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Cheap Flights from San José to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stop£510
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£627
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£633
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£993
London
London1 stop£510
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£627
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£633
Bristol
Bristol2 stops£993

Book Cheap San José to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San José to the United Kingdom 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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Recent return flight deals from San José to the United Kingdom

Fri, 23 Jan - Fri, 30 Jan
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12:22 - 10:00SJO-LGW
15h 38m1 stop
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14:00 - 11:27LGW-SJO
27h 27m1 stop
£510Multiple Airlines
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Thu, 4 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
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18:30 - 10:55SJO-LGW
10h 25mdirect
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11:00 - 16:40LGW-SJO
11h 40mdirect
£512British Airways
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Mon, 16 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
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14:20 - 11:40SJO-LHR
15h 20m1 stop
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19:20 - 15:00LHR-SJO
25h 40m1 stop
£559Air France
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Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
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20:05 - 16:35SJO-LHR
14h 30m1 stop
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19:20 - 15:00LHR-SJO
25h 40m1 stop
£563Air France
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Mon, 17 Nov - Sun, 23 Nov
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07:00 - 06:25SJO-LHR
17h 25m1 stop
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10:45 - 22:07LHR-SJO
17h 22m1 stop
£570KLM
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Mon, 17 Nov - Sun, 23 Nov
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14:31 - 11:40SJO-LHR
15h 09m1 stop
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08:55 - 22:07LHR-SJO
19h 12m1 stop
£571KLM
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Sat, 17 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
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15:08 - 20:45SJO-LHR
23h 37m1 stop
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07:45 - 13:48LHR-SJO
36h 03m1 stop
£589JetBlue
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Fri, 5 Dec - Tue, 10 Mar
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16:30 - 22:00SJO-LHR
23h 30m1 stop
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12:20 - 12:53LHR-SJO
30h 33m1 stop
£613JetBlue
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Mon, 16 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
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18:15 - 14:35SJO-LCY
14h 20m1 stop
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19:15 - 16:35LCY-SJO
27h 20m1 stop
£771Iberia
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Sat, 27 Dec - Mon, 5 Jan
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13:50 - 17:40SJO-MAN
45h 50m2 stops
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18:20 - 13:54MAN-SJO
49h 34m2 stops
£1,182Iberia
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to the United Kingdom flights

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

What is the cheapest San José to the United Kingdom flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from San José found in the last 72 hours was to London, at £568 return. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £568.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from San José to the United Kingdom?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £617, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to the United Kingdom, 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 to the United Kingdom is February, when tickets cost £552 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is £800 and £740 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from San José to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from San José to United Kingdom, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from United Kingdom, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on the flight from San José to the United Kingdom, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from San José to the United Kingdom

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight£199
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from San José to London Gatwick Airport

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  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to the United Kingdom?

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from San José to the United Kingdom 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 from San José to the United Kingdom?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost £591 on average. Morning departures are around 9% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £741.

Top tips for finding a cheap flight from San José to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight from San José to the United Kingdom? 25% of our users found tickets from San José to the United Kingdom for the following prices or less: London £477 one-way - £617 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from San José to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San José to the United Kingdom? 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 1405 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Comfort
8.4Crew
7.3Food
7.8Boarding
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Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

2.0 MediocreAbisola, Oct 2025CDG - AMS
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Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

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!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

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

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

I don’t like that an equipment change caused my seat to change from 23A to 44A. The boarding was also delayed. The crew were excellent, however and very attentive. The food was not bad.

Our flight crew were terrific. And they handle a difficult passenger with finesse.

Excellent, Lima to Paris. But Paris to Amsterdam, delayed, missed my flight and KLM treated its missed flights passengers very badly, terribly bad. No hotel accommodation given. Passengers were told to find their own hotel accommodation and claim at reasonable rate and left the booth and literally with armed Police Officers listening to passengers complains. For three hours, after moving by Uber from hotel to hotel and calling and booking online, no hotel was available. I had to return to the airport and seat/sleep on the benches, suffering the cold, and rats running around until my new allocated flight the next day. It was the most terrible KLM treatment even seen and being a Business Class passenger. Still mentally suffering to date as a result.

3 hour delay but out of their control. App said I get vouchers but when I applied for them, they were nowhere to be found in my account

I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

Snacks were just placed and many people were hungry and unaware they were available. Ran out of water bottles. Attendants not available. Missed entire meal.

I hope they were able to assign my preferred seat on my connecting flight. Wasn’t sure if it was language issue or they just can’t.

The flight was very smooth and good. Boarding was fast, but the staff was just decently friendly.

In flight entertainment system did not work across the whole plane for entire flight. Seats were very cramped. Cabin temperature was freezing cold. Crew was miserable and answered everyone in a short and barking manner. I’ve flown air Canada many many times and never had an issue. But this was unpleasant.

