon, Jun 10

Flights from Oakland to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Oakland to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Oakland to San José?

The average price of all flights from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Oakland to San José, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from San José back to Oakland, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province, 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 from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province is May, where tickets cost $380 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $913 and $615 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province, 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 on the flight from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

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Low season

September

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$152
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 33% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Oakland to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Oakland to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Oakland, California to San José, San José Province was $152 for a one-way ticket and $326 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Oakland and San José?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San José from Oakland.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Oakland to San José?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Oakland to San José?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Oakland and San José, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Oakland to San José, Delta or Spirit Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Oakland to San José are Delta and Spirit Airlines. With an average price for the route of $771 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Spirit Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $428 and an overall rating of 6.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Oakland to San José?

    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 from Oakland to San José.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Oakland to San José?

    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 José with an airline and back to Oakland with another airline. Booking your flights between Oakland and SJO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 José from Oakland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Oakland to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Oakland to San José. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
7.4Food
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

10.0 ExcellentMichael, May 2024SJC - ATL
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

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

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

No water for a 5 hour flight entertainment not working seats with little room for knees when person in front of me reclined kept bumping my knees.

I don't think anyone actually reads these comments, so I won't spend much time on this submission. If you want to talk, you know how to reach me. The D/FW manager of Avianca (self-identified), Juan Calderon, insisted I buy an onward ticket from San Salvador even though I have diplomatic status in El Salvador and live here. It cost me $1,393 and Mr Calderon would not let me make the ticked flexible so I could get a refund. He went out of his way to be rude to me. He gave me seat 32K -- windowless window seat in the last row and did not offer to let me upgrade even though there were plenty of seats. I have flown well over a million miles in my life and this is the worst experience I have ever had. I would like a refund on the ticket I was forced to buy. Just awful!

This is the Spirit of Latino travel. And don’t even get me started on customer service.

Awful. I checked in online and there was no option to pay for baggage, at the airport when I checked in my baggage was received and Iwas not charged. When I got to LA during the boarding process I was told I didn't pay for baggage, the crew resolved I was let in the plane. When I got to my final destination my baggage was not there. It took me two days to receive my baggage. Bad service ever!

There was no food or drink service, couldn’t even get a glass of water for free. It was a long and expensive flight to not offer food or beverage on the plane.

It is better at the jfk than my home country. It was very easy and everything was on time.

There is no food. There is no in-inflight entertainment. The seats are cardboard. The airline is a living hellscape.

My experience was amazing! They helped my elderly mother board on early through a wheelchair and were accommodating to have us sit together since our seats were in different locations. When landing at the airport in GUA they were very helpful with full of hospitality.

No complimentary snacks food, beverage (not even water), pillow and blanket on a 6 hours long flight (including economy comfort). A low form of nickeling an diming. Lost a recurring passanger over a soda. Avianca never again.

Flight departure late. Got late in Colombia making us take a different flight next day. Avianca airport crew messed up my ticket so when a I got in Brazil I didn’t have a ticket for my destination. Had to buy a new ticket out of my pocket.

Service of the person who gave us the boarding pass

Overall good but we had a minor scare when a wind shear caused the plane to re take off on the first landing attempt. The crew handled it well and we landed safely on the second attempt

To many extra fees, poor customer service and very uncomfortable flight. No leg room and seat wont recline.

I am disabled and was unable to get any assistance from Volaris. I had to wait in line at front desk for 45 minutes, I am by myself, and unable to stand. When I got to front desk check in, they had no assistance for me. I did however, have wheelchair assistance when I arrived in Mexico City. Thank God for that!

It was horrible, our flight back was overbooked and had to take a flight 12hours later in the day but to LAX. Volaris is horrible.

Our flight got overbooked and we missed one day of our trip.

Be prepared to pay extra for everything! I'm not sure I really saved any money?

