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$116 Find cheap flights from San José to Tampa

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Cheap flight deals from San José to Tampa (SJO-TPA)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Tampa 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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9:10 am - 11:34 pmSJO-TPA
12h 24m1 stop
12:23 pm - 8:00 amTPA-SJO
21h 37m1 stop
$207Frontier
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Thu, Jul 18 - Wed, Jul 24
12:55 am - 4:10 pmSJO-TPA
13h 15m1 stop
5:30 am - 12:40 pmTPA-SJO
9h 10m2 stops
$215Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 10
9:40 am - 9:58 pmSJO-TPA
10h 18m1 stop
3:05 pm - 8:25 amTPA-SJO
19h 20m2 stops
$216Frontier
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Thu, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 11
1:41 pm - 4:10 pmSJO-TPA
24h 29m2 stops
5:30 am - 11:33 amTPA-SJO
8h 03m1 stop
$218Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 24
12:55 am - 4:10 pmSJO-TPA
13h 15m1 stop
8:57 pm - 11:33 amTPA-SJO
16h 36m2 stops
$220Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 24
2:19 pm - 11:21 amSJO-TPA
19h 02m2 stops
7:05 pm - 11:36 amTPA-SJO
18h 31m1 stop
$226American Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 8
12:55 am - 9:16 amSJO-TPA
6h 21m1 stop
12:23 pm - 8:00 amTPA-SJO
21h 37m1 stop
Tue, Jul 16 - Wed, Jul 24
6:20 am - 10:49 pmSJO-TPA
14h 29m1 stop
6:00 am - 1:00 pmTPA-SJO
9h 00m1 stop
$259American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 2
9:10 am - 11:34 pmSJO-TPA
12h 24m1 stop
10:09 pm - 11:37 amTPA-SJO
15h 28m1 stop
Thu, Jul 11 - Thu, Jul 18
5:30 am - 5:42 pmSJO-TPA
10h 12m1 stop
7:15 am - 12:26 pmTPA-SJO
7h 11m1 stop
$278United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 28

Flights from San José to Tampa - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José to Tampa 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 Tampa?

The average price of all flights from San José to Tampa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For San José to Tampa, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Tampa back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Tampa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San José to Tampa, 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 to Tampa is April, where tickets cost $299 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and November, where the average cost of tickets is $487 and $437 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to Tampa?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San José to Tampa, 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 to Tampa, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 days before departure.

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

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from San José to Tampa found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $207 on Frontier, followed by Spirit Airlines ($215). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $116 on Spirit Airlines and from $128 on Frontier.

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April

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$116
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San José to Tampa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Tampa 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 flights from San José to Tampa

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Tampa?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Tampa was $116 for a one-way ticket and $207 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Tampa from San José?

    Miami is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San José to Tampa.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Tampa, Copa Airlines or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Tampa are Copa Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $440 and an overall rating of 7.8, Copa Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $388 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Tampa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Tampa 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 Tampa?

    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 Tampa with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and TPA 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 Tampa?

    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 Tampa 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 Tampa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Tampa. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San José to Tampa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
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Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

2.0 MediocreNairan, May 2024JFK - FLL
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Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

5-hour delay due to storms in Tanoa and airspace restricted by Miami traffic controllers.

I would fly again the whole experience was great. The only feed back I can give that they don't do that American Airlines does is the crew there is more humorous with boarding and thank their passengers. It makes it more fun to fly with them. I would however fly Delta again.

Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

Flight was delayed an no one make an announcement about it., they only have Coca Cola and nothing else., the food that was served was cold… very bad experience and service

They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

The experience was good and the flight departed on time and landed early

The flight was delayed but we got to our final destination.

public website still broken for years randomly blocking browsers with privacy options active after loading a page maybe once. check-in on laptop was almost impossible but eventually randomly worked. had to print pass at airport since couldn't get back in to load digital pass on mobile firefox or chrome. red eye flight so smooth onboarding, plenty of room to spread out, easy offboarding. onboard wifi instructions mention vpn can cause problems connecting but fails to also mention private dns. no printed or built in menu list, seems weird to require personal device to point at qr code link for menu which does not even allow direct ordering. people with health condition risk related dietary restrictions trying to avoid for example cholesterol and sugar are left guessing what they can order either way without nutritional info highlights (cranberry juice was minute maid cocktail with as much suger as typical can of soda). tap to pay wasn't working and always seems sketchy to manually enter card info. good movie variety, so limited tv was okay.

