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$556 Find cheap flights from San José, San José Province to Barcelona

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Cheap flight deals from San José to Barcelona (SJO-BCN)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Barcelona that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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7:00 pm - 10:55 pmSJO-BCN
19h 55m1 stop
6:10 am - 4:55 pmBCN-SJO
18h 45m1 stop
$843Air France
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Fri, May 17 - Thu, Jun 27
7:25 pm - 9:30 pmSJO-BCN
18h 05m2 stops
8:05 pm - 1:15 pmBCN-SJO
25h 10m1 stop
Thu, Jun 13 - Thu, Jun 20
7:00 pm - 10:55 pmSJO-BCN
19h 55m1 stop
6:20 am - 4:55 pmBCN-SJO
18h 35m2 stops
Fri, May 17 - Thu, Jun 27
2:40 pm - 8:50 amSJO-BCN
34h 10m2 stops
6:00 am - 1:10 pmBCN-SJO
15h 10m1 stop
$927SWISS
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Wed, May 22 - Wed, May 29
4:15 pm - 9:20 pmSJO-BCN
21h 05m1 stop
7:25 am - 2:50 pmBCN-SJO
15h 25m1 stop
$938Iberia
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Sun, Jun 2 - Sun, Jun 9
2:40 pm - 2:05 pmSJO-BCN
15h 25m1 stop
6:00 am - 1:10 pmBCN-SJO
15h 10m1 stop
$954SWISS
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Wed, May 22 - Wed, May 29
4:15 pm - 8:20 pmSJO-BCN
20h 05m1 stop
10:40 pm - 2:50 pmBCN-SJO
48h 10m2 stops
$1,014Iberia
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Sun, Jun 2 - Sun, Jun 9
2:31 pm - 4:35 pmSJO-BCN
18h 04m2 stops
11:50 am - 10:04 pmBCN-SJO
18h 14m2 stops
$1,207Air Europa
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Tue, May 28 - Tue, Jun 11
2:04 am - 9:00 amSJO-BCN
22h 56m1 stop
2:00 pm - 12:20 amBCN-SJO
18h 20m1 stop
$1,222Avianca
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Sun, Aug 11 - Mon, Aug 26
2:31 pm - 4:35 pmSJO-BCN
18h 04m2 stops
8:30 pm - 10:04 pmBCN-SJO
33h 34m2 stops
$1,266Air Europa
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Tue, Jun 25 - Sun, Jul 7

Flights from San José to Barcelona - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to Barcelona to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San José to Barcelona?

The average price of all flights from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from San José to Barcelona, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Barcelona, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport is April, where tickets cost $888 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets is $1,224 and $1,197 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San José to Barcelona?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Barcelona from San José were found on Avianca ($601) and SWISS ($749), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Air France ($843) and Lufthansa ($882).

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Low season

August

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$556
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San José to Barcelona

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Barcelona based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking San José to Barcelona flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José, San José Province to Barcelona-El Prat Airport was $556 for a one-way ticket and $843 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San José and Barcelona?

    A passport is required to fly from San José to Barcelona.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San José to Barcelona?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Barcelona?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San José and Barcelona, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Barcelona, SWISS or Air France?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Barcelona are SWISS and Air France. With an average price for the route of $1,217 and an overall rating of 7.7, SWISS is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,193 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to Barcelona?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San José to Barcelona.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San José to Barcelona?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Barcelona from San José is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San José to Barcelona?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Barcelona with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and BCN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San José to Barcelona?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Barcelona from San José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from San José to Barcelona

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Barcelona. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.7
SWISSOverall score based on 1996 reviews
7.4Food
7.2Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.6Comfort
7.9Boarding
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Flight was late and crew were unwilling to help with information on connections. Call light had been on for 61 minutes without tesponse.

2.0 MediocreJo, Apr 2024DUB - ZRH
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Flight was late and crew were unwilling to help with information on connections. Call light had been on for 61 minutes without tesponse.

SO disappointing. I spent so much money on this ticket, for them to cancel and not be able to rebook me in time. They were very unhelpful, and condescending throughout the whole Swiss airport. Will not be flying again.

They went out of their way. It was very clean and friendly.

Flight canceled Terrible Post flight management Kept in airport 1 hours with promises of transport but none came

Thank you to the cordial crew and good hydration throughout the flight, food was good too. Carry ons usually weight by themselves so it does reduce option for cold weather clothes that are heavy, so carryon weight is tight.

We were very impressed with Swiss Air. The service was exceptional. Unfortunately, we had a baby behind us that screamed for hours. , It was a nightmare, though I completely understand that it was not Swiss Airs fault.

Luggage did not make it to Miami still not today! Screen did not work for couple hours- got a bate of chocolate as a peaceful offering. Crew tentative, seats are getting smaller- isle seat arm rest foes not fold- problem getting other 2 passengers to go to the toilet without hitting themselves

Hi. You canceled my trip and now you are asking me for review? Check my trip record and you will have my review. Call your customer service and you will have the answer. This was the worst experience in my life. Sorry for you.

Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "During COVID there was little attempt to distance passengers during security checks, boarding and onboard. Crew did not inforce mask policy. Fellow passengers were inconsiderate, loud, littered just throwing food wrappers and trash on the ground - crew did nothing."
Cons: "Flight was completely full and certain passengers were belligerent about wearing face masks. The cabin crew did not enforce mask wearing, stating “we are not the police”"

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

Did not find the wheelchair that supposed to assist and went to a long queue for transit security chk which was very slow and boarding desk wanted to close counter although that they knew that I am minutes away because of their mistake of not providing the wheelchair.

Boarding was smooth and on time. The seat was comfortable and the entertainment worked. Staff were gracious.

Good aorcraft 777 but Worst food ever Breakfast was a bû’with matonnaise… Staff was nice but invisible most of the flight

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

worst experience ever i choose my seat in advance and also have my seat selected in my boarding and the they told me that my seat has been changed without notify me

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

The line at boarding was not well organized and managed

Je n'ai pas pû incliner mon siège et une des hôtesses ne comprenait pas ce que je disais. Je devais parler fort

The inflight entertainment did not work on a 6 hour flight The cel phone chargers did not work There was a 45 minute wait for the luggage to get off the plane.

No comfort at all. You should add at least 1 meal or a bottle of water. I wanted to buy one sandwich and everything was gone.

The temperature was cold and the food that we had to pay for was awful. The crew didn’t even offer a free glass of water. It was a long, expensive and uncomfortable flight.

There was no food or drink service, couldn’t even get a glass of water for free. It was a long and expensive flight to not offer food or beverage on the plane.

They could offer free food and drink like other international flights.

Pros: "Puntualidad"
Cons: "Quise comprar un equipaje 3 dias antes, la app es malisima, trate mil vecss Imposible siempre fallaba Lleve al aerop los comorobantes e igual mw cobraron el Doble, la gerete una maleducada me trato super mal, me pidio comprobantes, le mostre y no hizo nada Horrible atencion!!!!?? Desastre"
Pros: "Flight cancelled at last minute still awaiting refund to my credit card. 4270 xxxx xxxx 9954"
Cons: "We understand the problems with cancellations but refund online after phone agent said that was the only way is still missing."
Cons: "My wife lost the fly for delay in the first fly from Cúcuta to bogota"
Pros: "Buenos protocolos COVID"
Cons: "En la reservación de kayak no aparece el código de reserva de vuelo de cada aerolínea. Para encontrarlo hay que buscar en la página help.kayak. Al no tener ese código disponible a la mano lo se puede hacer check in. Estuve llamando al Contacto Center de Avianca y el servicio fue muy deficiente."
Pros: "Service is terrible on my way to Peru the entertainment unit in front of me did not work I am formed SteFf but all they could say was they would help me but we never return very disappointed returning from Peru our plane got stuck in Bogotá Columbia we’re trapped inside the plane For three hours with no air-conditioning when we finally disembarked they offered us to stay in a hotel but the voucher process also took a very long time we ended up going to the hotel at 3 o’clock in the morning in order to get up at 5 o’clock in the morning for the return flight very disappointed with that flight of Avianca again or would I would not recommend Avianca to anyone"
Cons: "Hire competent employees"

Seats comfortable on economy plus and attendants very helpful. Food was ok. Bathrooms needed servicing.

Good food, prompt and timely flight, good on-board personnel

Thankful for 2-4-2 economy seating. Food was ok. Free beer & wine in economy was nice. Served hot dinner, mud- flight snack and pre-arrival ham sandwich. Seat with pillow & blanket. Reasonable movie options. Overall, a good experience. IBERIA APP is terrible terrible terrible.... needs to get upgraded to equivalent of TAP Airlines App. No option to bid or request an upgrade. Very disappointing.

My luggage did not get to my Miami destination/home. I am waiting for it 24 hours later.

The only comment I have is why do you sell snacks on board? They should be free. When we take domestic flights here in US, our snacks are free. Also, please communicate with me in English. I received so many emails way before my flight that were in Spanish that I had to ask my son to interpret for me. You should be WELL AWARE if the customers you are communicating speak the language, it does mean that we speak and understand Spanish because we are traveling to Spain, NOT NECESSARILY! Thank you!

Flight was delayed by well over an hour. Communication was terrible.

I like the team but I don't like the food you provided with money. I want free food and free water.

An average flight experience. For our transatlantic portion, they provided a main meal and two snacks. However, the food was not very tasty and the drinks far too small and infrequent for such a long flight. The regrettable part of the flight was that the toilets were extremely filthy. I feel this is unacceptable.

Both flights were delayed. I lost my connection on the way back. No voucher or anything was givenx I had business ticket and no support to make it on time. I got to the door running 5 min after they close. Food really bad. Breakfast in business was worst that I what I remember in economy. Even though I have accumulated many miles, I don’t think Inwill keep buying Iberia. I am a frequent business traveler.

