Cheap flights from New York to San Jose from $116

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to San Jose, California from New York, with most prices found around $256. If you are unable to visit San Jose, California during the month of January, then departing from New York during the month May is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $326.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to San Jose, California from New York is on a Tuesday. momondo users have found tickets for Tuesday departures for as low as $521. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to San Jose, California for around $796.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Jose, California is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as $616. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to San Jose, California, so prices are often more expensive at around $783 per ticket.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to San Jose for the best New York - San Jose flight prices

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to San Jose flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of February 2026, prices for New York to San Jose, California flights are approximately 34% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier, United Airlines, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from New York to San Jose

United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Jose, California from New York according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Jose, California. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to San Jose, California on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 33% of flights between New York and San Jose have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 99 minutes.

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

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

San Diego (SAN) was the most common stop: 23% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $261.

Flights connecting via Denver (DEN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 55m.

Dallas (DFW) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 40m.