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Cheap Flights from San José to Amsterdam (SJO-AMS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José to Amsterdam 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 round-trip flight deals from San José to Amsterdam

Mon, Jul 28 - Wed, Aug 27
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11:24 am - 8:25 pmSJO-AMS
25h 01m2 stops
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8:55 am - 3:13 pmAMS-SJO
38h 18m2 stops
Mon, Jul 21 - Fri, Aug 22
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8:14 am - 8:25 pmSJO-AMS
28h 11m2 stops
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9:00 pm - 11:30 pmAMS-SJO
34h 30m3 stops
Fri, Jul 25 - Fri, Sep 12
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4:10 pm - 11:25 amSJO-AMS
35h 15m1 stop
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7:20 am - 2:35 pmAMS-SJO
15h 15m1 stop
$1,003Iberia
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Mon, Jul 21 - Fri, Aug 22
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4:10 pm - 10:20 pmSJO-AMS
22h 10m1 stop
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7:20 am - 2:35 pmAMS-SJO
15h 15m1 stop
$1,014Iberia
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Thu, Sep 18 - Thu, Sep 25
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7:25 pm - 7:15 pmSJO-AMS
15h 50m1 stop
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6:45 am - 5:10 pmAMS-SJO
18h 25m1 stop
$1,051Air France
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Mon, Sep 15 - Thu, Sep 18
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7:25 pm - 9:25 pmSJO-AMS
18h 00m1 stop
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10:35 am - 5:10 pmAMS-SJO
14h 35m1 stop
$1,052Air France
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 9
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8:35 pm - 2:05 pmSJO-AMS
10h 30mnonstop
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12:25 pm - 5:10 pmAMS-SJO
11h 45mnonstop
$1,150KLM
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Sun, Oct 5 - Sun, Oct 19
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8:00 am - 11:00 amSJO-AMS
19h 00m1 stop
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12:35 pm - 8:25 pmAMS-SJO
15h 50m1 stop
$1,161Air Canada
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Wed, Sep 10 - Thu, Sep 25
Air Canada Logo
8:00 am - 10:20 amSJO-AMS
42h 20m2 stops
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12:15 pm - 10:55 pmAMS-SJO
18h 40m1 stop
$1,167Air Canada
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Sun, Oct 5 - Sun, Nov 2
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1:18 pm - 1:10 pmSJO-AMS
15h 52m1 stop
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12:25 pm - 5:10 pmAMS-SJO
11h 45mnonstop
$1,179KLM
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Expert advice for your flight from San José to Amsterdam

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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SJO

SJO offers free WiFi and has about 75 self-check-in kiosks, making it easy to get your boarding pass quickly.

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AMS

At AMS, take the train from the lower level for a quick, budget-friendly trip to Amsterdam's city center.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Amsterdam flights

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

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

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

For San José to Amsterdam, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Amsterdam back to San José, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Amsterdam?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Amsterdam, 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 San José to Amsterdam is February, where tickets cost $1,039 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,354 and $1,338 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to Amsterdam?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Amsterdam, 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 San José to Amsterdam, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonApril
Cheapest flight$339
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Amsterdam 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 flights from San José to Amsterdam

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Amsterdam?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Amsterdam was $339 for a one-way ticket and $850 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San José and Amsterdam?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Amsterdam from San José.

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

    KLM, Iberia, Air France, Lufthansa, and British Airways offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San José to Amsterdam flight route.

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

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San José to Amsterdam flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Amsterdam?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Amsterdam, KLM or Air France?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Amsterdam are KLM and Air France. With an average price for the route of $1,370 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Air France is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,263 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 San José to Amsterdam.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Amsterdam from San José 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 San José to Amsterdam?

    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 Amsterdam with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and AMS can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Amsterdam from San José 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 San José to Amsterdam

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $501 or less one-way and $844 or less round-trip.

Top 5 airlines serving from San José to Amsterdam

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Amsterdam. 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 1352 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.2Food
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The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

10.0 ExcellentMostafa, May 2025YYC - AMS
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The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever. It was supposed to have wifi but that did not work.

Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

There was fog in Amsterdam so many flights were delayed because of the weather. Air France knew that the flight would be delayed by two hours but still boarded the plane on time. Instead of letting the passengers wait at the gate we were crammed into the plane. It was uncomfortable. No refreshments were given. I couldn’t charge my devices onboard.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

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

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

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.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

I love United was disappointed we had a two hour delay, however the Pilot did say safety first.

