cheap flights from LAX-San Jose

[XAKAN KUKULCAN]

Hola . . . can anyone know how to get inexpensive direct (or at least short layover) flights to San Jose from LAX?

Everything I see routes you through Charlotte, Houston, or Miami with ugly layovers making a relatively short trip heinously long!

Thanks

Xakan

[JASON HOLLAND- COUNTRY EXPERT]

Hi Xakan,

I did some checking online. There aren’t many direct flights from the L.A. to Costa Rica, unfortunately. It’s pretty strange considering all the folks from California I’ve met down here.

But I saw that TACA, a Latin American airline does offer flights from L.A. to San Jose.

Check out their site here: http://www.taca.com

[STEVE HILL]

To support regular flights to less-traveled destinations, major airlines typically route passengers through their main hubs to consolidate them, and send the planes from there. That is why it’s not common to get direct flights unless departing from a hub city. This is known as the hub and point routing model, as opposed to point to point.

This Wikipedia page has more information (North America bookmark but it covers other regions too):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub#North_America_.28including_Hawaii.29

You can sign up for fare watches from the major travel sites, and they’ll let you know when cheap promo fares are available. I’ve seen roundtrip from LAX for as little as $308 in the last few weeks, though you have to sign up fast and know your dates for those bargain fares.

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