First-class award flights from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 3 programs for HNL→SJO. Lowest: 95,000 points + $24.68 with Alaska Atmos Rewards, which showed first-class award space on 53 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
Prices observed – ; newest observation .
Page regenerated from the Nov 12, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 95,000 points + $24.68
- Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Programs with space
- 3 of 8
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 54 of 54
- dates checked · Delta SkyMiles
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
In first class, the lowest award seen was 95,000 points + $24.68 with Alaska Atmos Rewards on Alaska Airlines flights, against 141,500 miles + $24.68 with Delta SkyMiles, the next-lowest program. With Alaska Atmos Rewards, first class started at 95,000 points + $24.68, about 3.8 times the points of its lowest economy award (25,000 points + $44.68).
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on HNL→SJO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos RewardsLowest observed | 95,000 pts + $24.68 | 2 stops |  AS | 5 | 53 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 141,500 pts + $24.68 | 2 stops |  DL | 7 | 54 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 pts + $24.68 | 1 stop | AS AV CM UA | 9+ | 54 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 95,000 pts + $24.68 | 5 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 95,000 pts + $24.68 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 141,500 pts + $24.68 | 7 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 165,200 pts + $24.68 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 pts + $24.68 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 pts + $24.68 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 53 of 54 | 98% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 54 of 54 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 54 of 54 | 100% |
First class compared with economy, by program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on HNL→SJO, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.
| Program | First | Economy | First ÷ economy points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 95,000 points + $24.68 | 25,000 points + $44.68 | 3.8× |
| Delta SkyMiles | 141,500 miles + $24.68 | 51,500 miles + $24.68 | 2.7× |
| United MileagePlus | 400,000 miles + $24.68 | 45,000 miles + $24.68 | 8.9× |
Best months for first class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95,000 pts + $24.68 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 9 | |
| 95,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 27 | |
| 95,000 pts + taxes not reported | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 17 |
A month's taxes are those of an award AwardTool recorded at that month's lowest price for a departure that month. “Taxes not reported” means the data has none for that month; the award still has taxes and fees.
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 95,000+ $24.68 · 9 dates | 95,00027 dates | 95,00017 dates |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 141,500+ $24.68 · 9 dates | 188,70028 dates | 212,00017 dates |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 400,000+ $24.68 · 9 dates | 400,00028 dates | 400,00017 dates |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Alaska Airlines (AS): Alaska Atmos Rewards and United MileagePlus
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus
- Copa Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Delta SkyMiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Honolulu (HNL) and to San José, Costa Rica (SJO). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Boston (BOS)Also from HNL | 50,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 320 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to New York JFKAlso from HNL | 50,000 points + $25.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 328 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA)Also from HNL | 40,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 329 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Vancouver (YVR)Also from HNL | 40,000 points + $5.60 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 327 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 35,000 points + $44.68 | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 312 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 45,000 points + $24.68Nonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 316 |
| Lima (LIM) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 247,000 miles + $73.51 | Delta SkyMiles | 311 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 320,000 miles + $140.95 | Delta SkyMiles | 253 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
How many points for first class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
The lowest first-class award AwardTool has seen was 95,000 points + $24.68 with Alaska Atmos Rewards. Seen Nov 11, 2026, 01:55 UTC for a Dec 29, 2026 departure. Alaska Atmos Rewards showed first-class award space on 53 departure dates at any price (newest observation Nov 11, 2026, 01:55 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
Alaska Atmos Rewards (53 dates), Delta SkyMiles (54 dates) and United MileagePlus (54 dates), in the last 30 days.
Can you fly first class nonstop from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO) on points?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
What's the best month to fly first class from Honolulu (HNL) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO) on points?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 95,000 points + taxes not reported with Atmos (27 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.