The food is really eco only level. Breakfast was shameful. I am considering to stop flying with Iberia. Business prices are as expensive as other companies with much better service.

Very BAD crew service They ignore at all any call for service . Very rude from the check in process to all the tripularion members in the fight .

Extremely efficient and incredibly friendly staff. Very organized to board and to de-plane. They were all very attentive during the flight.

The flight, the staff and the airplane were all fantastic. I highly recommend.

Terrible app. Working off paper stickies for seat reservations doesn’t work anymore.

Impossible to check in via the App. Kept on getting emails offering upgrade. When followed through not available. Wasn't any food anyway.

Place above head to place the rucksack in is smaller than in other planes, so it needed to be located under the front seat.

Great experience, I just wish airline seats were more comfortable in general.

Flights from MADRID to CARACAS and back Seats on the plane were too uncomfortable for a 9 hour trip, especially when the flight was completely full. Crew treated passengers as if we were cattle. Desperate rush to get food served so they could enjoy First class food at the back of the plane... I went twice to the back of the plane (no one answered the flight attendant button) to ask for coffee and was met with a very abrupt response... 'YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT'. The only thing staff could think of saying to me was 'la mascarilla senior!'.... In a way I do not blame Air Europa for getting away with this lamentable service, they are one of only two carriers flying between Spain and Venezuela so do not have any competition... I do not think they would dare offer the same service on a flight from London to Los Angeles!

Seats on the plane were too uncomfortable for a 9 hour trip, especially when the flight was completely full. Crew treated passengers as if we were cattle. Desperate rush to get food served so they could enjoy First class food at the back of the plane... I went twice to the back of the plane (no one answered the flight attendant button) to ask for coffee and was met with a very abrupt response... 'YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT'. The only thing staff could think of saying to me was 'la mascarilla senior!'.... In a way I do not blame Air Europa for getting away with this lamentable service, they are one of only two carriers flying between Spain and Venezuela so do not have any competition... I do not think they would dare offer the same service on a flight from London to Los Angeles!

I was in flights from sap paulo <-> Madrid, the last one 11/15/21, That takes around 10:30 hour. Can you imagine that is served only a POOR meal after one hour of flight and nothing more??? We don’t have any service (besides in the morning a payed kart) or crew working in anything more than masks control. You need to pay for water / coffee is reasonable ? Even if you consider as low cost flights that you payed around U$ 700, courtesy and education should be showed by crew, things that Air Europe should learn to their employees on the airplane, a very rude people!!! It was not with me, but a complain for a lot people around. I have never been treated Like this before. Air Europa your journey will be short walking in this road. I, a constant traveler, will never more flight with you. I don’t need this kind of services!

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San José to Barcelona found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/26Fri
1 stop
30h 40mSJO-BCN
$556
6/26Wed
2 stops
21h 31mSJO-BCN
$568
7/25Thu
1 stopAvianca
22h 56mSJO-BCN
$601
7/25Thu
2 stops
22h 26mSJO-BCN
$623
6/28Fri
1 stopSWISS
15h 15mSJO-BCN
$749
6/28Fri
1 stopSWISS
24h 25mSJO-BCN
$755
6/27Thu
1 stopAvianca
22h 56mSJO-BCN
$936
6/18Tue
1 stopAir France
17h 15mSJO-BCN
$1,022
7/26Fri
3 stopsIberia
40h 00mSJO-BCN
$1,046
6/16Sun
1 stopIberia
17h 00mSJO-BCN
$1,249

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Last minute flights from San José to Barcelona

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from San José to Barcelona that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/17Fri
multi-stopAir France
19h 55mSJO-BCN
6/27Thu
multi-stopAir France
18h 45mBCN-SJO
$843
5/16Thu
multi-stop
39h 15mSJO-BCN
6/15Sat
multi-stop
17h 35mBCN-SJO
$859
5/18Sat
multi-stopAir Canada
36h 10mSJO-BCN
6/25Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
39h 00mBCN-SJO
$1,065
5/19Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
38h 35mSJO-BCN
6/25Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
16h 35mBCN-SJO
$1,071
5/20Mon
multi-stopIberia
17h 10mSJO-BCN
6/30Sun
multi-stopIberia
48h 25mBCN-SJO
$1,113
5/17Fri
multi-stopSWISS
24h 25mSJO-BCN
6/25Tue
multi-stopSWISS
25h 05mBCN-SJO
$1,215
5/18Sat
multi-stopIberia
17h 10mSJO-BCN
6/26Wed
multi-stopIberia
13h 40mBCN-SJO
$1,273
5/20Mon
multi-stopSWISS
15h 45mSJO-BCN
6/28Fri
multi-stopSWISS
15h 15mBCN-SJO
$1,384
5/20Mon
multi-stopAir Europa
34h 24mSJO-BCN
6/24Mon
multi-stopAir Europa
18h 14mBCN-SJO
$1,391
5/20Mon
multi-stopAir Europa
34h 24mSJO-BCN
6/30Sun
multi-stopAir Europa
33h 34mBCN-SJO
$1,517

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