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Flights from Mexico City to San José - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Mexico City 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 Mexico City to San José?

The average price of all flights from Mexico City to San José, San José Province clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Mexico City to San José, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San José, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Mexico City 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 Mexico City 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 Mexico City to San José, San José Province is September, where tickets cost £170 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is £263 and £218 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Mexico City 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 Mexico City 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 Mexico City 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 44 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between Mexico City and San José, San José Province?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Mexico City to San José, San José Province.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Mexico City to San José, San José Province. They are: Aeromexico, Avianca and Volaris Costa Rica. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Volaris Costa Rica at £106 for a one-way flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Volaris Costa Rica.

How many flights are there between Mexico City and San José, San José Province per day?

Each day, there are between 3 and 4 nonstop flights that take off from Mexico City and land in San José, San José Province, with an average flight time of 3h 06m. The most common departure time is 20:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 27 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Mexico City and San José, San José Province?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Mexico City to San José?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Mexico City at 08:40 and will be landing in San José, San José Province at 11:48.

What’s the latest departure time from Mexico City to San José?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Mexico City to San José, San José Province jets off at 20:45 and lands at 23:59.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Mexico City to San José

Low season

February

High season

July
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.

When to book flights from Mexico City to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Mexico City to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Mexico City to San José

  • Can I carry liquids to the cabin of my flight?

    In case you’d like to bring some liquids with you to the cabin of your flight to SJO, you can do so, irrespective of the airline you travel with, so long as the liquids are in containers that don’t exceed 3.4 ounces (100 ml). Bigger containers, even when partly full, won’t be permitted. The containers must be placed in a quart-size plastic bag that’s resealable and see-through.

  • How heavy can my checked baggage be when traveling with Avianca?

    On Avianca flights, the maximum checked baggage weight for Economy Class travelers is 50 lbs and 70 lbs for Business Class travelers holding XXL fare tickers. The dimensions of your baggage cannot exceed 62 inches. However, the airline can accommodate luggage up to 91 inches at an additional cost.

  • What is the carry-on baggage policy for Volaris?

    The number of items you can carry on to the cabin of your Volaris flight will depend on your fare. You can bring one personal item if you hold a Zero v.club fare, one personal item, and one carry-on bag if you hold a Basic or Plus fare. Your carry-on bag’s dimensions should not exceed 22 x 16 x 10 inches. The combined weight of your items shouldn’t exceed 44 lb.

  • Which towns can I easily get to from San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport?

    SJO is connected to several destinations other than San Jose. From this airport, you can make your way to towns such as Upala, Liberia, Pocosol, Santa Cruz, Tilaran, Sardinal, Juntas, Belen, and Bagaces.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Mexico City to San José?

    Delta, Aeromexico, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Mexico City to San José flight route.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Mexico City to San José flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Mexico City to San José?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Mexico City and San José, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Mexico City to San José?

    There are direct flights from Mexico City to San José on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Mexico City 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 Mexico City to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Mexico City 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 Mexico City to San José?

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Mexico City 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 Mexico City up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Mexico City to San José

  • Looking for a cheap flight from San José to Mexico City? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £136 or less round-trip.
  • If you plan to make the trip from Mexico City to San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) via a one-stop flight, note that the destination of your stopover will be determined by the airline you travel with. It will be at San Salvador (SAL) if you travel with Avianca, Guatemala City (GUA) if you journey with Volaris Costa Rica, and Panama City (PTY) if you fly with Copa Airlines.
  • Volaris is committed to minimizing its carbon footprint. To achieve this goal, it has replaced its old planes with new fuel-efficient aircraft, engaged in several strategic partnerships for the environment, increased its paper-saving and recycling initiatives, and continually funded several conservation effects. This being the case, if you’d like to travel with an eco-friendly partner from Mexico City to San Jose, consider traveling with this airline.
  • In Mexico City, you can board your flight to SJO at Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) or Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU). For the best boarding experience, book a flight that departs from NLU. This is because this airport experiences less passenger traffic than MEX, so it boasts shorter queues at the security checkpoints, check-in counters, and boarding gates.
  • Suppose you want to fly with your baby to SJO from Mexico City. If so, consider traveling with Avianca Airlines. When traveling with this airline, you can carry your baby on your lap for free for the entire journey. If your baby is over two years but below eleven, you will purchase him a seat while enjoying a 25% discount.
  • MEX features two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. You can use the airport’s AirTrain to travel freely between these terminals. In Terminal 1, its boarding station is at Gate 6, while in Terminal 2, it is boarded at Gate 4. Daily, this service operates from 5:00 am to 1:00 am.
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Prefer to fly direct from Mexico City to San José?

