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Published March 16, 2019 by

Cheap Flights: San Antonio and Austin to/from San José, Costa Rica $365-$374 r/t – Delta / American / United

[03/15/2019 @ 9:18 PM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire.

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Delta, United, and American Airlines have round-trip flights from San Antonio and Austin (SAT/AUS) to San José (SJO) for $365-$374 with a connection. Flights April to October. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.

Note: Carry-on bag is allowed for free on Delta and American Airlines. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Note: United “Basic Economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding. If you have the United MileagePlus credit-card, use the “free checked bag” perk.

Note: The personal item size on United flights is smaller (9-in/10-in/17-in) than Frontier or Spirit (8-in/14-in/18-in).

  • Austin – Thursday / Friday Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) May 09 – May 14 / May 16 – May 21 / Aug 16 – Aug 19, 21 / Aug 22 – Aug 25 / Aug 22 – Aug 27 / Aug 23 – Aug 25 / Sep 05 – Sep 10 / Sep 19 – Sep 24 / Sep 20 – Sep 23 / Sep 26 – Oct 01 / Sep 27 – Oct 02 / Oct 03 – Oct 08 / Oct 10 – Oct 15 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Austin – Tuesday / Wednesday / Saturday Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Apr 09 – Apr 16 / Apr 30 – May 07 / May 07 – May 14 / May 08 – May 15 / May 11 – May 14 / May 14 – May 21 / May 15 – May 22 / May 29 – Jun 05 / Jun 12 – Jun 19 / Aug 13 – Aug 20 / Aug 14 – Aug 21 / Aug 17 – Aug 20 / Aug 20 – Aug 27 / Aug 24 – Aug 27 / Sep 04 – Sep 11 / Sep 07 – Sep 10 / Sep 10 – Sep 17 / Sep 11 – Sep 18 / Sep 17 – Sep 24 / Sep 21 – Sep 24 / Sep 24 – Oct 01 / Sep 25 – Oct 02 / Oct 01 – Oct 08 / Oct 02 – Oct 09 / Oct 08 – Oct 15 / Oct 15 – Oct 22 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • San Antonio – Thursday / Friday Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Apr 26 – May 01 / May 09 – May 14 / May 16 – May 21 / Aug 22 – Aug 27 / Sep 05 – Sep 10 / Sep 13 – Sep 18 / Sep 20 – Sep 25 / Sep 26 – Oct 01 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • San Antonio – Tuesday / Wednesday / Saturday Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Apr 09 – Apr 16 / May 07 – May 14 / May 11 – May 14 / May 14 – May 21 / May 15 – May 22 / Aug 13 – Aug 20 / Aug 14 – Aug 21 / Aug 17 – Aug 20 / Aug 20 – Aug 27 / Aug 24 – Aug 27 / Aug 28 – Sep 04 / Sep 04 – Sep 11 / Sep 17 – Sep 24 / Sep 24 – Oct 01 / Sep 25 – Oct 02 / Oct 01 – Oct 08 / Oct 08 – Oct 15 / Oct 15 – Oct 22 /  Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

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  • Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount.
  • Tips: Different booking websites will often have differing routes, prices, and availability. Before you finalize your purchase, do a quick check on BookingBuddy, Skyscanner, and Kayak to see if any other site or airline is offering a better deal.

I was able to pull this fare up on Priceline. Screenshot taken when this post was initially created. See timestamps at the top of this post.

 

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Ren P. Artemio

Ren P. Artemio

Ren is the Chief Director of Nap Times at Escape Houston, Escape ATX, Cheap DFW, and Escape Flights. He really likes researching airfare and the travel industry, especially when it means getting a cheap flight to anywhere (he's not picky).

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