Cheap flights from San José to Quito from $141

The cheapest month to fly to Quito from San José is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around $285, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Quito during the month of October, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $286.

The cheapest day to depart from San José to Quito is on a Monday. Travelers who choose to depart for Quito on a Monday will often find tickets for as low as $414. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Quito on Saturday is $515.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Quito from San José when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Quito for around $296 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Quito from San José for as low as $285 on momondo.

As of May 2026, prices for San José to Quito flights are approximately 1% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between San José and Quito have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 131 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.

Monday 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, Avianca have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 53% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Bogotá (BOG) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $486.

Flights connecting via Panama City (PTY) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 06m.

Panama City (PTY) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 19m.