Captain and Crew were excellent. The Boeing 737-800 was showing its age. In flight entertainment system was sluggish and my Business Class seat on the outbound flight had some mechanical issues. Only real problem was the location of the Gate in Panama PTY. It was a 40 minute hike from Security to the Gate. There should have been some sort of warning about the distance.

landed in panama it was in terminal one. We had to take a bus to terminal two for customs. Then back to terminal one. It was very frustrating. Then, on the way back from panama it was the same situation. We had to go back and forth between terminals to check in and drop our bags and then to board. When we were leaving, we had to wait in line for the boarding area and go through another gate security process. They told the bottles of water and coffee were bought while in line in the airport after we passed the main security. Ridiculous (and expensive). A much better communication system is needed.

This was my first time flying Copa but I'll definitely be back! Great service, professional agents, and delicious food for a fair price. Thanks for a great trip!

Horrible experience from start to end. Copa costumer service is non existent. They treat you bad. Everybody tells you different information. We didn’t received our luggage in the 1 day stop we did even we they said if was not going to be a problem. They didn’t respect the seats that we had and spread our family leaving in between of two big people who didn’t leave any space for me and crush me from side to side. I’ll never recommend Copa to anybody.

No cumpli mencionado trayecto por reasignacion de Copa Pero extraviaron mis maletas por su culpa

I was fortunate enough to have an entire row to myself and that was the highlight. Unfortunately, the flight was really turbulent which had no impact on how effective the crew was. However, I am disabled and should have boarded the flight first, but that wasn't the case. They also decided to take my bag at the gate because I had one too many and upon my picking it up at JFK it along with my rollator had been damaged. I am a vegan so the didn't have a proper meal for me and I was unable to view the entertainment because I didn't receive a set of headphones and if I needed to supply my own I wasn't made aware of that either. The crew was great, but overall everything was pretty lackluster.

Pros: "Nothing. This airline is awful in every way imaginable."
Cons: "We booked tickets to Costa Rica with Copa and they just changed our flights to two days later than the booking. They didn’t even bother to inform us of the change we only found out because we booked through Kayak and they let us know. Apparently Copa expects you to frequently check your booking just in case they’ve changed anything and don’t feel the need to inform their customers of any changes they make. Then we were told we could get a Copa voucher to use for other Copa flights for having to cancel our booking and rebook with another airline as a 48 hour change to our flight made flying with Copa not doable for us. But the website kept telling us we had a voucher that was sent to our email but despite repeated attempts it never came through. And spent hours trying to get through to someone on the phone to sort it out with no success ever getting through. My advice. NEVER EVER FLY WITH COPA."
Pros: "Both of my flights were on time which i know sounds basic but all of the flights i’ve catched from SJO to X were late and this time my connection in Panama was only 1h15 and we got there earlier, so that was nice!"
Cons: "A bunch of seats were free and we were mostly sat all together (3 person next to each other).. With the covid situation i think it could be good to be more separate if possible"
Cons: "Sure. I had booked a two week vacation in Brazil. All hotels, car rental and guides booked. Copa changed my fligjt at the last minute and out of the 14 days vacatipn I had in Brazil, they would have me spend 6 days in Panama City!!! Lost of small fortune with hotels, car rentals amd had to buy another ticket with Latam. They are a scam!!"
Cons: "Due the COVID-19 El Salvador closed its boarders, leaving me unable to fly. I have sent two emails, called and spoke to a customer service representative who treated me unprofessionally and rude. After that I have been calling numerous times with a wait of over 25 minutes each time and I still have to answer from you as a company. I am extremely disappointed and want an answer soon."

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

Connecting flights were poor,especially in Naples.our Lufthansa air bus was a joke.way too small for that long of a flight.no room at all.couldn’t even get out of the seats to move around or go to the bathrooms.we thought we were getting an actual air bus,double decker.i will never fly that long in a plane like that again.kind of misleading to call it an air bus.we actually had more room on our buses that we used.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

They have trouble to keep their flights in schedule. Seems not having enough staff to provide appropriate customer service. Lacking real agents on site to help customers. Have to use QR code/web site/call to be able to talk to real person can help you - and you may have to punch though series of options first, then hold until someone assist you. Similar for baggage claim, no real agent onsite helping if you missing luggage, not like other airline next to UA desk having staff there even after midnight to assist customers.

