Direct flights from San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)

San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica has direct flights to 40 airports in 17 countries, flown by 26 airlines. The longest is to Frankfurt (FRA) at 9,354 km.

Direct flights from SJO by country

United States (12)

• ATL Atlanta · 2,629 km · ~3h 40m · Air France
• CLT Charlotte · 2,824 km · ~3h 55m · American Airlines and avianca airlines
• ORD Chicago · 3,575 km · ~4h 50m · United Airlines
• DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · 2,866 km · ~4h · American Airlines
• DEN Denver · 3,888 km · ~5h 15m · Frontier Airlines and United Airlines
• FLL Fort Lauderdale · 1,838 km · ~2h 45m · jetBlue
• IAH Houston · 2,505 km · ~3h 35m · United Airlines
• MIA Miami · 1,805 km · ~2h 40m · American Airlines and British Airways
• JFK New York · 3,559 km · ~4h 50m · American Airlines
• EWR Newark · 3,554 km · ~4h 50m · United Airlines
• MCO Orlando · 2,072 km · ~3h · jetBlue
• IAD Washington · 3,288 km · ~4h 30m · United Airlines

Costa Rica (8)

• GLF Golfito · 187 km · ~45m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• FON La Fortuna/San Carlos · 54 km · ~35m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• LIR Liberia · 161 km · ~40m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• TMU Nicoya · 93 km · ~35m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• PMZ Palmar Sur · 142 km · ~40m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• PJM Puerto Jimenez · 184 km · ~45m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• DRK Puntarenas · 155 km · ~40m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA
• XQP Quepos · 62 km · ~35m · avianca airlines Costa Rica and SANSA

Canada (2)

• YUL Montreal · 4,069 km · ~5h 30m · Air Transat
• YYZ Toronto · 3,771 km · ~5h 5m · Air Canada and Porter Airlines Canada

Colombia (2)

• BOG Bogota · 1,256 km · ~2h · avianca airlines and avianca airlines Costa Rica
• MDE Rio Negro · 1,057 km · ~1h 45m · avianca airlines, avianca airlines Costa Rica and Wingo

Honduras (2)

• SAP San Pedro Sula · 728 km · ~1h 25m · avianca airlines and Copa Airlines
• TGU Tegucigalpa · 558 km · ~1h 10m · avianca airlines, Copa Airlines and KLM

Mexico (2)

• CUN Cancun · 1,261 km · ~2h · Volaris
• MEX Mexico City · 1,910 km · ~2h 50m · Air Montenegro, Aeromexico and avianca airlines +1

Panama (2)

• DAV David · 264 km · ~50m · Air Panama
• PTY Panama City · 539 km · ~1h 10m · avianca airlines, Copa Airlines and Iberia +1

Dominican Republic (1)

• SDQ Santo Domingo · 1,825 km · ~2h 45m · Condor and Arajet

El Salvador (1)

• SAL San Salvador · 652 km · ~1h 20m · avianca airlines and avianca airlines Costa Rica

France (1)

• CDG Paris · 8,935 km · ~11h 25m · Air France

Germany (1)

• FRA Frankfurt · 9,354 km · ~11h 55m · Lufthansa

Guatemala (1)

• GUA Guatemala City · 855 km · ~1h 35m · avianca airlines, Copa Airlines and Iberia +1

Netherlands (1)

• AMS Amsterdam · 9,060 km · ~11h 35m · KLM

Nicaragua (1)

• MGA Managua · 321 km · ~55m · Copa Airlines and avianca airlines Costa Rica

Peru (1)

• LIM Lima · 2,571 km · ~3h 40m · avianca airlines and LATAM Airlines Group

Spain (1)

• MAD Madrid · 8,500 km · ~10h 50m · Iberojet and Iberia

United Kingdom (1)

• LHR London · 8,708 km · ~11h 5m · British Airways

Airlines flying from SJO

Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, Air Montenegro, Air Panama, Air Transat, American Airlines, Arajet, British Airways, Condor, Copa Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Iberia, Iberojet, KLM, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa, Porter Airlines Canada, SANSA, United Airlines, Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, Wingo, avianca airlines, avianca airlines Costa Rica, jetBlue

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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.