Premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw premium economy award space on 3 programs for SFO→SJO. Lowest: 34,592 points + $102.59 with Air Canada Aeroplan, which showed premium economy award space on 16 dates. No nonstop premium economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 34,592 points + $102.59
- Air Canada Aeroplan
- Programs with space
- 3 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 25 of 60
- dates checked · Aeromexico Club Premier
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for premium economy
The lowest one-way premium economy award each program showed on SFO→SJO, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada AeroplanLowest observed | 34,592 pts + $102.59 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), Avianca (AV), United Airlines (UA) | 4 | 16 | See dates | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 91,400 pts + $119.17 | 1 stop | Aeromexico (AM) | 9+ | 25 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 150,000 pts + $30.28 | 2 stops | Avianca (AV), United Airlines (UA) | 5 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in premium economy: American Airlines AAdvantage, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Avianca LifeMiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer 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 premium economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 34,592 pts + $102.59 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 34,592 pts + $102.59 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 91,400 pts + $119.17 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 106,000 pts + $119.51 | 3 | 1 stop | 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 premium economy 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 premium economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 16 of 71 | 22% | |
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 25 of 60 | 41% | |
| United MileagePlus | 1 of 71 | 1% |
Best months for premium economy from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149,000 pts + taxes vary | Aeromexico Club Premier | 1 | |
| 34,592 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 10 | |
| 34,592 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 92,100 pts + taxes vary | Aeromexico Club Premier | 6 | |
| 160,702 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 34,592 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 4 | |
| 92,100 pts + taxes vary | Aeromexico Club Premier | 4 | |
| 92,100 pts + taxes vary | Aeromexico Club Premier | 5 | |
| 150,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 |
Lowest premium economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way premium economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no premium economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | — | 34,592 | 34,592 | — | 160,702 | 34,592 | — | — | — |
| Aeromexico Club Premierpoints | 149,000 | 91,400 | 114,400 | 92,100 | — | 92,100 | 92,100 | 92,100 | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150,000 |
Airlines seen in premium economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Aeromexico (AM): Aeromexico Club Premier
- Avianca (AV): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
Premium economy on nearby routes
The lowest premium economy 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 San Francisco (SFO) and to San José, Costa Rica (SJO). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José (SJO) to San Francisco (SFO)Return direction | 34,592 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 8 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SFO | 20,500 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 60 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)Also from SFO | 50,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 267 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona (BCN)Also from SFO | 30,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 285 |
| San Francisco (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)Also from SFO | 35,000 miles | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 323 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 39,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 24 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 39,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 21 |
| Atlanta (ATL) to San José (SJO)Also to SJO | 32,905 points | Air Canada Aeroplan | 141 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico Club Premier | 1:1.6 · ~2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about premium economy award flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)
What's the lowest premium economy award from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
34,592 points + $102.59 with Air Canada Aeroplan. Seen Oct 14, 2026, 23:24 UTC for a Nov 23, 2026 departure. Air Canada Aeroplan showed premium economy award space on 16 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 16:52 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
Air Canada Aeroplan (16 dates), Aeromexico Club Premier (25 dates) and United MileagePlus (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop premium economy award space from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop premium economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest premium economy award prices from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, Costa Rica (SJO)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest premium economy award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 34,592 points with Aeroplan (10 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.