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$425 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Barcelona

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Cheap Flights from San José to Barcelona

 
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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San José to Barcelona

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from San José to Barcelona.
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Air Canada Logo
7:55 am - 7:50 amSJO-BCN
15h 55m1 stop
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12:10 pm - 10:50 pmBCN-SJO
18h 40m2 stops
$772Air Canada
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Sat, May 24 - Tue, Jun 24
Air Canada Logo
7:55 am - 7:50 amSJO-BCN
15h 55m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
1:15 pm - 8:25 pmBCN-SJO
39h 10m2 stops
$773Air Canada
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Mon, May 26 - Wed, Aug 13
Air Canada Logo
7:55 am - 9:20 amSJO-BCN
41h 25m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
1:15 pm - 8:25 pmBCN-SJO
39h 10m2 stops
$778Air Canada
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Sat, May 24 - Wed, Aug 13
United Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 8:20 amSJO-BCN
35h 20m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 10:39 pmBCN-SJO
18h 39m2 stops
$816United Airlines
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Sat, May 24 - Thu, Aug 14
United Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 7:50 amSJO-BCN
34h 50m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 7:15 amBCN-SJO
23h 15m1 stop
$817United Airlines
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Sun, May 25 - Wed, Aug 13
Iberia Logo
4:10 pm - 2:00 pmSJO-BCN
13h 50m1 stop
Iberia Logo
9:45 am - 4:30 pmBCN-SJO
13h 45m1 stop
$943Iberia
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Fri, Oct 17 - Fri, Oct 31
Iberia Logo
4:10 pm - 10:50 pmSJO-BCN
22h 40m1 stop
Iberia Logo
7:00 am - 2:35 pmBCN-SJO
15h 35m1 stop
$961Iberia
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Thu, Jun 19 - Tue, Jun 24
Air France Logo
7:40 pm - 10:40 pmSJO-BCN
19h 00m1 stop
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4:35 pm - 5:25 pmBCN-SJO
32h 50m1 stop
$993Air France
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Fri, Jun 13 - Sun, Jun 22
Avianca Logo
1:55 am - 7:25 amSJO-BCN
21h 30m1 stop
Avianca Logo
2:00 pm - 11:30 pmBCN-SJO
17h 30m1 stop
$1,054Avianca
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Mon, Jul 21 - Thu, Aug 21
Air France Logo
7:30 pm - 5:10 pmSJO-BCN
13h 40m1 stop
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6:10 am - 5:25 pmBCN-SJO
19h 15m1 stop
$1,083Air France
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Wed, May 21 - Wed, Aug 13

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Barcelona flights

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 round-trip flights from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For San José to Barcelona, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Barcelona back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 to Barcelona-El Prat Airport is March, where tickets cost $946 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,200 and $1,185 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 week.
To get a below average price on the flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$425
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from San José to Barcelona

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 to Barcelona-El Prat Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Barcelona-El Prat Airport was $425 for a one-way ticket and $772 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, KLM or Air France?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Barcelona are KLM and Air France. With an average price for the route of $1,321 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,231 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • 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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7.4
Air FranceOverall score based on 1444 reviews
7.0Food
7.4Comfort
7.4Boarding
8.2Crew
7.0Entertainment
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My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

8.0 ExcellentLamia, Apr 2025CDG - YUL
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My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

leg space better than expected. two washrooms for one plane isn't enough.

I love United was disappointed we had a two hour delay, however the Pilot did say safety first.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence. I think my favorite part of this flight was it landed at an A gate, which was the most palatial part of Sea-Tac I've ever seen - a massive improvement from the S gates.

The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence.

First class felt like economy, seats were horrible, food was horrible, staff inattentive

It was 4 hours late. Almost missed my connecting flight no food or drinks on connecting flight. Overall terrible experience

The negative was the wait at the airport coming back. I checked my bags in, an hour before boarding and I get the notification that my flight was delayed. Rather had gotten the notification while I was at the hotel. Then it was delayed 3 x’s. Ugh!

I always enjoy international flights with Air Canada, the organisation the brand the prestige. It’s great… Lots of flexibility Text calls around gate and luggage including my connection kept me informed; Sarah the flight attendant on our flight was amazing with just the right amount of professionalism and spiciness which made sure the rude or unresponsive passengers were kept in line while making sure providing five star customer service she was amazing. No improvements assessed on my side.

