Cheap flights from San José to Fort Lauderdale from $211

The cheapest month to fly to Fort Lauderdale from San José is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around $172, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Fort Lauderdale during the month of October, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $186.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Fort Lauderdale from San José. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was $283. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. The most expensive day to fly to Fort Lauderdale is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $358.

Our data shows that the cheapest San José to Fort Lauderdale flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Fort Lauderdale in the afternoon for as low as $297. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Fort Lauderdale is in the morning when prices are around $339.

Fly from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Fort Lauderdale for the best San José Juan Santamaria Intl - Fort Lauderdale flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Fort Lauderdale from San José when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Fort Lauderdale for around $271 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Fort Lauderdale from San José for as low as $204 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on San José to Fort Lauderdale flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 23% on your flight if you consider stops on a San José to Fort Lauderdale flight.

As of July 2026, prices for San José to Fort Lauderdale flights are approximately 23% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest, JetBlue, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Fort Lauderdale

Avianca, American Airlines and JetBlue are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Fort Lauderdale from San José according to our data. Avianca is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Fort Lauderdale. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Fort Lauderdale on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between San José and Fort Lauderdale have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 125 minutes.

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

Tuesday 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, JetBlue have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 58% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Bogotá (BOG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $276.

Flights connecting via Panama City (PTY) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 48m.

Panama City (PTY) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 47m.

As of July 2026, 1 flights take off from San José and land in Fort Lauderdale each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 2:00PM, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between San José and Fort Lauderdale is 7 per week as of July 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights leaving on this day.