They screwed up so bad, I asked for a short check for my luggage since we had a 21 hour overnight layover in London at a hotel. They said I have to receive my luggage in London because it’s an overnight layover. Get to London, nope, my bags aren’t coming off they are staying in terminal 5 over night and going straight to Ibiza. So we had no luggage for a whole day and basically stuck with no clothes or washroom stuff. Finally get to Ibiza and my luggage is completely smashed and damaged and missing a wheel. Now I have to drag this 50 lbs luggage around Ibiza islands for 10 days. Wtf. So pissed off Air Canada is LITERALLY THE WORST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD

Great flight ✈️ I requested a vegan meal and don’t think offering frozen fruit cup for breakfast is a good idea people want something warm or neutral like the muffin but it was cold from being in the paper bag with the frozen fruit 🧐 and unfortunately I didn’t have either and I don’t like wasting food so that was a disappointment. Flight was on time departure and arrival flight crew were good.

From my experience, I see there is room for a greater mixture of cultures, for example, a mix of the nationality of cabin crews, food, music, food, etc.

on time quick service but food so so and seats very small. no leg room. I think passengers should not be bringing so large carry on suitcases and should have free check in. Then boarding and unloading would be faster

After nearly nine years without traveling, my son and I decided to take our first flight, and we chose Air Canada and I’m so glad we did! From start to finish, our experience was nothing short of amazing. The flight itself was smooth, comfortable, and truly enjoyable. The staff were warm, professional, and went above and beyond to make us feel at ease. But what really stood out for me was the luggage tracking feature. Knowing that my bag was scanned onto the same flight I was on gave me such peace of mind. It’s little details like this that make all the difference, especially after not traveling for so long. This trip was incredibly special for us, and Air Canada made it even more memorable. Thank you for such a fantastic experience I wouldn’t hesitate to fly with you again!

Smooth on time flight with standard AC service. As usual food options awful. Wish airlines could offer better quality food services

I've taken British Airways before and it has been great. On this trip to Spain and Portugal we had two BA flights. On both flights we were taken by bus from the terminal out to the plane on the tarmac. There were many older folks on these flights, and to ask people in their 70s to lug their carry-on and personal items up the long mobile staircase to the plane entrance, is very disturbing. I won't be taking British Airways in the future. Many people on these flights were very unhappy.

The food on the flight was of marginal quality. Small bits of chicken, instant mashed potatoes and some carrots. The rolls were very dry, nearly inedible. The seats were quite small and didn’t allow for any shifting of position during the flight. There was limited leg room.0

Terrible customer service. I booked business class and the counter agent didn’t bother asking me about any choice or preferred seat, basically assigned me that last seat and couldn’t even answer if it was a business class seat. Also iberia lost my suitcase on my flight from JFK to MAD with the layover in BCN. Useless customer service at the counter. Thank goodness I happened to check the baggage claim area of the next flight in…there it was.

Disaster. Downgraded. Zero apology. No effort or coordination between gate and crew. Awful seat blocked by door emergency slide box. Iberia is a mess. App never works. Avoid this airline.

Flight was OK. Waiting for luggage in Madrid for 55 minutes, unacceptable

Because the plane was delayed from Madrid to LAX, we missed our connecting flight to Malaga. Iberia offered to book us a hotel room but I needed to be in Malaga that evening. I ended up buying train tickets to Malaga from Madrid. I also feel Iberia should compensate me for the cost of the train tickets because they didn't meet their travel obligation.

Terrible. Won’t fly again. Boarding was an issue. Took TWO hours to “find” my confirmed reservation. Crew at desk was super rude and unconcerned. Was not escorted through despite delay on their end. Almost missed fight and luggage arrived one day late…. Which I had to pick up by cab or wait even longer (not reimbursed).

Left on time, arrived on time, despite weather, excellent service and food

It was fortunate that the flight arrived in London in accordance with schedule, and the luggage was promptly transferred to the luggage carousel. However, I find it concerning that even minor issues in economy cabins are prevalent within the industry. American Airlines, in particular, appears to have the least legroom and feels more crowded due to the proximity of neighboring passengers. Additionally, the crew’s adherence to protocol is inconsistent. While they may enforce certain rules set by the FAA on a select few individuals, they often overlook numerous violations, such as failing to reset seat recline during landing.

Easy and organized getting in and out of the flight

I do not understand how BA takes coach seating and has people paying for business class. There is no leg room, seats don’t recline and no entertainment to be had unless you brought your own.

It's useless to complain about the space and the back of the seat, making you sitting vertically like a candle. it's your business model. The "food" - there is no food. But I don't care about the food. It's the seating.

The flight was comfortable and the attendants were readily available and helpful. The food needs to be improved.

Flying on the Boeing 787 from Seattle to London was everything that I expected. Every thing was great.

Seat pitch is not enough to eat comfortably. When seat in front is reclined, your screen comes closer to your face. Ryanair seats are actually more comfortable.

Overall, it was basically good. No serious complaints on my end.

The leg from Portland to Heathrow was great for a business class ticket. The BA leg from Heathrow to Lisbon was terrible. Basically coach seating with an empty seat between you and next passenger. Absolutely no leg room. Should not have been charged for business class and it was a 3 hour flight.

The aircraft was okay and the crew were friendly, but the seat space felt too tight and the food could be better. Overall, nice service but room for improvement.

The flat beds. Other than that, the place was not clean.

It is a wonderful airline. The cabin crews were friendly and the food as well as the service the were excellent.

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