Cheap flights from San José to New York from $187

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San José, with most prices found around $288. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in October, then you should wait until November to fly from San José, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $298.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $322. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Tuesday, with ticket prices averaging around $382.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from San José to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the afternoon for as low as $325. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $384.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San José when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $358 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San José for as low as $314 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on San José to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between San José to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport.

As of May 2026, prices for San José to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights are approximately 18% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Viva and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to New York John F Kennedy Intl

JetBlue, Avianca and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from San José according to our data. JetBlue is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 31% of flights between San José and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 163 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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. Friday 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 31% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 31% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $225.

Flights connecting via San Salvador (SAL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 24m.

Charlotte (CLT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 55m.

As of May 2026, 1 flights take off from San José and land in New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00PM, with 85% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between San José and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is 9 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 22% of weekly flights leaving on this day.