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Cheapest return fare
714 €
Typical prices: 685 €-1.031 €
Air Canada
Tue 10.11.Sun 22.11.
FRA - SJO • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
723 €
Typical prices: 831 €-1.148 €
Lufthansa
Fri 30.10.Thu 12.11.
FRA - SJO • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Frankfurt to San José (FRA-SJO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Frankfurt to San José 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 return flight deals from Frankfurt to San José

Tue, 10. Nov - Sun, 22. Nov
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16:30 - 22:30
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37h 00m
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8:45 - 6:40
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14h 55m
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714 €Air Canada
Tue, 8. Sep - Sun, 20. Sep
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7:50 - 22:00
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22h 10m
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7:10 - 6:30
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15h 20m
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715 €Air Canada
Fri, 16. Oct - Sat, 31. Oct
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SJO
19h 05m
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8:20 - 10:30
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19h 10m
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716 €Air Canada
Sun, 22. Nov - Sat, 5. Dec
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16:30 - 22:30
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SJO
37h 00m
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8:45 - 14:05
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22h 20m
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717 €Air Canada
Thu, 3. Sep - Thu, 24. Sep
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10:00 - 22:00
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20h 00m
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7:55 - 11:15
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19h 20m
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718 €Multiple Airlines
Thu, 3. Sep - Thu, 24. Sep
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10:00 - 22:00
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20h 00m
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19h 20m
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718 €Multiple Airlines
Sat, 7. Nov - Sun, 15. Nov
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18:30 - 16:10
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SJO
28h 40m
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19:30 - 22:05
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19h 35m
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719 €Multiple Airlines
Tue, 10. Nov - Sun, 22. Nov
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20:55 - 14:55
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25h 00m
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20:40 - 14:15
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10h 35mdirect
720 €Lufthansa
Thu, 20. Aug - Thu, 3. Sep
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19:15 - 14:05
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SJO
26h 50m
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7:55 - 12:10
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20h 15m
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721 €Multiple Airlines
Fri, 28. Aug - Sat, 5. Sep
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6:35 - 20:19
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21h 44m
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13:25 - 9:10
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35h 45m
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722 €United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Frankfurt to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Frankfurt to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José departing in November.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Frankfurt Airport to San José, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San José, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José is September, where tickets cost 732 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 1.110 € and 1.091 € respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at 852 € on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, 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 Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Frankfurt Airport to San José

Low season

June

Cheapest flight

430 €
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (29% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Frankfurt to San José

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

  • How many flights are there between Frankfurt am Main Airport and San José per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Frankfurt am Main Airport and lands in San José, with an average flight time of 12h 00m. The most common departure time is 13:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 3 flights.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José was 430 € for a one-way ticket and 713 € for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

    When flying out of Frankfurt Airport you will be using Frankfurt am Main. You will be landing at San José, also known as San José Juan Santamaria Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

    Lufthansa, and KLM offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Frankfurt Airport to San José flight route.

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

    The Airbus A340-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Frankfurt Airport to San José flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

    You can catch a direct flight from Frankfurt Airport to San José on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José, Lufthansa or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Frankfurt am Main to San José are Lufthansa and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of 1.044 € and an overall rating of 6,8, Lufthansa is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of 815 € and an overall rating of 7,4.

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

    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 Frankfurt Airport to San José.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Frankfurt Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Frankfurt Airport to San José?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to San José with an airline and back to Frankfurt Airport with another airline.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Frankfurt am Main Airport to San José

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for 617 € or less one-way and 776 € or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Frankfurt am Main to San José Juan Santamaria Intl?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Frankfurt am Main to San José Juan Santamaria Intl.
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Direct departures

Frankfurt am Main to San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Tuesday

Lufthansa

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Thursday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Saturday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

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Direct returns

San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Frankfurt am Main

Tuesday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Thursday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

Saturday

Lufthansa

Lufthansa

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Frankfurt to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Frankfurt am Main to San José. 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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KLMOverall score based on 1544 reviews
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7,3Food
7,8Boarding
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Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

2,0 MediocreAbisola, Oct 2025
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Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

It’s chaotic at the bus stop outside of the airport because of the Uber meeting point. You need to be alert and look for the KLM bus which is not branded or labeled. Incorrect information was provided to go to gate 28, when in fact the bus was at gate 27. On the plus side the bus left early and arrived early to Ottawa.

Good experience, just i couldn’t connect me to the wifi

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

Well, in my case; the flight was delayed 1 hour, we have to wait in the plane to get green light. And the plane (probably because was a short trip) did not have entertainment or WiFi. No a good experience.

Seats actually fit a human! Snack options were a bit lame but that’s ok

Everything in general was great, but we left 30 minutes late

I love Air France. This was another great experience despite a slight delay in the departure. The time was made up on flight. I would take AirFrance again when traveling to the far East. Merci beaucoup.

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

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

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.

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

The first half from DC to Paris was very good and the staff were very helpful and humble BUT flight from Paris to Mumbai was sad. 1) it was packed. 2) no space on head compartment 3) crews were unresponsive to the calls 4) one crew member literally banged the bottle of water after giving me glass of water. A little water splashed on me and she was unapologetic 5) with so many hours of flight, little leg space should be taken care else don’t fill your airline till brim which affects your crew and they remove anger on us. 6) huge line for washrooms. 7) 2nd half journey was pathetic

Medíocre. The food wasn't good (although not bad, bad) and the staff wasn't kind. I asked for n extra blanket, the steward never came back, serving us roughly.

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

The hard product, food, and service are far superior to their North American counterparts

United was excellent. We had very good experience flying the carrier. Certainly. We will opt to fly them for sure. Lufthansa is out.