Find which airlines fly direct from Benito Juarez to Juan Santamaria Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Mexico City Benito Juarez to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca

Aeromexico, Air France, +1 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

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Direct returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Mexico City Benito Juarez

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca

Aeromexico, Air France, +1 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Avianca, +1 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +2 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Mexico City to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Mexico City 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Mexico City to San José? 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.
7.9
Volaris Costa RicaOverall score based on 86 reviews
7.6Comfort
5.8Entertainment
8.0Boarding
8.3Crew
6.1Food
Airline reviews

Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

10.0 ExcellentHugo, Sept 2023JFK - SAL
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Quick boarding and check in.. but premium seats don’t recline.. very hard to relax. But overall, it was a Great a satisfying experience.. Thank You

If they listen to you especially when there’s a problem with a passport now I lost my tickets and also my seat money

The worst airline I have ever experienced. Terrible customer service. Absolutely disgraceful

Checking bags at the airport, very confusing they make lines for different flights but they don’t have any signs, so if you are on the wrong line be aware they will send you to the end of the correct line. No priority for check in even if you pay and no priority to disabled persons and elderly persons.

Despite all the negative reviews, I took Volaris with a family of 4 (including a toddler and infant in arms). The only compliant was they charged me $70 to gate check our wagon (which we use as a stroller) and then it was not available for pickup at the gate (which is the entire point), so we had to get through customs and the airport with our luggage and no way to push our kids :(

Après avoir manqué l’avion aucune aide de la part des agents à l’aéroport pour trouver un autre vol

Más comida no cobrar tanto por los asientos y comida food

Worst airline ever!! Delays in all my flights!!! Do not flight with Volaris!

The departures screens in the airport showed the flight as canceled for some weird reason, but when I got to the gate just to double check, it showed it as on time, and not canceled. This was confusing, but ultimately I was able to get to where I needed to go.

For whatever reason, when I was in the San Jose airport, the flight from Volaris read as canceled on the Departures screens you'd find all over the terminal, it wasn't until I got to the gate that it showed it as on time and still on. It was confusing, but ultimately I did get to where I needed to go with the flight I was expecting.

Boarding - It is unclear where the line for the group are given the signs. A solution would be a diagonal arrow pointing to the lane in which the lane for boarding of a given zone should form. As it is now, you are guessing which side of the pole the "zone 3" sign is telling you to form the line. Inflight Entertainment - The Spanish subtitles function didn't work for movie watching (in fact, all subtitles didn't work), so was difficult to follow along and I watched the movie in silence without words.

An hour-long wait to check in, 90 minutes for luggage to come out, lost luggage, chaotic operations

Aeromexico es siempre una buena opción, relación precio calidad adecuada!

No everybody brings the proper equipment to enjoy the plane entertainment. Then I was not able to enjoy it.

Pros: "I like the service ,the food in thos fliggt back. Excelent"
Cons: "Better rules for people who put the seat back while we eating ,some crewmembee could say something"
Pros: "Fee alcohol on flight! Crew was also very nice and welcoming."
Cons: "Everything seemed fine."
Pros: "Crew friendlynesd"
Cons: "Paying a little more attention to the seating. Not everyone was socially distanced. Seat rows were unequally distributed: some were all full others were too empty."
Pros: "Seat was okay, but I thought we weren't doing center seats because of Covid risk. That plane was packed tight."
Cons: "They made me store my bag, because I had a guitar which has always been allowed as a carry on. Its a fragile instrument, and has always been allowed as a carry on."
Pros: "The crew was attentive."
Cons: "Check in process was super slow. It took an hour and a half. Check in process needs to be made more efficient. Also, plane took off an hour and 20 minutes later than originally planned. Therefore, we landed an hour later than expected."
Pros: "Movies and shows. Blankets. Prompt staff on plane. Snack options."
Cons: "Ticket counter was stubborn to release our boarding passes despite having already checked in online. Saying we were “too late”. The kiosk would not release our boarding passes either. Yet, we breezed right through security to the gate and we’re first to board the plane having had to actually wait awhile before boarding. The ticket counter person unnecessarily made us wait even longer when we were already running late due to having spent 11 hours in the hospital day prior from E. coli. The boarding process was also sloppy. Three different attendants asked to see our passports. Why did everyone need to verify us? We were asked very silly and seemingly unnecessary questions before boarding further slowing the process. We were asked before boarding if we had checked a bag, not sure what difference that made."

I was shocked flying to El Salvador that they only give you water. Everything else you have to pay for. There is no wifi or entertainment and it’s an international flight. At least back in the day they had tvs on the plane and everyone watched the same movie. Also seats do not recline, even comfort or plus.

More than 3 hours of delay and not even a snack was given.

Seat space was terrible no food on a six hour flight

There was no bag included in the reservation. The price was double. Not properly advertised

No complimentary food and beverage (water, soda, coffe) is offered for a six and a half hours long international flight, not even in premium economy, just to try to squeeze a few more dollars out of the passengers. First and last time flying with Avianca.

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.

Every food and beverage has to be paid and the seat was not confortable. They even gave water.

Flight attendants to show up on time, offer drinks and food.

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.

They charge me $190.00 dollars for the baggage for the bag in side the plane and in the baggage compartment in the plane. The service I got bad bad bad they make wait for a log time and i got to the airport 4 hours before. I don't think I'm going to use you guys never never again no support . And I am going to tell all the guys and people i now to don' use KAYAK

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