£251 Find Cheap Flights from San José to the United Kingdom

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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£499
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£607
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£677
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£635
London
London1 stop£499
Manchester
Manchester1 stop£607
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stop£677
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stop£635

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, 16 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
Avianca Logo
09:45 - 14:35
SJO
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LHR
22h 50m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
21:40 - 08:50
LHR
-
SJO
17h 10m
1 stop
£499Avianca
Mon, 9 Feb - Tue, 24 Feb
Air France Logo
20:05 - 18:20
SJO
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LHR
16h 15m
1 stop
Air France Logo
09:00 - 17:50
LHR
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SJO
14h 50m
1 stop
£508Air France
Tue, 10 Feb - Tue, 24 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:15 - 07:15
SJO
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STN
28h 00m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:20 - 15:30
STN
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SJO
48h 10m
2 stops
£513Multiple Airlines
Thu, 5 Mar - Thu, 12 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:35 - 10:00
SJO
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LGW
15h 25m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:00 - 10:42
LGW
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SJO
26h 42m
1 stop
£514Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:35 - 11:40
SJO
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LHR
15h 05m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:20 - 17:50
LHR
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SJO
17h 30m
1 stop
£515Multiple Airlines
Tue, 10 Feb - Thu, 19 Feb
British Airways Logo
18:30 - 10:55
SJO
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LGW
10h 25mdirect
British Airways Logo
11:00 - 16:40
LGW
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SJO
11h 40mdirect
£519British Airways
Mon, 2 Feb - Thu, 19 Mar
Iberia Logo
18:15 - 16:35
SJO
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LHR
16h 20m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
07:30 - 16:35
LHR
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SJO
15h 05m
1 stop
£520Iberia
Tue, 10 Feb - Tue, 24 Feb
Iberia Logo
18:15 - 19:00
SJO
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LGW
18h 45m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
19:40 - 16:35
LGW
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SJO
26h 55m
1 stop
£524Iberia
Mon, 18 May - Wed, 27 May
KLM Logo
18:25 - 16:40
SJO
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LCY
15h 15m
1 stop
KLM Logo
17:50 - 16:20
LCY
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SJO
29h 30m
1 stop
£578KLM
Tue, 12 May - Mon, 25 May
KLM Logo
14:50 - 16:40
SJO
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LCY
18h 50m
2 stops
KLM Logo
20:15 - 16:20
LCY
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SJO
27h 05m
1 stop
£588KLM
Booking Insights

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 £532 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 £532.

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 £652, 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 £538 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is £784 and £755 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 6% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

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

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight£251
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from San José to Manchester

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.

  • 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 evening, when retur flights cost £603 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 £603.

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 £518 one-way - £562 round-trip

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.
7.7
KLMOverall score based on 1442 reviews
8.4Crew
7.3Food
7.1Entertainment
7.8Boarding
7.6Comfort
Airline reviews

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

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
AMS - BUD
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

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.

Communication on the delay, rebooking and how to get a hotel was poor. Mails, airport check-in and transfer desk said different things.

Not consistent with the food quality (I mean taste not freshness)

Safe and stable made me sleepy and I slept and dreamt 😂😂😂😂

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

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!!

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.

The crew was super friendly and helpful. The food was quite good. An overall positive experience.

A more organized boarding experience and better food would have made the experience better.

Bad experience. The seat room are very tight. The food is not good and the breakfast has no hot drink.

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

Aircraft was comfortable even in economy, clean. Entertainment screens were excellent and. Hoice was very good. Good was just ok. Crew was not bad.

Entertainment system didn't work well. Also no new movies and limited choice of other programmes. . And only one USB A charger option. Most modern electronic items needs USB C. Planes should offer both

I was unable to board the flight because I was unable to acquire a visa , Brexit changed my ability to get an ETA, I’m a Trinidad citizen and it takes weeks to get a visa

The issue was not with BA it was with the link yoiu sent fopr booking the flight

The space in the seat was okay, the staff were friendly, the entertainment system, my touch screen was not working and some of the films listed on the website for the flight were not available.

BA flight from London NY had old BC configuration with 2+3+2 seating with open seats which was not comfortable and lacked privacy

Flew business- but plane was dirty, food horrendous. Too many business class seats diluted service levels overall.

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

I don’t think you’ll like the shoulder require people to pay to reserve seats. Also for the people in the bulkhead row the luggage locker nearest to their seats should be vacant. Both sides were filled with crew or airport items.

Experience was bad. In business class, they ran out of food choices. Luggage was delayed by 2 days in both to and fro flights, ground staff was not helpful, took 3 hours to log the complaint for missing luggage.

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