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$108 Find cheap flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to LaGuardia departing on 9/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San José to New York, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from San José to LaGuardia (SJO-LGA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to LaGuardia 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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12:32 pm - 11:07 pmSJO-LGA
8h 35m1 stop
6:30 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 03m1 stop
$181Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 16 - Tue, Aug 27
12:55 am - 11:04 amSJO-LGA
8h 09m1 stop
6:30 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 03m1 stop
$194Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Jul 15 - Tue, Aug 27
12:29 pm - 11:02 pmSJO-LGA
8h 33m1 stop
6:30 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 03m1 stop
$197Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Sat, Sep 14
1:55 pm - 2:00 pmSJO-LGA
22h 05m2 stops
2:22 pm - 12:55 pmLGA-SJO
24h 33m2 stops
$266American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 6 - Tue, Sep 10
2:19 pm - 11:18 amSJO-LGA
18h 59m2 stops
6:59 am - 12:55 pmLGA-SJO
7h 56m1 stop
$279American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 8
12:35 pm - 10:55 pmSJO-LGA
8h 20m1 stop
6:00 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 33m1 stop
$280JetBlue
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Wed, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 10
9:40 am - 10:06 amSJO-LGA
22h 26m1 stop
6:30 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 03m1 stop
Sun, Sep 22 - Sun, Sep 29
12:35 pm - 10:55 pmSJO-LGA
8h 20m1 stop
6:00 am - 11:33 amLGA-SJO
7h 33m1 stop
$289JetBlue
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Fri, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 11
7:55 am - 12:32 pmSJO-LGA
26h 37m1 stop
5:00 pm - 10:25 amLGA-SJO
19h 25m1 stop
$321United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 21 - Mon, Oct 28
12:29 pm - 11:02 pmSJO-LGA
8h 33m1 stop
9:50 am - 11:15 pmLGA-SJO
15h 25m2 stops
Tue, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 11

Flights from San José to LaGuardia - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

The average price of all flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New York LaGuardia Airport on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport, 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 New York LaGuardia Airport is April, where tickets cost $334 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, where the average cost of tickets is $505 and $431 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 50 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Spirit Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $108. KAYAK users also found San José to New York LaGuardia Airport round-trip flights on Spirit Airlines from $181 and on American Airlines from $266.

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Low season

November

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$108
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport

When to book flights from San José to LaGuardia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to LaGuardia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking San José to New York LaGuardia Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport was $108 for a one-way ticket and $181 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San José and New York LaGuardia Airport?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San José and on arrival in New York LaGuardia Airport.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    On your way to New York LaGuardia Airport, you’ll fly out from San José Juan Santamaria Intl. You’ll be landing at New York LaGuardia.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San José and New York LaGuardia Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to New York, JetBlue or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to New York are JetBlue and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $401 and an overall rating of 7.6, JetBlue is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $417 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    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 New York LaGuardia Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York LaGuardia Airport from San José 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 San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New York LaGuardia Airport with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and LGA can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San José to New York LaGuardia Airport?

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from San José to LaGuardia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to New York. 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 San José to LaGuardia? 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.
7.6
JetBlueOverall score based on 4271 reviews
7.1Food
8.2Crew
7.8Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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The walk from baggage claim to the taxi is very difficult for older people I will never fly into JFK again. It is physically challenging

2.0 MediocreDenis, Jun 2024PBI - JFK
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The walk from baggage claim to the taxi is very difficult for older people I will never fly into JFK again. It is physically challenging

Flight was delayed by almost 5 hours. Suitcase was not loaded despite the flight being near empty (my colleagues’ suitcases did reach JFK, unlike mine). Had to argue on phone to get JetBlue to deliver the case to my hotel. Never again

Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

Flew business class. Everything was excellent. No issues at all. Not very many “good” movies to choose from. But lots of mediocre ones

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

The best experience that I have had traveling with JetBlue!

Overall, the flight was better than the flight I took to go to Florida, which had a bunch of problems. The crew is really nice and the plane was new so it had a small problem when we were on the runway, but the flight itself was great. They even made some time back up, which is always a good thing.

