San Jose (SJC) to Mexico City (MEX): 1,852 miles (2,980 km) great-circle, about 4h 10m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $552 round-trip on Volaris, with 1 stop, departing May 7, 2026.
$552 round-trip, Volaris Y41821, departing 2026-05-07 at 12:23, returning 2026-05-11. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Monday 4 nights later; the fare was observed 12 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $552, it ranked 22nd of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from SJC (median $415). That is 29.8 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), above the SJC median of 23.1 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from SJC of similar length: Chicago (1,825 mi) at $261 and Indianapolis (1,920 mi) at $448.
Volaris had the cheapest fare on 2 of 30 SJC routes. It is the 19th longest of the 30 routes we track from SJC.
Of 24 departure airports with a fare to Mexico City, San Jose (SJC) ranked 22nd at $552. Lowest: $73 from Guadalajara (GDL); highest: $1375 from Addis Ababa (ADD); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Volaris (6), Viva Aerobus (5), Aeromexico (4), Arajet (2), Copa (1) and Ethiopian (1), plus 5 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Migracion (Mexico). Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones America/Los_Angeles, America/Mexico_City; flight time is our estimate.