Cheap flights from New York to San José from £120

The cheapest month to fly to San José from New York is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around £240, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to San José from New York during May instead. Flights to San José in May, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around £323.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to San José is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as £262. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around £743. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to San José.

Our data shows that the cheapest New York to San José flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to San José in the morning for as low as £526. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to San José, so prices are often more expensive at around £743 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San José from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San José for around £303 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San José from New York for as low as £275 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 35% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to San José flight.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to San José flights are approximately 39% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 23% of flights between New York and San José have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 143 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, JetBlue have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 23% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

1 flights are operational daily from New York to San José as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 08:00, with 48% of flights per day taking off at midday.

12 flights are operational weekly from New York to San José as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.