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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $93

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Illinois to Costa Rica departing on 8/28. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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September

High season

December

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$93
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to San José

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    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 Illinois to Costa Rica.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Costa Rica from Illinois 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 Illinois to Costa Rica?

    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 Costa Rica with an airline and back to Illinois with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to Costa Rica?

    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 Costa Rica from Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/10Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 32mORD-SJO
9/17Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 28mSJO-ORD
$172
9/10Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 32mORD-SJO
9/17Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
10h 28mSJO-ORD
$188
8/23Fri
1 stop
6h 45mORD-SJO
9/17Tue
1 stop
10h 28mSJO-ORD
$259
8/28Wed
1 stop
6h 35mORD-SJO
9/16Mon
2 stops
13h 29mSJO-ORD
$262
6/4Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
30h 27mSTL-SJO
6/6Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 55mSJO-STL
$347
8/12Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 20mSTL-SJO
8/20Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 03mSJO-STL
$365
8/28Wed
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
9/5Thu
1 stopFrontier
10h 09mSJO-MDW
$365
9/4Wed
1 stopFrontier
11h 41mMDW-SJO
9/8Sun
1 stopFrontier
10h 09mSJO-MDW
$373
6/19Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 24mSTL-SJO
6/23Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSJO-STL
$390
6/13Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 24mSTL-SJO
6/16Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSJO-STL
$412

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/28Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 07mORD-SJO
$93
6/18Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 51mORD-SJO
$107
8/28Wed
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
18h 58mORD-SJO
$109
8/28Wed
nonstopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
$135
6/18Tue
2 stops
16h 56mORD-SJO
$138
6/20Thu
1 stopJetBlue
12h 21mORD-SJO
$153
8/11Sun
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-SJO
$165
8/25Sun
2 stops
30h 38mMDW-SJO
$172
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$184
7/21Sun
nonstopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
$210

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

5/31Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 58mORD-SJO
6/3Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 03mSJO-ORD
$332
5/31Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 58mORD-SJO
6/3Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
30h 13mSJO-ORD
$346
6/2Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/5Wed
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$414
5/29Wed
multi-stopFrontier
25h 23mMDW-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopFrontier
28h 15mSJO-MDW
$424
5/29Wed
multi-stopFrontier
22h 00mORD-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stopFrontier
30h 25mSJO-ORD
$424
5/29Wed
multi-stop
22h 00mORD-SJO
6/6Thu
multi-stop
22h 58mSJO-ORD
$432
6/2Sun
multi-stop
27h 39mORD-SJO
6/5Wed
multi-stop
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$458
6/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
12h 24mSTL-SJO
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 55mSJO-STL
$549
6/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 34mSTL-SJO
6/3Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
15h 45mSJO-STL
$554
6/2Sun
nonstopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
6/4Tue
multi-stopAvianca
21h 15mSJO-ORD
$797

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,489
$350