Crew was just ok. Flight was packed. On a 3/4 hour flight I would hope they would come around more than once to see if you needed anything further. Not very attentive.

After 14 hour delaybwith departure time changed 9 times then announcing the flight was canceled. Another later announcement said the cancelation was in error. Also after paying a higher fare to leave in the afternoon then departing at 4am was not right.

I cannot say this enough, I NEVER BOARDED OR HAVE HAD ANY TRAVEL IN THE PAST YEAR. However your app says ive been traveling a lot lately. GET REAL HUMANS TO GIVE CUSTOMER SUPPORT.

The flight crew was fantastic. The flight attendants were incredibly considerate, kind and attentive.

Food was very very bad! Same flight from US was amazing with great food but the food prepared for the flight from Cape Town to New York was not eatable. The crew also did not smile once. They all looked like it was a shift they had not signed up for but were forced to take. :(

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

Boarding was terrible. My wife uses a wheel chair and she was in an incredibly hot closed metal cargo box for close to 20 minutes before getting on board

Surprisingly easy! I was hesitant to try this, but the cost swayed me. I actually felt like I had less stress than all the taxiing and possible delays that occur with short regional flights where you spend less time in the air than getting to and from the plane..

It was okay, no wifi or entertainment real disappointment. Staff onboard not very friendly.

It was fine. Flight was on time and arrived at destination with 15 min to spare.

The flight was delayed due to weather issue…WiFi did not work and even though I wanted to pay for WiFi I couldn’t buy it. Overall very disappointing even though I paid and reserved Business class

United business class just sucks. There’s no reason to go business class with United. This time there were no screens. Boarding is ridiculous, always. The pull-out table was broken. The female crew members were very nice. The male crew member liked to listen to himself talk on the intercom. And gives his stupid comments on almost anything.

We waited to takeoff for about 1 hour delay for a 20 min flight.

Worst experience flying American Airlines. I fly with them often, so I was super disappointed in the service I received at gate 30 in LGA on May 24, mid-day. The flight was delayed twice. I was patiently waiting in the American Airlines lounge when I received the notice on my app that the plane was boarding 45 minutes before its newly re-scheduled take off of 4 pm (from the orginal 1:45 pm then 3:00 pm). It took me 5 min to travel from the lounge to the gate and when I arrived there at 3:20 flight gate attendant told me the flight had closed and that they announced for passengers multiple times. I showed them the notification on my app and they were really rude and unempathetic. The person who rescheduled my flight at customer service wasn't any happier but was at least helpful in getting me on the next flight.

Was lucky to have a employee at the AA checkin counter that had compassion and understood they ordeal that we went through with our original flight being diverted, needing to stay in the aircraft and then flying to the original destination; adding hours to the trip and forcing us to miss our connection and our rebooked connection. She was able to get up on standby on the highest priority on the next flight to the closest airport we need to be at and it all worked out despite being many hours late.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

I arrived to the airport 2 hours before my American Airlines flight was scheduled to take off. I have TSA pre-check. The airport was crazy packed when I arrived. After momentarily standing in the pre-check line, the TSA agent said that I am not pre-check. Of course I said that I am because I entered my KTN number on all my traveling sites and programs. I had to get out of line and go back to the AA counter to discover that American Airlines did not add my KTN to my boarding pass. I had to call TSA to find out my number, then have AA enter it onto my boarding pass. The emblem would not load onto my boarding pass. By this time, I decided to use my Clear in order to get through TSA but the line was ridiculous long. By the time I made through TSA, I missed my 11:08am flight and was re-booked for the 5:30pm. This is after the AA employee told me I should have gotten to the airport early. AA use to be a dependable airline not I use them only if I have too.

Horrible people at the gate, they force me to check in my carry on, even thought no one behind me has to do it. I had to get out of the airport in NY to get my bag and go thru security again on my way to Honk Kong. The worst part is the employee threatened me with loosing the flights if don’t comply.

