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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $88

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 8/13. 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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$88
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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

6/25mar.
1 stopSpirit Airlines
9h 46mSTL-SJO
7/1lun.
1 stopSpirit Airlines
12h 24mSJO-STL
$244
8/22jue.
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 24mORD-SJO
8/25dom.
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
45h 22mSJO-ORD
$259
6/18mar.
1 stop
25h 48mSTL-SJO
6/25mar.
1 stop
16h 43mSJO-STL
$303
6/18mar.
2 stops
13h 12mSTL-SJO
6/25mar.
1 stop
16h 43mSJO-STL
$318
8/28mié.
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
9/5jue.
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$365
8/12lun.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
14h 55mSTL-SJO
8/20mar.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 59mSJO-STL
$373
8/15jue.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
13h 55mSTL-SJO
8/23vie.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 04mSJO-STL
$393
8/14mié.
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
8/18dom.
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$398
8/16vie.
2 stopsAvianca
8h 15mORD-SJO
8/25dom.
1 stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$405
8/12lun.
1 stopAvianca
20h 10mSTL-SJO
8/19lun.
2 stopsAvianca
16h 25mSJO-STL
$3,665

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Recent one-way flight deals

8/13mar.
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 24mORD-SJO
$88
8/13mar.
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
19h 45mORD-SJO
$101
8/19lun.
1 stopSpirit Airlines
19h 23mORD-SJO
$109
8/15jue.
2 stops
29h 52mMDW-SJO
$140
8/17sáb.
2 stops
17h 15mORD-SJO
$150
8/15jue.
1 stopJetBlue
12h 46mORD-SJO
$161
8/14mié.
1 stopAmerican Airlines
6h 50mSTL-SJO
$165
8/14mié.
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
$179
6/15sáb.
1 stopFrontier
26h 10mMDW-SJO
$193
10/2mié.
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
20h 00mSTL-LIR
$209

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/10lun.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
19h 05mORD-SJO
6/19mié.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 02mSJO-ORD
$376
6/10lun.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 59mORD-SJO
6/20jue.
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
26h 56mSJO-ORD
$380
6/9dom.
multi-stop
33h 46mORD-SJO
6/11mar.
multi-stop
21h 51mSJO-ORD
$517
6/9dom.
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/12mié.
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$547
6/8sáb.
multi-stop
22h 05mORD-SJO
6/13jue.
multi-stop
28h 23mSJO-ORD
$551
6/9dom.
nonstopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
6/12mié.
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$601
6/9dom.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 33mSTL-LIR
6/14vie.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 54mLIR-STL
$643
6/6jue.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 52mSTL-LIR
6/13jue.
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 41mLIR-STL
$647
6/9dom.
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 02mORD-LIR
7/6sáb.
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 17mLIR-ORD
$1,082
6/9dom.
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 15mORD-LIR
7/6sáb.
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 17mLIR-ORD
$1,087

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Flights to Costa Rica

Return flight deals:

Costa Rica - Illinois

Cabin classes:

$1,269
$1,489
$301