There was a little turbulence taking off and landing but mostly it was too late for me to make my connecting flight to Greensboro. Everything else was excellent.

For my wife to be seated with our two children they put them in the last row on the plane where the seats don’t recline very much. The seats in front of them reclined fully which is basically in the lap of the last row which made it difficult to eat, move or watch the entertainment provided.

The seats were very nice in premium economy. The service was good. The flight was slightly bumpy. Would have appreciated more updates from the pilots.

The economy seat was much less comfortable for an international flight in terms of recline and moving space when food tray is expanded. Per entertainment, it would be amazing if I could connect my Bluetooth headset or ear phones to the entertainment screen. Or provide in-flight wifi to connect directly from my own device.

Meals were poor and service rendered on return flight was mediocre as compared to the flight we took to Germany earlier where the attendants were more attentive, energetic, and mindful of passengers' needs. Thumbs up to crew of UA 58. Thumbs down to UA 59..

The crew was generally professional. Though one of the crew members seemed to be easily annoyed, the others were fine and helpful. The green olives and almonds snack was really good. A great idea, and nice balance of tastes.

Would've been great if Lufthansa union cockpit pilots didn't strike for 2 days and caused a chaos to my returning plans to USA, and then after rebooking a flight 2 days later tge plane departed 35 min later. So I did not have a good experience.

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

I had very little time to change planes originally in Denver after my flight from Omaha. I had an hour and a half layover in Denver originally and my flight leaving Omaha was delayed an hour because they had to change a tire, which I can understand. When I reached Denver my other flight was late, fortunately, but I still had only 10 minutes to run about a mile through the airport to get to my flight. Again, fortunately, I am a healthy 71-year-old and was able to accomplish this feat. However, the stress was more than necessary to bear.

Flight was delayed twice which made our arrival extremely late (actually into next day). Not an easy travel. But when we requested assistance for boarding we were really impressed with how they helped us! Strongly praise their assistance.

every single person involved showed their joy, working in the airline industry - it created a very pleasant atmosphere for everyone

For boarding, after family with youngsters, you should have 65 and over. Whatever rules, enforce them. It’s frustrating for those who respect them to see aggressive people rush to the gate out of turn…

A snack would have been nice instead of having to buy food.

The plane was new. Should give more options on food.

No food other than a tiny snack. The flight is too long for not having a more substantial food option, other than buying the overprices and mostly non-plant-based options from the menu.

It was a refreshing experience from the past few times I have travelled with Air Canada.

rerouted on red eye. arrived 9 hours late with no luggage. still missing after 3 days. up to 45 day to deal with it. SHAME

The crew is super friendly and helpful , boarding was quick and easy , the prices are too high for a an airline that doesn’t provide complementary meals or snacks for long flights

The flight crew was nice and courteous. The food was terrible. There are no in-flight entertainment services, the plane is outdated and dilapidated, and the flight is delayed. Both from Newark and Montreal. Too bad.

There was no entertainment or food service (short flight). The flight was delayed more than an hour.

Horrible airport ever. We stood in the security check line for more than an hour. It was past boarding time and we were still waiting in line for the security check. With 2 children and a medically ill person we had a very stressful transit.

Cancelled - booked on train; and then flights started running! I spent 5 hours with 2 changes on train while flights started and is 50 min

Lufthansa has a bag policy unique to Lufthansa. We all had a small carry on and a backpack (personal item) that we carried with us through multiple other connecting flights, no problem. With Lufthansa we were charged 80 euros each for the carry on at the gate, for this one flight. When asked they said they made an announcement… problem being that we had just arrived to the gate from a connecting flight and didn’t hear an announcement. While we were standing at the counter paying the ridiculous fee several other people were stopped, while countless others boarded with the same type of luggage and were not stopped. Crazy. Good news though, when we got on the plane half of the overhead bins were empty! After an already horrible experience the lady at the counter was also terrible, so that helped round things out.

We missed our connecting flight in Frankfurt do to security and all hell ensued then.we got rebooked to Washington got there round 10 am ish didn't find out till 630 we were rerouted to United!! Then we started getting updates

Boarding arrangement at Frankfurt was terribly managed with no proper guidance and the flight was parked far away from the gate. In flight entertainment device (touch screen) was not working at all throughout the flight. And on top of all this two of the checked in bags were found to be missing when we landed at Chennai. All this mismanagement at a very high fare of about $2300 per ticket is unacceptable.

Water in bottle and a piece of chocolate were given. We did have movies to watch.

Too tight connection. Lufthansa staff pulled 12 of us out of passport control that had tight connections and took us about 1/3 mile AWAY from our gates and put us in another slow, long line. Needless to say all of us missed our flights and the Customer “Service” staff was rude and not helpful at all. Was rebooked from a direct flight to one w a 6hr layover. Asked about an other option that was on my app and was told to book it myself online (which would be $300 extra pp!!). Got rebooked again w a tight connection which was also missed. Rebooked into middle seats that didn’t recline for 9 hr flight!! No compensation (and we paid for seats!) Ended up taking 26hrs to get home from Europe to North Carolina! No longer a fan of Lufthansa—2nd time having these kind of issues w them!

Good but I don’t received my bags yet is been 5days still no update

Boarding was slow to begin. Economy board should be accomplished from rear of plane to front, as the entrance doors are front of plane. This would eliminate waiting and passenger congestion on the plane. Meals were good however crew will not check if you want meal if sleeping, should be like Emirates and give seat tags wake for meals or do not disturb. Entertainment ok but screen headphone/jacks were distorted - took 3 sets of headphones to get working properly. Flight crew was amazing, exceptionally nice, professional, best Lufthansa crew I have experienced.

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