Cheap flights from Los Angeles to San José from $343

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to San José. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $602. If you are unable to visit San José during the month of February, then departing from Los Angeles during the month January is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $667.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to San José is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $664. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $1,740. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to San José.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San José from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San José for around $788 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San José from Los Angeles for as low as $710 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Los Angeles to San José flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 62% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to San José flight.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Los Angeles and San José have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 113 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Alaska Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Panama City (PTY) was the most common stop: 78% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Panama City (PTY) offer the lowest average return price of $680.

Flights connecting via Guatemala City (GUA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 08m.

Panama City (PTY) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 16m.

As of September 2026, 1 flights take off from Los Angeles and land in San José each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 09:00, with 75% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of September 2026, there are 9 flights per week flying from Los Angeles to San José. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 33% of flights taking off on this day.