{
  "response": {
    "Key": "SJO-US",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SJO",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San José",
      "fullCity": "San José, Costa Rica",
      "airport": "Juan Santamaría Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly to from San José?",
        "answer": "From San José you can fly non-stop to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Newark, New York JFK, Los Angeles and Orlando. Connecting through these hubs opens the rest of the U.S. Travelers choose based on final destination, with Miami and Fort Lauderdale as quickest entry points for the Southeast."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "From San José to Miami, non-stop flights take about 2 hours 45 minutes northbound and roughly 3 hours 15 minutes southbound. To New York, non-stop times are around 5 hours northbound and 5½ hours southbound, while one-stop connections to West Coast cities like Los Angeles typically range from 8 to 11 hours."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are frequent non-stop flights from San José to major U.S. cities. Key routes include San José to Miami, Houston, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, New York (JFK and Newark), Los Angeles, and Orlando. Airlines operating these non-stops include American, United, Delta, Spirit, JetBlue, and Southwest, among others. Flight times to southern gateways like Miami and Houston are around 3 to 3.5 hours, while flights to the West Coast can take 5.5 to 6 hours. If your destination is not served non-stop, one-stop routings through these hubs add just a few hours total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "From San José to the US you can fly Avianca, Copa, American, United, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and Alaska, mostly nonstop or via hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San José to the US are April, May, and June, with October also offering lower fares, while December and March are the most expensive. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and midweek departures tend to be cheaper than weekends. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's are usually pricier, so traveling in spring or early fall and avoiding Friday and Sunday flights can help keep costs down.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The US departure cities with nonstop service to this destination, their weekly flight frequencies, typical flight times, airlines, and red-eye availability are compiled from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We identify every US airport with scheduled nonstop service to the destination, group them into their metropolitan areas, and rank the cities by scheduled weekly departures; the typical flight time is the median scheduled duration, and red-eye availability is flagged from scheduled local departure and arrival times. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "For flights from San José to the United States, the sweet spot is booking 9 to 12 weeks ahead, when average fares hover around $608 — the single cheapest day is about 65 days out at $607, while waiting until the last minute or booking more than five months early can push prices above $640.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. For this route, fares for the requested travel direction were unavailable, so the pattern shown is derived from the reverse direction, which shares the same seasonal demand cycle."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in United States?",
        "answer": "Popular U.S. cities include New York for culture and landmarks, Miami for beaches and nightlife, Orlando for theme parks, Los Angeles for entertainment, and Las Vegas for casinos and shows. All have major airports with easy connections from San José."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from San José to United States?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa to enter the United States. Simply present your valid U.S. passport when traveling from San José. No electronic travel authorization is required for citizens, but always check for any updated entry requirements before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are best to fly into from San José?",
        "answer": "From San José to the United States, Miami is the top gateway with the most flights and great connections to the Southeast, while Fort Lauderdale offers a nearby budget alternative. Houston and Atlanta serve as major hubs for onward travel across the country. Los Angeles is best for West Coast access. Orlando works well for theme park vacations, and New York JFK provides the most options for the Northeast."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit United States?",
        "answer": "For the United States, late spring (April to early June) and early autumn (September to October) generally offer comfortable weather and fewer crowds than peak summer, especially in popular destinations like New York, Los Angeles and national parks."
      }
    }
  }
}