United is my favorite and I always try to fly United. I feel like this crew didn’t mesh well together.

Our flight was delayed three times. It took us 17 hours to get home.

Everything was fine once we actually got on our flight. It was more then annoying they canceled (delayed) our flight. We lost out on a day of our trip along with money on our stay. Plus we had to book another hotel. So expensive.

This flight was canceled and delayed several times without explanation. The plane was freezing cold and no wifi for messaging. Getting off the plane was terribly unorganized and felt like it took forever….

We were redirected to a near by city due to weather and had to stay in the aircraft before flying to the original destination's airport. The whole delay added 3+ hours and were were not offered any snacks or water.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

They ocer booked the connecting flight. My bags took a long time to come out, nevertheless I got to the gate in time to board, but they have given my seat to another passenger. They were aware I was connecting from another flight that was a little late, but they did not care. The customer representatives were rude. A horrible experience.

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

A disaster, I lost my connection due to overcrowding at the Miami airport, having a 3-hour layover and the airline did nothing to reboard me on time and I had to sleep on the floor for 18 hours.

The flight was 90 minutes long and the stewardesses were extremely slow. I was in row 16 and they did not serve us drinks until we were descending for landing in a 90 minute flight. Unacceptably slow and at least 10 rows (20 to 31) did not receive any drinks or snacks for the entire duration of the flight because of the slowness of the stewardesses. There is no rationale to delay beverage service to brew coffee for a flight at six p m.

Flight was delayed three hours waiting for the flight crew, even though the plane was at the gate for the scheduled departure

Two delays in less than 24hrs. They need to improve everything and restructure the whole company.

Not enough help at airport during boarding process. Flight was delayed. Overall WORST flying experience I’ve ever had. Will NEVER FLT SPIRIT AGAIN

The non stop flight and able to go into Atlantic City airport. They could lower the prices. It starts out low but then if you want to bring luggage and pick your seat the price goes up quite a bit.

Flight expected to leave at 6:40 pm ended leaving at 8:00 am the following day. I slept in a cold airport. Never again Spirit for me…

My flight was cancelled!!! I had to spend 200.00 on another flight!!

Horrible. Delays, no customer support and fake promises and everything. i am suffering to help as due to connecting flight getting missed no support on ground and customer support window is closed and we are sitting o ground without anything

I would like more Details about the bags or think s like guitars

Poor communication from flight crew. Passengers were left on plan for over 4.5 hours, no food or drinks were offered. Flight was eventually cancelled because flight crew/flight attendants went over there work hours. No accommodation were provided. .

Terrible… missed our flight due to ridiculously long time to go thru baggage check-in!

Everything was really good but the seats are not very comfortable.

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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 Tampa found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/2Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 37mSJO-TPA
$116
7/15Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 21mSJO-TPA
$126
9/12Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 18mSJO-TPA
$128
8/8Thu
1 stopFrontier
12h 24mSJO-TPA
$135
7/8Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 17mSJO-TPA
$142
6/18Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 10mSJO-TPA
$178
7/3Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
25h 09mSJO-TPA
$184
7/3Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
10h 12mSJO-TPA
$187
8/25Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 41mSJO-TPA
$209
8/10Sat
1 stopCopa Airlines
7h 43mSJO-TPA
$300

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Last minute flights from San José to Tampa

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 Tampa that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 17mSJO-TPA
6/20Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mTPA-SJO
$264
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 17mSJO-TPA
6/20Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mTPA-SJO
$266
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
17h 58mSJO-TPA
6/20Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mTPA-SJO
$284
6/14Fri
multi-stop
24h 58mSJO-TPA
7/1Mon
multi-stop
6h 30mTPA-SJO
$290
6/13Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 59mSJO-TPA
6/16Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 03mTPA-SJO
$291
6/14Fri
multi-stop
19h 03mSJO-TPA
6/28Fri
multi-stop
16h 03mTPA-SJO
$293
6/16Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
6h 17mSJO-TPA
6/28Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 03mTPA-SJO
$300
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 44mSJO-TPA
6/27Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 03mTPA-SJO
$302
6/13Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 05mSJO-TPA
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 55mTPA-SJO
$419
6/13Thu
multi-stopCopa Airlines
22h 04mSJO-TPA
6/16Sun
multi-stopCopa Airlines
25h 55mTPA-SJO
$796

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San José (SJO)Costa Rica

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