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Cheap Flights from San José to Los Angeles (SJO-LAX)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Los Angeles 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from San José to Los Angeles

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SJO-LAX
6h 13mdirect
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LAX-SJO
6h 04mdirect
American Airlines
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Alaska Airlines Logo
SJO-LAX
6h 13mdirect
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LAX-SJO
6h 04mdirect
Alaska Airlines
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Delta Logo
SJO-LAX
6h 24mdirect
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LAX-SJO
5h 56mdirect
Delta
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United Airlines Logo
SJO-LAX
6h 28mdirect
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Expert advice for your flight from San José to Los Angeles

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines offers a 20-minute baggage guarantee, ensuring quick luggage retrieval or compensation.


Alaska Airlines' Premium Class offers extra legroom and complimentary drinks on flights over 350 miles.

Read more about Alaska Airlinesby Harriet Baskas
Delta

Delta's Comfort Plus seats provide up to 8 cm extra legroom, enhancing comfort for longer flights.


Delta offers free Wi-Fi for SkyMiles members on most domestic flights, enhancing connectivity.

Read more about Deltaby Stefanie Waldek
United Airlines

United's Economy Plus seats offer up to 15 cm more legroom, ideal for added comfort.


United's Priority Boarding ensures overhead bin space, reducing carry-on stress.

Read more about United Airlinesby Stefanie Waldek
Airports
SJO

SJO offers 75 self-check-in kiosks for quick boarding pass retrieval. Arrive early as security lines can vary.

Read more about SJOby Mark Chesnut
LAX

At LAX, taxis and rideshares pick up at LAX-it. Walking can be faster than the shuttle due to traffic.

Read more about LAXby Stefanie Waldek
Our travel experts
Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on Alaska Airlines

Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Expert on Delta, United Airlines and LAX

Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut

Expert on SJO

Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut is a travel writer and public speaker with more than 30 years of experience. The 2019 winner of the NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, Mark is the author of the book “Prepare for Departure” and has covered air travel for multiple top consumer and trade media outlets.

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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Los Angeles flights

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from San José to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Los Angeles on a Saturday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to San José, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles is February, where tickets cost C$ 480 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 693 and C$ 637 respectively.

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

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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Good to know

Low seasonJune
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (23% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from San José to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San José to Los Angeles

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San José to Los Angeles?

    Alaska Airlines, Delta, American Airlines, Lufthansa, and Iberia offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San José to Los Angeles flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San José to Los Angeles flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Los Angeles?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from San José to Los Angeles?

    There are direct flights from San José to Los Angeles on a daily basis.

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

    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 Los Angeles.

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

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

    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 Los Angeles with an airline and back to San José with another airline.

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

    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 Los Angeles from San José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from San José to Los Angeles?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Los Angeles.
Find which airlines fly direct from San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Los Angeles

Monday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines,Delta, +2 more

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines,United Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

Los Angeles to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Monday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines,United Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines,United Airlines

Alaska Airlines,American Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Air France,Alaska Airlines,American Airlines

Air France,Alaska Airlines, +1 more

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Reviews of the top airline flying from San José to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles? 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.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1493 reviews
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
Airline reviews

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025PTY - IAD
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horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

It was ok. However, the food was quite poor since I don't eat pasta.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

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Los Angeles (LAX)

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