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£142 Find cheap flights from San José, San José Province to Santiago

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to Santiago departing on 3/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from San José to Santiago (SJO-SCL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Santiago that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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11:04 - 22:57SJO-SCL
9h 53m1 stop
11:25 - 19:21SCL-SJO
9h 56m1 stop
£275Copa Airlines
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Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
08:46 - 02:20SJO-SCL
15h 34m1 stop
04:12 - 19:21SCL-SJO
17h 09m1 stop
£314Copa Airlines
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Tue, 13 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug
11:04 - 02:30SJO-SCL
13h 26m1 stop
00:30 - 10:02SCL-SJO
11h 32m1 stop
£348Copa Airlines
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Thu, 11 Jul - Wed, 24 Jul
05:53 - 02:20SJO-SCL
18h 27m1 stop
00:30 - 08:01SCL-SJO
9h 31m1 stop
£363Copa Airlines
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Sun, 18 Aug - Sat, 24 Aug
05:53 - 02:20SJO-SCL
18h 27m1 stop
11:24 - 07:30SCL-SJO
22h 06m1 stop
£364Copa Airlines
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Sun, 18 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
11:04 - 00:07SJO-SCL
10h 03m1 stop
01:30 - 08:01SCL-SJO
9h 31m1 stop
£369Copa Airlines
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Tue, 17 Sep - Sat, 21 Sep
16:50 - 13:25SJO-SCL
18h 35m1 stop
06:10 - 21:45SCL-SJO
17h 35m2 stops
£391Avianca
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Sun, 18 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
02:04 - 13:25SJO-SCL
9h 21m1 stop
23:55 - 15:50SCL-SJO
17h 55m1 stop
£400Avianca
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Sat, 17 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
02:04 - 13:25SJO-SCL
9h 21m1 stop
00:42 - 08:01SCL-SJO
9h 19m1 stop
Sat, 17 Aug - Sat, 24 Aug
02:04 - 13:25SJO-SCL
9h 21m1 stop
06:10 - 21:45SCL-SJO
17h 35m2 stops
£423Avianca
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Sat, 17 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug

Flights from San José to Santiago - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Santiago, 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 San José, San José Province to Santiago is May, where tickets cost £343 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and January, where the average cost of tickets is £484 and £480 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Santiago, 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 San José, San José Province to Santiago, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San José to Santiago?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Santiago from San José were found on Avianca (£142) and LATAM Airlines (£220), and the lowest return tickets were found on Copa Airlines (£275) and Avianca (£391).

Good to know - Cheap tickets from San José to Santiago

Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

£142
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from San José to Santiago

When to book flights from San José to Santiago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Santiago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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FAQs for booking flights from San José to Santiago

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José, San José Province to Santiago was £178 for a one-way ticket and £344 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San José to Santiago?

    When flying out of San José you will be using San José Juan Santamaria Intl. You will be landing at Santiago, also known as Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez.

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

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

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San José and Santiago.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Santiago, Copa Airlines or Avianca?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Santiago are Copa Airlines and Avianca. With an average price for the route of £440 and an overall rating of 7.8, Copa Airlines is the most popular choice. Avianca is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £375 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 San José to Santiago.

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

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

    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 Santiago with an airline and back to San José with another airline.

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

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

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Top airlines flying from San José to Santiago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Santiago. 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 San José to Santiago? 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.
7.8
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 2828 reviews
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
7.4Food
7.7Comfort
7.2Entertainment
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Horrible experience from start to end. Copa costumer service is non existent. They treat you bad. Everybody tells you different information. We didn’t received our luggage in the 1 day stop we did even we they said if was not going to be a problem. They didn’t respect the seats that we had and spread our family leaving in between of two big people who didn’t leave any space for me and crush me from side to side. I’ll never recommend Copa to anybody.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2024PTY - MIA
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Horrible experience from start to end. Copa costumer service is non existent. They treat you bad. Everybody tells you different information. We didn’t received our luggage in the 1 day stop we did even we they said if was not going to be a problem. They didn’t respect the seats that we had and spread our family leaving in between of two big people who didn’t leave any space for me and crush me from side to side. I’ll never recommend Copa to anybody.

la atencion en el avion fue excelente, la facilidad del checkin es muy buena.

LOCKED MY BAG WITHOUT CONSENT. Had to have my zippers cut upon arrival in Costa Rica.

