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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£589
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£610
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£751
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£807
Bristol
Bristol1 stop£974
London
London1 stop£589
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£610
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£751
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops£807
Bristol
Bristol1 stop£974

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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from San José to the United Kingdom

Mon, 19 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:23 - 11:20
SJO
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LHR
14h 57m
1 stop
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06:20 - 16:10
LHR
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SJO
15h 50m
1 stop
£589Multiple Airlines
Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
KLM Logo
13:23 - 12:40
SJO
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LHR
16h 17m
1 stop
KLM Logo
17:50 - 16:10
LHR
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SJO
28h 20m
2 stops
£591KLM
Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
British Airways Logo
18:40 - 10:50
SJO
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LHR
10h 10mdirect
British Airways Logo
06:15 - 15:45
LHR
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SJO
15h 30m
1 stop
£597British Airways
Thu, 1 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
Air France Logo
18:25 - 09:25
SJO
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LGW
32h 00m
2 stops
Air France Logo
10:25 - 17:00
LGW
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SJO
13h 35m
1 stop
£615Air France
Wed, 5 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
Air France Logo
19:05 - 16:00
SJO
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LGW
13h 55m
1 stop
Air France Logo
10:25 - 17:00
LGW
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SJO
13h 35m
1 stop
£626Air France
Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
Iberia Logo
17:25 - 19:00
SJO
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LGW
19h 35m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
19:40 - 15:45
LGW
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SJO
26h 05m
1 stop
£631Iberia
Wed, 9 Dec - Sun, 10 Jan
British Airways Logo
17:25 - 14:05
SJO
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LCY
14h 40m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:15 - 15:45
LCY
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SJO
26h 30m
1 stop
£672British Airways
Mon, 23 Nov - Sun, 29 Nov
Iberia Logo
17:25 - 14:15
SJO
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LCY
14h 50m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
19:15 - 15:45
LCY
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SJO
26h 30m
1 stop
£679Iberia
Tue, 11 Aug - Tue, 18 Aug
Air Canada Logo
07:10 - 07:20
SJO
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EDI
17h 10m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 22:00
EDI
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SJO
20h 00m
1 stop
£765Air Canada
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Air Canada Logo
07:15 - 07:20
SJO
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EDI
17h 05m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 22:00
EDI
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SJO
20h 00m
1 stop
£767Air Canada
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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 5 days was to London, at £786 return. The most popular route is from San José (SJO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £921.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from San José to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £619 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £619.

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 £812, 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 September, when tickets cost £202 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,108 and £817 respectively.

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 a flight from San José to the United Kingdom, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

£227
Best time to beat the crowds (23% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from San José to London Stansted Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

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

    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 the United Kingdom.

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

    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.

Reviews of the top 4 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1539 reviews
7.2Entertainment
7.8Boarding
7.7Comfort
8.4Crew
7.3Food
Airline reviews

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

10.0 ExcellentDiane, Apr 2026
AMS - HUY
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As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

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.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

I tried to upgrade to premium economy anis seat online during the checkin process. The payment didn’t work due to a technical glitch on KLM’s website. I wasn’t able to change my seat unless I called Amsterdam. Since I was in Canada and there’s a time difference this wasn’t practical. So when I arrived early to Ottawa airport my seat wasn’t available and I could only get a middle seat in premium economy which isn’t great. These middle seats are priced at the same rate as an aisle seat which makes no sense.

The IFE was quite old, but it worked fine and the content was good. The cabin crew were excellent and the food was as also very good

The plane. Airbus A330-200. Comfortable for a 7-hour flight. Seats seemed to have more legroom. I was in row 17. Flight was operated by Delta but was better than expected.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

Food was really mediocre for premium economy in comparison to other airlines… the crew was nowhere to be found… 14 hour flight…

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

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.

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

I paid 3 this and dollars for two tickets. No food, minimum drink, confused service and very uncomfortable sear. There was zero difference between busy ness and tourist class. I received a pathetic apology

worst experience ever i choose my seat in advance and also have my seat selected in my boarding and the they told me that my seat has been changed without notify me

Food could have been better especially the breakfast. Overall it was a good flight

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

Horrible seat at the back. Crew was very kind. Packed plane. Wordy pilot bragging about Iberia being punctual when many of us came from Alicante flight that was delayed an hour and many lost connection and we lost our luggage. Still waiting for it

Flight was fine - however my husband's checked in case was damaged, and mine still has not arrived

The boarding procedure got confusing because they wanted to weigh everyone’s carry-on. Apparently mine was 3 1/2 kg over their limit. I didn’t know they had a limit. And at the check-in desk, nothing was said about this. They wanted me to check the carry-on at no charge and that would have been fine except then they told me at my connection in London I would have to go outside to baggage claim retrieve my bag, and then recheck it. In other words, they could not check it to my final destination, only to London. I told him this was unacceptable so after a few minutes of discussion, they came back and said that my bag would be OK to carry on the plane. It seems that if you have a connection then the weight is not as important. Then when I actually went to board the boarding agent said I needed a tag indicating that my bag had been weighed, even though she had just five minutes ago talked to the same person who cleared me. Lots of confusion seems like a very bad process. They need to improve this.

My flight being automatically moved messed up my travel plans, and I had to quickly find an alternative mode of transportation. I couldn’t get a refund from any of the companies involved. Kayak, Ibiza, or Vueling. I am still unsure of how to settle my concern.

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.

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.

Flight from Costa Rica to Madrid was excellent. Good food and service. The flight from Madrid to Brussels was very poor . No food , no entertainment, no usb … Total package was quite expensive so you should give same service on the second flight

Pretty fair for the price of the plane ticket. Food was poorly, but overall was a ok experience for a super long flight.

Poor experience overall. The British Airways check in and bag drop at Palma de Mallorca was horrendous, took 1.5 hours to get through the queue. The plane air-con was dripping on me the whole flight and at times hailing small ice balls. Staff did not help at all.

They gave away my business class seat. No explanation and no apology. Told me I had to take the downgrade if I wanted to get to India. Then no WiFi for 10 hours. Just ridiculous. We should not work with this company at Deloitte. They don’t know how to run a business.

The British airways from Dallas to London is not great , the food is not good at all but BA from London to Delhi is amazing food is great.

It made me feel safe that the crew diligently check our seatbelts. One crew member was so very patient with a passenger in explaining to him why his daughter’s car seat had to be buckled in a certain way. This passenger and his wife were quite argumentative and she maintained her composure brilliantly.

Missing 3 out of 10 checked in bags.Transfers in London and Chicago are chaotic.

Although we paid for pre-assigned seat assignments to sit together, on our flight from LHR to BOS our seats were reassigned at boarding with my 10 year old daughter seated apart from us in an exit row. We were assigned the last boarding group with little overhead space left when boarding. As a result my carryon was at my feet the entire flight making it very cramped.

I purchased premier economy seats but I was seated one row off and was sitting in economy my bottle of water and cookie did not compare to the menus handed OP it in premier.

Work being done at DIA made it difficult to find BA desk.

Food and crew were consistent with a high-end airline. App is on the level of what you’d see for a small regional carrier. I was charged $600 in fees that the gate agent in London assured me I wouldn’t have to pay, additionally, the app charged an upgraded seat choice and then put me in a less expensive seat. No response to emails to BA asking for help with refund. Probably won’t use BA again if I don’t get a response. In the air, BA is a world class airline. On the ground, they seem to operate on the level of a discount airline like Spirit.

The airplane was refreshingly silent in flight than Airbuses, landing was very soft and secure. Food was also warm and light , not a big fan of curry though. Staff was polite, discrete, professional and helpful.

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