EDI - SJO

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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
£682
Typical prices: £584-£863
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Fri 9/10Sun 25/10
EDI - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£393
Multiple Airlines
Tue 29/9
EDI - SJO • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £705 (return)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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Cheapest • Avg £629 (return)
Shortest trip • 14h 50m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to San José (EDI-SJO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Edinburgh to San José 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Edinburgh to San José

Fri, 9 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:30 - 20:20
EDI
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SJO
18h 50m
2 stops
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21:00 - 23:20
SJO
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EDI
20h 20m
1 stop
£682Multiple Airlines
Sat, 23 Jan - Sat, 6 Feb
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05:50 - 19:00
EDI
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SJO
19h 10m
1 stop
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21:30 - 09:35
SJO
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EDI
30h 05m
1 stop
£682Multiple Airlines
Sat, 23 Jan - Sat, 6 Feb
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09:25 - 23:50
EDI
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SJO
44h 25m
2 stops
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09:20 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
40h 35m
2 stops
£705Air Canada
Fri, 15 Jan - Fri, 29 Jan
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09:25 - 19:53
EDI
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SJO
16h 28m
1 stop
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14:25 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
35h 30m
2 stops
£708Lufthansa
Fri, 8 Jan - Fri, 22 Jan
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09:25 - 12:42
EDI
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SJO
33h 17m
1 stop
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13:55 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
36h 00m
1 stop
£708Lufthansa
Fri, 8 Jan - Fri, 22 Jan
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09:25 - 13:00
EDI
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SJO
33h 35m
2 stops
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08:45 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
17h 10m
2 stops
£719United Airlines
Thu, 21 Jan - Thu, 4 Feb
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09:25 - 12:56
EDI
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SJO
33h 31m
2 stops
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09:05 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
16h 50m
1 stop
£719United Airlines
Thu, 21 Jan - Mon, 8 Feb
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09:25 - 23:50
EDI
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SJO
44h 25m
2 stops
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09:20 - 07:55
SJO
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EDI
40h 35m
2 stops
£725Air Canada
Sat, 10 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct
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09:00 - 11:58
EDI
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SJO
33h 58m
1 stop
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19:30 - 23:10
SJO
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EDI
21h 40m
1 stop
£804KLM
Sat, 22 Aug - Sat, 12 Sep
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09:20 - 16:20
EDI
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SJO
14h 00m
1 stop
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13:19 - 16:10
SJO
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EDI
19h 51m
2 stops
£860KLM
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Edinburgh to San José flights

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

How much is a return flight from Edinburgh to San José?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Edinburgh to San José departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to San José from Edinburgh usually cost between £813 and £1,082 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £682 on Multiple Airlines (9 Oct–25 Oct).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Edinburgh to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh to San José, 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 Edinburgh to San José is January, where tickets cost £627 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £918 and £887 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to San José

Low season

May

Cheapest flight

£393
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from Edinburgh to San José

When to book flights from Edinburgh to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Edinburgh to San José 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 Edinburgh to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Edinburgh to San José?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Edinburgh to San José was £393 for a one-way ticket and £682 for a return.

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

    Edinburgh airport is called Edinburgh Turnhouse and the only airport in San José is San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Edinburgh to San José, KLM or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Edinburgh to San José are KLM and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of £1,025 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £678 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh with another airline.

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Edinburgh to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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.
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KLMOverall score based on 1551 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.2Entertainment
7.3Food
8.4Crew
7.8Boarding
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The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
LHR - AMS
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The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

The flight was great, the only reason for middle scores on entertainment and food is that it was a short flight so not included (but snacks were served including alcoholic beverages free of charge). I would definitely recommend KLM.

Was trying to change a flight but told that Canadian and local klm systems do not interact so they could not access my booking. Overall I like klm a lot but if it was important to change flights I would be very frustrated.

KLM is my favourite airline. Never ever let us down.Staff are first class.

