Cheap flights from Madrid to San José from $487

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to San José. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $683. If you don’t want to visit San José in February, then you should wait until May to fly from Madrid, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $769.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to San José from Madrid is on a Wednesday. momondo users have found tickets for Wednesday departures for as low as $1,014. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Flights from Madrid to San José on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around $1,357. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Our data shows that the cheapest Madrid to San José flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to San José in the afternoon for as low as $966. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,121.

Fly from Madrid Barajas to San José Juan Santamaria Intl for the best Madrid Barajas - San José Juan Santamaria Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San José from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San José for around $908 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San José from Madrid for as low as $820 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 45% on your flight if you consider stops on a Madrid to San José flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Madrid to San José flights are approximately 22% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Iberojet is the most popular carrier operating from Madrid Barajas to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Iberia, Iberojet and Air France are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San José from Madrid according to our data. Iberia is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San José. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to San José on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 29% of flights between Madrid and San José have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 154 minutes.

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

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

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

Bogotá (BOG) was the most common stop: 42% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Montreal (YUL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $688.

Flights connecting via Panama City (PTY) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 48m.

Montreal (YUL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 08m.

As of April 2026, 2 flights take off from Madrid and land in San José each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00AM, with 94% of daily flights taking off at noon.

As of April 2026, there are 19 flights per week flying from Madrid to San José. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 21% of flights taking off on this day.