Transfer from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 by bus is chaotic, because as per information Free Shuttle Bus was supposed to take passengers from Domestic Terminal 1 to International Terminal 3, but the bus took us from Terminal 1 to terminal 2, then to Terminal 1 ,, 2 and finally to Terminal 3

The flight crew was really wonderful, incredibly helpful as well as patient. I was able to watch entertainment on my phone but didn't have access to my headphones and I didn't want to bother the flight attendants. The food wasn't an issue for me because I am a vegan and brought my own food on board. The flight left on time and arrived ahead of schedule. It was overall a good flight.

Cut off carry ons, had to check, got on and there was plenty of bin space. Disappointing.

One of the worst flights I have ever taken Delayed over an hour without communication from the crew; very scary Entertainment not working Crew NASTY cabin cold

Could have TV/Movie and some water ou soda free

This was the return leg of my journey with Spirit Airlines. Despite its reputation, I found no issues as it got me from point A to B safely and without delay, especially with no mechanical delays, which is fantastic in my book! The staff, from ground crew to cabin crew, were all pleasant and hassle-free. The flight was smooth from takeoff to landing. I have absolutely no complaints about this no-frills airline!

I would like more Details about the bags or think s like guitars

Absolutely terrible. The boarding process had zero organization. Mobs of people trying to board. People were climbing over my child's stroller with her in it. No families were boarded first. Boarding was delayed with no reasoning or notification that it would be late. We were then stuck on the plane for 45 minutes after landing. Then waited over two hours for our luggage. There was zero communication with the travelers. Never have I experienced such I professionalism and disgrace of others. Extremely disappointed.

I had no legroom, although I paid for extra legroom. I could barely put my bag in front of my feet and under the seat. The Wi-Fi was horrible. In fact the flight attendant said that they had to reboot it and see if it was going to work and never did.

Overall it was a miserable experience... I will never fly spirit for more than a 3 hour flight or overnight.

Flight attendants heavily pushed their affinity credit card. Very annoying

Very bad, delayed flight. I was offered 2 vouchers for inconvenience, but those vouchers aren’t usable. Spirit airlines is betraying people.

They didn’t let me get my boarding pass through the app because I have a lap infant. The ticket said to see a gate agent but there was no gate agent available. I was supposed to go to the kiosk. Ended up missing my flight and they said that I never checked in to my flight so there was nothing that could be done. I will never fly spirit again. Not even worth the hassle and poor customer service.

I like the price. I did not like the seats: very little space and not reclining.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San José to New York found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/11Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 33mSJO-LGA
$108
9/11Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 33mSJO-LGA
$122
6/18Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
11h 41mSJO-LGA
$138
11/4Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 05mSJO-LGA
$144
10/31Thu
1 stopDelta
8h 33mSJO-LGA
$151
8/2Fri
1 stopDelta
8h 16mSJO-LGA
$180
8/13Tue
1 stopJetBlue
9h 14mSJO-LGA
$212
6/20Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 49mSJO-LGA
$218
6/16Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
15h 06mSJO-LGA
$221
8/3Sat
1 stopJetBlue
9h 14mSJO-LGA
$234

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Last minute flights from San José to LaGuardia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San José to New York that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 00mSJO-LGA
6/19Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
18h 40mLGA-SJO
$279
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 34mSJO-LGA
6/15Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 42mLGA-SJO
$305
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 10mSJO-LGA
6/16Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 39mLGA-SJO
$327
6/14Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 35mSJO-LGA
6/16Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
18h 39mLGA-SJO
$358
6/12Wed
multi-stopDelta
13h 24mSJO-LGA
6/19Wed
multi-stopDelta
15h 28mLGA-SJO
$381
6/14Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 05mSJO-LGA
6/19Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 07mLGA-SJO
$394
6/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
8h 16mSJO-LGA
6/18Tue
multi-stopDelta
11h 28mLGA-SJO
$405
6/14Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 30mSJO-LGA
6/19Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 07mLGA-SJO
$406
6/12Wed
multi-stop
10h 41mSJO-LGA
6/19Wed
multi-stop
7h 07mLGA-SJO
$508
6/12Wed
multi-stop
10h 41mSJO-LGA
6/20Thu
multi-stop
18h 35mLGA-SJO
$546

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San José - New York LaGuardia Airport Flights

Departure:

San José (SJO)Costa Rica

Destination:

New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)United States

Return flight deals:

New York LaGuardia Airport - San José

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