Check in at LAX was terrible. Unbelievable lines. Chaos. The landing in Morelia was scary, with the plane fishtailing. If other airlines flew directly between California and Morelia, I would never fly Volaris again.

Viva Aerobus Is honesto the worst airline and I don't think I'll fly with them ever again.

The flight was 3 hrs delayed and no remorse from airline

The crew was the best and very accommodating I know you don't offer any complimentary items but water and coffee will not break the bank !!

My mother was HARASSED AND ACCOSTED by the gate agent for her bag. I pre purchased the bag fee and the gate agent made my 78 year old mother board, deplane, re pay for her bag fee and board again. The gate agent made my mother pick up her own bag and REFUSED to help her, she is an older woman who wasn’t bothering anyone on a flight that had maybe 30’total passengers. I am going to sue this airlines for their HORRIBLE customer service and treatment of my mother, and all this occurred the day after Mother’s Day!!!

Horrible, first flight delayed. They switched my connecting flight while I was en route and even though I was originally supposed to be on the flight going back home to boston, refused to let me board and told me I would have to wait for next flight that was 14 hours later. Ended up renting a car and driving 6.5 hours back home. Still getting messages about flight and it is now showing that the other flight they put me on is now canceled and I would have to wait 24 hours for the next one. I will never book with spirit again

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

Overall it was a miserable experience... I will never fly spirit for more than a 3 hour flight or overnight.

Kayak does not know that spirit airlines charged me $70 to fly. But the bag check-in was $89 each way. This is false advertising to lure people. Spirit airlines sends bunch of emails after flight purchases to buy wifi, better seats, priority boarding, secure reserved seats. This is false advertising. Up front pricing. I would of flown jet blue or Alaska airlines.

One hour late taking off. Concerning, very hard landing. Uncomfortable seats with no recline. Extremely slow baggage claim. Very professional, knowledgeable flight attendants. Brand new, very clean plane.

Can’t say there was anything I particularly liked. Seats were very tight, leather wrapped plastic. I followed up a much longer and cheaper trip from Honolulu on southwest, everything was phenomenal, this flight was the exact opposite. Blows my mind they charge for water of all things. One of the attendants seemed very rude, I watched a taller gentleman a couple rows forward with his knees pressed into the back of the seat ahead, while the woman in that seat leaned forward the entire flight, I’m sure because she could feel his knees. I’ll be avoiding spirit like the plague from here forward.

Didn’t make the connecting flight due to a delay on our first flight.

I felt scam to have to pay $50 additional for my carry on luggage which was free for my other airline.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Oakland to San José found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/12Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 54mOAK-SJO
$152
6/28Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 54mOAK-SJO
$216
6/29Sat
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 43mOAK-SJO
$265
6/29Sat
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
12h 43mOAK-SJO
$289
7/5Fri
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
22h 42mOAK-SJO
$293
7/14Sun
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
30h 33mOAK-SJO
$373

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Last minute flights from Oakland to San José

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 from Oakland to San José that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/31Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 16mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 59mSJO-OAK
$510
6/3Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 31mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 59mSJO-OAK
$517
5/31Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 16mOAK-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 40mSJO-OAK
$561
6/2Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 34mOAK-SJO
6/9Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 10mSJO-OAK
$586
5/31Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 16mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
20h 59mSJO-OAK
$611
5/31Fri
multi-stop
36h 10mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stop
20h 59mSJO-OAK
$662
5/31Fri
multi-stop
36h 10mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stop
20h 59mSJO-OAK
$676
6/1Sat
multi-stopDelta
13h 23mOAK-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopDelta
17h 55mSJO-OAK
$1,263
5/31Fri
multi-stopDelta
17h 54mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopDelta
15h 45mSJO-OAK
$3,627
5/31Fri
multi-stopDelta
13h 23mOAK-SJO
6/10Mon
multi-stopDelta
17h 57mSJO-OAK
$3,777

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Oakland - San José Flights

Departure:

Oakland (OAK)United States

Destination:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

San José - Oakland

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