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Find cheap flights from Illinois to Costa Rica from $84

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 9/17. 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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Low season

September

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$84
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% 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 28mORD-SJO
9/11Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
26h 28mSJO-ORD
$224
8/21Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
8h 55mORD-SJO
8/26Mon
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
21h 22mSJO-ORD
$233
8/16Fri
1 stop
6h 45mORD-SJO
8/26Mon
1 stop
8h 00mSJO-ORD
$279
8/16Fri
1 stop
6h 45mORD-SJO
8/26Mon
1 stop
8h 00mSJO-ORD
$281
8/16Fri
1 stopAvianca
6h 45mORD-SJO
8/28Wed
1 stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$339
8/21Wed
2 stopsAvianca
8h 15mORD-SJO
8/28Wed
1 stopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$353
8/28Wed
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
9/5Thu
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$365
9/24Tue
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 46mSTL-SJO
10/2Wed
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
19h 23mSJO-STL
$373
8/14Wed
1 stopFrontier
25h 58mMDW-SJO
8/18Sun
1 stopFrontier
24h 15mSJO-MDW
$382
9/15Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 19mSTL-LIR
9/19Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
17h 42mLIR-STL
$399

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Recent one-way flight deals

9/17Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 28mORD-SJO
$84
8/13Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 24mORD-SJO
$97
9/17Tue
2 stops
26h 33mMDW-SJO
$118
9/17Tue
2 stops
23h 12mORD-SJO
$124
9/18Wed
1 stopFrontier
11h 41mMDW-SJO
$152
8/11Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 40mSTL-SJO
$165
10/1Tue
1 stopDelta
6h 43mSTL-LIR
$194
8/11Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
14h 55mSTL-SJO
$201
6/22Sat
1 stopFrontier
26h 10mMDW-SJO
$245
7/7Sun
1 stopDelta
6h 40mSTL-LIR
$256

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Last minute flights from Illinois to Costa Rica

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

6/11Tue
multi-stop
18h 01mSTL-SJO
6/17Mon
multi-stop
8h 58mSJO-STL
$394
6/11Tue
multi-stop
18h 01mSTL-SJO
6/18Tue
multi-stop
16h 43mSJO-STL
$395
6/11Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
25h 48mSTL-SJO
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 24mSJO-STL
$462
6/10Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 48mORD-SJO
6/14Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
8h 39mSJO-ORD
$465
6/9Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/11Tue
multi-stopAvianca
21h 15mSJO-ORD
$528
6/9Sun
multi-stopAvianca
7h 50mORD-SJO
6/12Wed
nonstopAvianca
7h 55mSJO-ORD
$547
6/11Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 00mSTL-SJO
6/18Tue
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 37mSJO-STL
$611
6/9Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 00mSTL-LIR
6/14Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
17h 12mLIR-STL
$643
6/9Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 02mORD-LIR
7/6Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 17mLIR-ORD
$1,082
6/9Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
9h 15mORD-LIR
7/6Sat
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