Pros: "The seats in economy were confortable. The best thing was Copa gave us seats in the second line and my family traveled together."
Cons: "Coffe service could better the experience"
Pros: "Boarding was organized"
Cons: "They didn’t turn on AC until we landed in Lima, during bording they were hurrying people to get on their seats fast"
Pros: "Nothing. This airline is awful in every way imaginable."
Cons: "We booked tickets to Costa Rica with Copa and they just changed our flights to two days later than the booking. They didn’t even bother to inform us of the change we only found out because we booked through Kayak and they let us know. Apparently Copa expects you to frequently check your booking just in case they’ve changed anything and don’t feel the need to inform their customers of any changes they make. Then we were told we could get a Copa voucher to use for other Copa flights for having to cancel our booking and rebook with another airline as a 48 hour change to our flight made flying with Copa not doable for us. But the website kept telling us we had a voucher that was sent to our email but despite repeated attempts it never came through. And spent hours trying to get through to someone on the phone to sort it out with no success ever getting through. My advice. NEVER EVER FLY WITH COPA."
Pros: "Both of my flights were on time which i know sounds basic but all of the flights i’ve catched from SJO to X were late and this time my connection in Panama was only 1h15 and we got there earlier, so that was nice!"
Cons: "A bunch of seats were free and we were mostly sat all together (3 person next to each other).. With the covid situation i think it could be good to be more separate if possible"
Cons: "Some passengers bring two or more big carry ons and the airline should police its own rules better."
Pros: "Yo había ido al sanitario, cuando regrese ya habían repartido los jugos, la aeromosa muy atenta me llego a preguntar si quería jugo y me lo llevaron."
Cons: "Al momento de dar las instrucciones de seguridad, creo que los pasajeros prestan más atención y entienden más si hay alguien del crew al frente dando ejemplos de cómo hacerlo. Todo lo demás excelente!"
Pros: "nice crew."
Cons: "seats were too small and uncomfortable, not possible to lean back much because of a tall passenger behind me. international flights should have better seats."

i was charged $140.00usd for my backpack the only luggage i had was my backpack

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 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.

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.

Avianca: you pay for a high-end flight and you fly like a low (very low) cost!

The worst airline, the crew so mean and rude, everything was a nightmare, if I start to write, I'll never end

The flight was overbooked and the solution gave was unrespctful. I arrived 4 hour in advance in the airport and only after 2hous was possible suggest a different ticket with another company LATAM, I have accepted, but when I was checking in at LATAM the tickets was issued without luggage, what it is absurd since I have bought my tickets including it since the beginning. Due to the timing for the next flight was not possible return to Avianca to claim due to the distance between Both companies Avianca and Latam since were located in different terminals. I have insiste to the crew of Latam to call Avianca to solve it, but they could help they were alleging that only paying a thousand pesos Mexicans ($1,000 MXN) to dispatch my luggage would be accepted and I have no money at all. So I had to beg for others passagens, it was an humiliating to exchange luggage with who was platinum in order to return back the luggage in the connection airport in Brazil (GRU). I have no clue that a judicial process would be taken from my side due the lots of stress in sequence by the non professional treatment with a passenger that was just following everything said by Avianca.. Long hours of waiting until next flight and only arrive at final destine in 6hs later..

Pros: "Buenos protocolos COVID"
Cons: "En la reservación de kayak no aparece el código de reserva de vuelo de cada aerolínea. Para encontrarlo hay que buscar en la página help.kayak. Al no tener ese código disponible a la mano lo se puede hacer check in. Estuve llamando al Contacto Center de Avianca y el servicio fue muy deficiente."
Cons: "The food was really out of the Avianca standard. The quinoa “salad” was frozen. I asked the flight attendant and he told me it was supposed to be room temperature, but it was crystallized. Understand it was Ash Wednesday and no meat was serve (cheese quiche was ok)."

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Cheapest flights to Santiago from San José found in 2024

Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San José to Santiago found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/9Tue
1 stopAvianca
9h 21mSJO-SCL
£142
4/9Wed
2 stopsLATAM Airlines
14h 01mSJO-SCL
£220
4/9Wed
3 stopsLATAM Airlines
19h 11mSJO-SCL
£235
6/9Fri
1 stopAvianca
9h 21mSJO-SCL
£379
7/9Sat
2 stopsAvianca
27h 50mSJO-SCL
£539
7/9Sat
3 stops
36h 54mSJO-SCL
£1,071

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Last minute flights from San José to Santiago

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 San José to Santiago that are departing in the next 10 days.
7/5Tue
multi-stopCopa Airlines
9h 44mSJO-SCL
13/5Mon
multi-stopCopa Airlines
9h 06mSCL-SJO
£420
6/5Mon
multi-stopCopa Airlines
13h 33mSJO-SCL
3/8Sat
multi-stopCopa Airlines
9h 19mSCL-SJO
£458

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San José - Santiago Flights

Departure:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

Destination:

Santiago (SCL)Chile

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Santiago - San José

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