United: San Diego – San Jose, Costa Rica. $268 (Basic Economy) / $368 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to San Jose

The $348 fare is a regular economy fare which allows for normal size carry-on and personal item in addition to advanced seat assignment.

United also have a $268 fare but that is a Basic Economy fare. United Basic Economy fares do not allow for any advanced seat assignment. Rather, your seat assignment will be randomly assigned during check-in. In addition, normal size carry-on that does not fit under the seat is charge a $35 fee each way + applicable gate check fees (but free if you have an United co-branded credit card or if you have United elite status).

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National Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica. Photo: andyrusch, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

 

Sample Travel Date:

  • February 4th – 9th
    • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel in early February. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure.
  • Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post
  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Origin: SAN
    • Origin Advanced Routing Code:
      • Routing Codes: ua ua
      • Extension Codes: maxconnect 300
        • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
    • Destination:  SJO
    • Return Advanced Routing Code:
      • Routing Codes: ua ua
      • Extension Codes: maxconnect 300
    • (Click on Advanced Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Duration “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
  • Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
  • How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage
  • The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted

 

  • You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

  • G

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $208

Sample Routing:

  • SAN – DEN (Denver) – SJO (San Jose) – IAH (Houston) – SAN

Sample Mileage:

  • Miles Flown: 6,121 miles or 5.7 cents per mile
  • Redeemable Miles: 1,040 miles

How to Buy:

  • Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • Select the $268 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $80 more (or $348 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included

 

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