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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San José
San José2 stops$458
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$584

Cheap Flights from Panama City to Costa Rica

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Panama City to Costa Rica 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Panama City to Costa Rica

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Panama City to Costa Rica.
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American Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 11:40 amECP-SJO
17h 45m2 stops
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7:00 am - 11:40 pmSJO-ECP
15h 40m2 stops
$458American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 6
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7:28 pm - 1:13 pmECP-SJO
18h 45m1 stop
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7:40 am - 8:40 pmSJO-ECP
12h 00m1 stop
$462American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 6
American Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 10:17 pmECP-SJO
7h 42m1 stop
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1:50 pm - 9:48 amSJO-ECP
18h 58m2 stops
$491American Airlines
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Thu, May 8 - Mon, May 12
American Airlines Logo
6:47 am - 10:17 pmECP-SJO
16h 30m1 stop
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1:50 pm - 6:51 pmSJO-ECP
28h 01m1 stop
$495American Airlines
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Thu, May 8 - Mon, May 12
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 10:39 pmECP-SJO
17h 09m1 stop
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1:30 pm - 10:00 pmSJO-ECP
7h 30m1 stop
$529United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 6 - Fri, Jun 13
American Airlines Logo
7:34 pm - 10:17 pmECP-SJO
27h 43m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 8:40 pmSJO-ECP
19h 41m1 stop
$553American Airlines
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Sun, May 25 - Sat, May 31
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:00 pmECP-LIR
7h 00m1 stop
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1:25 pm - 9:32 pmLIR-ECP
7h 07m1 stop
$584Delta
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Thu, May 22 - Wed, May 28
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 12:00 pmECP-LIR
5h 45m1 stop
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1:25 pm - 9:32 pmLIR-ECP
7h 07m1 stop
$613Delta
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Thu, May 22 - Wed, May 28
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:40 amECP-LIR
6h 40m1 stop
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1:25 pm - 11:04 pmLIR-ECP
8h 39m1 stop
$615Delta
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Sat, May 24 - Fri, May 30
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 10:39 pmECP-SJO
14h 44m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 10:00 pmSJO-ECP
15h 30m1 stop
$1,109United Airlines
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Sat, May 24 - Sat, May 31

KAYAK's insights & trends for Panama City to Costa Rica flights

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What is the cheapest month to fly from Panama City to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Panama City to Costa Rica, 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 Panama City to Costa Rica is October, when tickets cost $505 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $792 and $759 respectively.

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January

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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
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Top 3 airlines serving from Panama City to Costa Rica

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Panama City to Costa Rica? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7920 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

10.0 ExcellentGary, Apr 2025TPA - LAX
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This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

The worst part was I was NOT allowed in the lounge even though I was holding a first class ticket and have a premium American Express card. I have flown Business or First Class with many airlines. Delta is the ONLY one who does not extend this courtesy to anyone except people who hold the very expensive American Express card. As a result, I won’t fly Delta if I have any other choice.

The Dekta Rep that checked us in was great. She's very personable, pleasant, and can tell she enjoys her job.

Friendly flight attendants, smooth 8-9 hours flight. Economy seats are small and uncomfortable as usual.

The young man who was our flight attendant in first class was lazy and did not do his job well at all. Never offered drinks upon boarding - actually I take that back... said "are you okay with water" as if I do not want to get you anything else, only passed the snacks around once, got my drink order wrong and then never offered a second round of drinks. He was the worst I have ever seen on Delta and we fly a lot.

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

Newer plane, relatively easy boarding, not a full flight and was told that we could not be moved up because of weight and balance issues. Otherwise, a very good experience.

Everything was great. Great service, excellent communication, and early arrival

I sat in comfort plus. It was fine. Seats were comfortable. I got drinks and snacks.

Good and consistent Printer in lounge did not work for me :(

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

For economy, it was very good. Staff was great, they even let some of us change seats for more leg room... Put an empty seat between us which was fantastic for a 12hr flight. Onboard entertainment was excellent, I think over 200 choices of movies/tv/etc The bad was the barely/nonfunctional wifi that cost either $16.99 or 1700 miles (full flight). It was atrocious... Definitely the worst of the last 3 long haul major airlines I was on the last few months.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

Food and flight attendents with positive dispositions and friendly behavior, more professional attitudes

We paid extra for the seats with extra leg room. But we were not allocated the seats with extra leg room nor refunded the money we paid for the seats.

The flight to Tokyo AA61 took off about two hours late, but then had to turn back. By that time the crew had to be replaced. Then they kept promising to take off in an hour, then in 3, then switch to the next day.

Uncomfortable seats and flight attendant was rude as she insisted on waking up my husband to ask him if he wanted a drink. When he said that he was sleeping, she replied “without an attitude “. He was seated at 8c

No food/snack served during the flight. Crew wasn’t interested at all. Flew American First but flying low cost with Ryanair is even better

Crew professional. Easy bag drop off. On time. Good entertainment.

Nice modern plane. Can use your own device for entertainment. Get a snack on the plane.

Flight was late and missed connecting flight. They could have better accommodated, but instead did an overnight and had to arrive the next afternoon.

The boarding crew was incredibly helpful getting me on an earlier flight

They have lost any customer service care and support. Terrible airline now and been for awhile.

The flight was delayed leaving Miami. When we arrived in Charlotte, we were unable to park at our scheduled gate. We had to wait another 30-45 minutes before we could park at a different gate. All in all, we were delayed by almost two hours arriving in Charlotte.

the pilot that landed this flight in Philadelphia did an amazing job, the weather was absolutely terrible and we landed safely.

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