Chicken or pasta, served in a heated plastic. Pure poison and lack of imagination. For vegetarian option, can you please skip stupid pasta?

Smooth on time flight with standard AC service. As usual food options awful. Wish airlines could offer better quality food services

Put first the requirement visible of the eta visa for no have problem in the airport at last time hour. Thak you.

Owfull, arrive to my destination 4 days ago and still waiting for my luggage

The speakers were way too loud. Music was played during boarding too. This noise could've been avoided.

Very good. Very efficient. Entertainment was not functioning both ways which was disappointing.

We should get a light meal since it was an international flight over 5 hours. Ticket price is high. Why should I have to pay for a meal?

There was a terrible delay upon arrival in Barcelona. The plane had to park a great distance from the terminal, and only one bus was available to make the ~15 minutes each way trip, meaning it was ~ 45 minutes after we landed that I finally entered the terminal.

Hated charging my devices. The location of the outlet was inconvenient. And no USB connection. So outdated.

Flight from Costa Rica to Madrid was excellent. Good food and service. The flight from Madrid to Brussels was very poor . No food , no entertainment, no usb … Total package was quite expensive so you should give same service on the second flight

We travelled with Level, which is a subsidiary of Iberia. They mixed up all our seats, downgraded few from premium economy fo economy. The crew were not professional, they seem to be in a rush! Also some with an attitude

business class food was pretty average otherwise it was a good experience

Everything OK , except the plane left more than an hour late so I couldn’t participate in an excursion I had that morning in Brcelona

Flight from Madrid to Dakar had no onboard entertainment for a business class. Not even a single screen . That was disappointing. The WiFi only worked for the first 45 mins of the flight.

I paid to upgrade to Business Class. The queue to check in at the Business Class aisle was full of people without Business Class tickets, the fast-track immigration line was “closed” but the representative opened it up for his friends, regardless (there was a lot of fist-bumping), and the lounge was an absolute mess…..4 staff sitting playing with their phones while every table had dirty plates and glasses waiting to be cleared…..and the least said about the rude lady on the reception desk at the lounge , the better!

Great flight, short and good attention. Didn't took any food so can't say thing about it

A 13 hour flight with no food apart from what they offered from a menu you had to pay for. On top of that, there were no blankets, so during the flight when the cabin temperature dropped, everyone was very cold. Neither of these things were highlighted at the time of booking. This is the worst long-haul flight I’ve ever encountered.

Horrible. Paid for seats for my family. Iberia changed planes and never notified us that the seats we paid extra for did not even exist on the plane. We were randomly placed on the plane. Thankfully, we were seated together. Upon boarding, my youngest daughter was pulled from the line and they just arbitrarily changed her seat 7 rows back from the rest of the family. I had to wait at the gate while they tried to see us back together. One of the most uncomfortable small spaces on a plane I’ve ever experienced. When I called Iberia, they first told me that no mistake was made that the plane was never changed. Yet my receipt for my paid seats were for rows that did not even exist on this type of plane we were getting on. They said that they would reimburse my money and I would get an email, but I’ve never received any information or emails regarding a refund for the seats that I had paid extra for. Then when we arrived in Madrid, one of the pieces of luggage that we had checked in was damaged to the point that the handle that was stowed in to the luggage was broken off by the crew members handling the luggage. The crew on the plane was very nice, but as far as the rest of the experience, I would be very hesitant to ever use Iberia again.

Bad business class. Staff totally not helping. Lights and chargers not working

i think the flight was late because they were so strict about measuring everyone's personal items to try and charge them $119. It was really petty and made us late.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

Business class seats did not lie flat. There was only powdered milk for your coffee....in Business Class!! Food was good.

Excellent flight and one of the smoothest landing I’ve ever experienced

There isn't much space in-between seats and even water needs to be paid for during the flight.

We did not know about the bag fees until check in. They are way too high. It’s insane. We also had a huge delay and everything costed extra which was very annoying.

Boarding was somewhat confusing in that the wrong messages were being displayed at the gate. It was somewhat annoying that I got off one flight and straight onto another (from the same gate), but in between they re-checked my hand luggage and made me get rid of my water (which they charge for on the plane). I was sitting in their 'Plus' seating, but the leg room was still too small to be able to sit square. The food options on the flights are pretty cheap quality (but not price). They got me from 'A' to 'B' on-time and for a relatively good price, but the experience itself was below average.

So so, you feel like you have to pay for everything each time

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

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