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Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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United States
Midway International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from San José to Chicago.
However, there are several flights from SJO to MDW with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from SJO to MDW, and to see what flight schedules are available.
In total there are 3 airlines that cover the full route from San José SJO to Chicago MDW. These airlines are:
All other flights from San José to Chicago are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
SkyTeam is the only alliance that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from San José SJO to Chicago MDW.
You can fly the full journey from SJO to MDW in either Economy or Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
In total there are 4 aircraft types that cover the full route from San José to Chicago. These aircrafts are:
All other flights from San José to Chicago are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between San José and Chicago is 2,210 miles (3,556 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between SJO and MDW, the distance of the full journey varies between 2,215 and 4,467 miles (or 3,565 and 7,189 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from San José to Chicago take from 5 hours and 47 minutes up to 9 hours and 55 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (formerly Orchard Depot Fi (ORD).
From 5 hours and 47 minutes up to 9 hours and 55 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between SJO and MDW, the total distance of the full journey varies between 2,215 and 4,467 miles (or 3,565 and 7,189 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Southwest Airlines, Delta and Frontier Airlines are flying the full route from San José to Chicago.
Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines and Alaska operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
SkyTeam is currently the only alliance flying from San José to Chicago.
You can fly the full route from San José to Chicago (with 1 stopover) in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from San José to Chicago (with 1 stopover):
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