Pretty bad. Food was awful. drinks were scarce, as if drinking an extra drink would ruin the airline. attendants were not very helpful. likely Dutch "directedness" (I cannot be bothered). Crammed flight. Entertainment in very minimal dosage. Almost all old movies and series with 1-3 episodes only. Very limited number of options available. Jesus!! it seems you need to bring your own entertainment these days even of flights that are 13 hrs long!! I would and I will avoid in the future!

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

Very friendly and helpful staff on board and United was excellent when I missed my onward flight due to the delay in London. Very well organised meant much less stress

First time flying with UA and it was a great experience. Thank you

Staff on board was excellent. Positive upbeat helpful- like it used to be.

United has come a long way, it’s been a fantastic experience traveling with them.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

Left late after one day delay. Even after we were called to board we stood in line for 30 minutes. Seemed disorganized.

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

Crew attitude and attentiveness. Comfort of the seats. Entertainment options.

Flight was delayed twice which made our arrival extremely late (actually into next day). Not an easy travel. But when we requested assistance for boarding we were really impressed with how they helped us! Strongly praise their assistance.

W ended up getting stuck in Edinburgh Scotland during the air strike. They cancelled our flight and No help to get us rebooked. All said down that cost us over $2,000 extra at least to get home. Hopefully we will be reimbursed somehow! Won’t be flying Air Canada again

every single person involved showed their joy, working in the airline industry - it created a very pleasant atmosphere for everyone

For boarding, after family with youngsters, you should have 65 and over. Whatever rules, enforce them. It’s frustrating for those who respect them to see aggressive people rush to the gate out of turn…

A snack would have been nice instead of having to buy food.

Food is terrible....... need better snacks, too. Crew was lukewarm.

The plane was new. Should give more options on food.

Crew was amazing. The seats give me a sore neck for days upon arrival to my destination. Perhaps Business Class seats are designed differently. I’m 5’4”, the neck portion of the seat may hit me strangely for my height range.

Air Canada changed the flight times of my flights several times in the months leading up to my travel date, making my layover and departure times way worse than the original tickets I purchased. Then on the actual travel days 3 out of my 4 flights were significantly delayed. When I asked customer service to try and find me a better connecting flight, they quoted the contract at me that states my ticket gets me there but doesn't require adherance to the original times, and they were unwilling to try and help. I also asked them to waive my baggage fee, which according to their online calculator qouted me a free checked bag, but then at check in I had to pay to check a bag both ways. All in all the expeience felt like Air Canada was scrambling to provide flights and then unwilling to try and easy the sting of the significant inconvenience it created.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Paid for exit row at the back of the plane. Window seat with lots of leg space. Food was inedible (as usual). Brought my own.

Efficiency of staff, and comfort and cleanliness of aircraft was all great. Maybe a hot drink without payment at that time in the morning would be good!

The plane was late (as was my flight out from Birmingham the day before)

The flight was delayed by an hour. Made the connection uncomfortably tight.

When we went to the lounge they told us to go into the main lounge and not the full business class section, later they told me that Lufthansa wont pay the full fee to alloq the business class passengers entry to the nicer sectikn where all the other airlines nusiness class passengers go into. Very poor arrangement.

Absolutely the most awful experience in the history of service from gate agents to baggage handlers. Never will i use kayak or Lufthansa again. Ever.

Never flown with LH before so all in all wasba good experience. Also good to know that approx 24hrs prior the flight opens up for being able to organise the seating free.

Boarding was slow to begin. Economy board should be accomplished from rear of plane to front, as the entrance doors are front of plane. This would eliminate waiting and passenger congestion on the plane. Meals were good however crew will not check if you want meal if sleeping, should be like Emirates and give seat tags wake for meals or do not disturb. Entertainment ok but screen headphone/jacks were distorted - took 3 sets of headphones to get working properly. Flight crew was amazing, exceptionally nice, professional, best Lufthansa crew I have experienced.

Poor food choice. They even ran out of fish in business class. Old dated planes, IFE and seating.

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