Direct flights from Panama City to San José

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Last updated on: 04-02-2026

Panama City

Panama

PTY

Tocumen International Airport

San José

Costa Rica

SJO

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)

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Flight schedule

Distance

334 miles · (538 km)

Flight time

1 hour and 20 minutes

Airlines

Avianca
Copa Airlines

Alliances

Oneworld
SkyTeam
Star Alliance

Classes

Economy
Premium Economy
Business Class
First Class

Aircrafts

Airbus A320-100/200
Airbus A320neo
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Boeing 737 MAX 9
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-800

Panama City to San José Flight Schedule

Scan through all non-stop flights from Panama City to San José. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from PTY to SJO, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.

Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.

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Best time to visit San José

What is the best time to visit San José?

🌴 Tropical

San José is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.

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Being located north of the equator, San José experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.

San José

SJO

Airlines flying from Panama City to San José

Airline-specific flight schedules from Panama City to San José

In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Panama City PTY to San José SJO. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.

Click an airline below to view their PTY SJO flight schedule.

Avianca (AV)

Copa Airlines (CM)

Avianca flight schedulefrom Panama City to San José

Avianca is a member of Star Alliance

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Copa Airlines flight schedulefrom Panama City to San José

Copa Airlines is a member of Star Alliance

Return schedule

Panama City to San José Flights

Flights from PTY to SJO are operated 69 times a week, with an average of 10 flights per day. Departure times vary between 06:46 - 21:28. The earliest flight departs at 06:46, the last flight departs at 21:28. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.

You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).

The fastest direct flight from Panama City to San José takes 1 hour and 20 minutes. The flight distance between Panama City and San José is 334 miles (or 538 km).

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