Cheap flights from San Jose to Warsaw

November is the cheapest month for this route, and the price calendar runs from September through June, so you can compare the whole stretch before you commit. Late autumn and the quieter weeks of winter tend to undercut the summer months, when school holidays on both sides of the Atlantic push fares up. Midweek departures are usually kinder to your budget than Friday or Sunday flights, and the Christmas and New Year weeks are the ones to avoid if you can move your dates. Long connecting trips reward early booking, so start watching fares a few months out rather than in the final weeks.

Nobody flies this route nonstop, so the airlines you see are network carriers selling one or more connections: Iberia, Avianca, LOT Polish Airlines, Taca Intl Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Copa Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Alaska Airlines. None of them is a bare-bones low-cost operator on this pairing, but the fare you pay still depends on the brand you pick. What differs is what comes with the ticket: some fares include a checked bag and seat selection, others charge for both, and the allowance can change between the first and second leg. Book separate tickets and a missed connection becomes your problem, not the airline's.

Warsaw has two airports, and which one is on your ticket decides how you get into town. F. Chopin is the main gateway and the closer of the two to the centre, with buses, trains and taxis covering the run. Modlin lies further out, so the transfer takes longer and needs a little planning, so check the coach and rail links before you land. Read your booking carefully, because a fare to Warsaw can arrive at either airport, and moving between them on arrival day is a long detour. Whichever you land at, have a working card or some local currency ready for the ride in.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Warsaw

1.9 M (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your Warsaw ticket lands at F. Chopin or Modlin before you arrange a transfer.
• All San Jose departures use Juan Santamaria, so confirm the airport code on your booking.
• Every option on this route includes at least one connection, so look at the layover length and whether both legs sit on one ticket.
• Baggage rules differ by airline, so read the allowance for each leg rather than assuming it carries over.
• Costa Rican travellers need a valid passport and the correct entry documents for Poland, so check the current rules before paying.
• Fares are lowest in November, but scan the full calendar from September to June before you commit.