Since when do I have to pay for my checked bag? I have a United Explorer mileage plus silver card and I was charged for my checked bags. This also is an international flight. So I would like an explanation to be clear before I choose an airline please?

Michael, our FA was very attentive, even finding me a chocolate brownie from economy class when the dessert selections were all dairy based. ( intolerant, not allergic so don’t usually need to order dairy free)

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

Had a short delay once we boarded the aircraft in Chicago, but it was fixed in no time flat then we were on our way. The pilot was able to make up the time lost and we landed 5 minute later then schedualed . Great service

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Wish movie and music choices changed more often. Mostly same from a month or two ago when I last flew.

The negative was the wait at the airport coming back. I checked my bags in, an hour before boarding and I get the notification that my flight was delayed. Rather had gotten the notification while I was at the hotel. Then it was delayed 3 x’s. Ugh!

It's was good in general. I had a annoying next seat passenger. But nothing nobody could do anything

They did great as being my first time flying with them I will consider flying with them again on my next trip.

The take off was delayed as we were told that the baggages had to be rearranged to balance the weight. I only took a carry-on and a personal item, but the overhead bin was extremely small, even a normal size carryon can’t fit it, so they had to check it in for free. The seat was really tight and no entertainment at all.

Since it was a long flight, a seat with better cushion would have been better. Also, water was offered but the steward walked by too fast to get any.

They kept changing the gate (6 times in 30 minutes) and then left us on the plane for 4 hours before departure. Likely was the storm, which is understandable, but the lack of communication and the e constant running between gates at opposite ends of the airport really threw me and my friend for a loop.

It was a short flight and for that reason the flight was acceptable.

Smooth on time flight with standard AC service. As usual food options awful. Wish airlines could offer better quality food services

The speaker flight attendant talked over was way too loud. Hurt my ears -had to take out hearing aids.

Horrible. Sat at the gate in the plane for 2.5hrs.

Put first the requirement visible of the eta visa for no have problem in the airport at last time hour. Thak you.

From boarding, to attention in flight, I couldn’t fault it.

Great to have power available for every seat in Premium Economy. I do wish the WiFi was less expensive. It was 23-24 Euros for the flight for one device. And there were times it was unavailable.

Flight boarded three hours late for no reason other than someone made a huge error in crew scheduling. We missed our connecting flight in Madrid and got zero help from American or Iberian airlines on rebooking. We had to pay for a car to take us to the Madrid train station and pay for train tickets to Santiago. We never used our booked flight to Santiago. American claims I can submit the expenses but they are not obligated to cover them. Very frustrating.

Front desk was closed at 6 pm, I was unable to get my boarding pass and as such missed my connecting flight home.

Flight from Costa Rica to Madrid was excellent. Good food and service. The flight from Madrid to Brussels was very poor . No food , no entertainment, no usb … Total package was quite expensive so you should give same service on the second flight

business class food was pretty average otherwise it was a good experience

I wish they could put the pre-tsa check on the tickets or global entry.

Flight from Madrid to Dakar had no onboard entertainment for a business class. Not even a single screen . That was disappointing. The WiFi only worked for the first 45 mins of the flight.

Horrible. Paid for seats for my family. Iberia changed planes and never notified us that the seats we paid extra for did not even exist on the plane. We were randomly placed on the plane. Thankfully, we were seated together. Upon boarding, my youngest daughter was pulled from the line and they just arbitrarily changed her seat 7 rows back from the rest of the family. I had to wait at the gate while they tried to see us back together. One of the most uncomfortable small spaces on a plane I’ve ever experienced. When I called Iberia, they first told me that no mistake was made that the plane was never changed. Yet my receipt for my paid seats were for rows that did not even exist on this type of plane we were getting on. They said that they would reimburse my money and I would get an email, but I’ve never received any information or emails regarding a refund for the seats that I had paid extra for. Then when we arrived in Madrid, one of the pieces of luggage that we had checked in was damaged to the point that the handle that was stowed in to the luggage was broken off by the crew members handling the luggage. The crew on the plane was very nice, but as far as the rest of the experience, I would be very hesitant to ever use Iberia again.

Excellent with no delays and according to the time schedule.

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