San Jose to Austin (AUS) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from San Jose to Austin, look for around $345, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $375 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 6 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

San Jose to Austin flight prices at a glance

Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from San Jose to Austin for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for SJO → AUS. Next departures: Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20 · Sat Nov 21 · Sun Nov 22. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $346 ($365 on United Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Houston out and one connection via Houston back. 1:15am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Jan 26–Feb 2, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $346.38 · See flights for these dates
Good price: about $345 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $346.38 · See flights for these dates
Nonstop: No nonstop among the fares we saved; the airline schedule may still have one.
Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $346; lowest Axel-exclusive $346 ($365 on United Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $377; lowest Axel-exclusive $377 ($397 on American Airlines)).
Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $20 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Trip	Price target	Midpoint	Date pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)	$345	$375	4

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · SJO–AUS. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $346.38 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 6 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

San Jose to Austin nonstop flights, airlines and connections

We haven’t found a nonstop in these saved flights. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

American: Via Dallas or Miami
JetBlue: Via Fort Lauderdale
United: Via Houston

San Jose to Austin flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $346. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

Month	Week-long fares found	Nonstop from
Dec 2026	Axel-exclusive $377–$642, $397 on American Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found
Jan 2027	Axel-exclusive $346–$377, $365 on United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)	none found

San Jose to Austin: when the lowest fare is a poor tradeoff

Sometimes a small saving comes with a much longer journey. On Dec 22–29, paying about $100 more avoids the long return below.

Dec 22–29: lowest fare Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $376.95 · See flights for these dates. Outbound SJO–AUS: 3:37pm–12:41am, about 9 hours, one connection via Miami. Return AUS–SJO: 6:55pm–12:31pm, about 17½ hours, 2 connections via Dallas and Charlotte. Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Shorter option Dec 22–29, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $477.22 · See flights for these dates. Outbound SJO–AUS: 3:37pm–12:41am, about 9 hours, one connection via Miami. Return AUS–SJO: 2:15pm–11:01pm, about 9 hours, one connection via Dallas. Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. About $100 more for the round trip.

San Jose to Austin flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $20 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

United Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $365 on United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $346 ($19 less).

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San Jose to Austin fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $642.33 · Airline $679.00 · Save $36.67 · See flights for these dates JetBlue Airways (out SJO–AUS 2038 / 2271 12:50–23:13, back AUS–SJO 2272 / 39 07:00–14:00; one connection via Fort Lauderdale out, one connection via Fort Lauderdale back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $376.95 · Airline $397.00 · Save $20.05 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SJO–AUS 318 / 1521 15:37–00:41+1, back AUS–SJO 3357 / 855 / 345 18:55–12:31+1; one connection via Miami out, 2 connections via Dallas and Charlotte back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Arrive home Dec 30. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $441.76 · Airline $466.00 · Save $24.24 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SJO–AUS 318 / 1521 15:37–00:41+1, back AUS–SJO 1211 / 395 11:15–23:01; one connection via Miami out, one connection via Dallas back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.
2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $477.22 · Airline $505.00 · Save $27.78 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SJO–AUS 318 / 1521 15:37–00:41+1, back AUS–SJO 3742 / 395 14:15–23:01; one connection via Miami out, one connection via Dallas back). Arrive Dec 23; 6 nights before the Dec 29 return. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.

January 2027

2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $376.95 · Airline $397.00 · Save $20.05 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SJO–AUS 318 / 1554 / 2334 15:56–10:05+1, back AUS–SJO 6509 / 1042 / 337 17:44–12:18+1; 2 connections via Miami and Dallas out, 2 connections via Dallas and Miami back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.
2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $346.38 · Airline $365.00 · Save $18.62 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out SJO–AUS 1172 / 2083 01:15–08:37, back AUS–SJO 1026 / 1280 14:23–20:39; one connection via Houston out, one connection via Houston back). 1:15am on Jan 26 means going to the airport the evening of Jan 25. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:34Z.

How we checked San Jose to Austin prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from SJO to AUS for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤11h out / ≤11h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: SJO → AUS. Each example names its actual airports.

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San Jose to Austin flights for a family: prices for 2 adults and children

Saved fares Axel priced for parties with children, total for all travelers in USD, economy; the price opens that trip on Axel. Checked November 5, 2026 at 01:47 PM UTC

2027-03-27 one way, 2 adults · 3 children: Axel-exclusive $1,922.67 · American Airlines · 1 stop (DFW) · 8h 31m. Airline fare: $2,026. One-way prices for 2 adults · 3 children.
2027-03-27 one way, 2 adults · 3 children: Axel-exclusive $2,047.94 · Air Canada · 2 stops (YUL, YYZ) · 25h 48m. Airline fare: $2,158. One-way prices for 2 adults · 3 children.

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Flights by travel date

SJO–AUS · 2026-12-29 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $305.41 · United Airlines 1172 / 2674 · 01:15–19:15 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 18h 0m. Airline fare: $322. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $388.14 · United Airlines 1447 / 2483 · 08:45–15:20 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 6h 35m. Airline fare: $409. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $389.62 · JetBlue Airways 38 / 2271 · 15:06–23:13 local · 1 stop (FLL) · 8h 7m. Airline fare: $411. See flights for these dates

Checked November 7, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2026-12-27 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $221.94 · United Airlines 1172 / 1711 · 01:15–17:50 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 16h 35m. Airline fare: $234. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $398.58 · United Airlines 1447 / 2483 · 08:45–15:20 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 6h 35m. Airline fare: $420. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $418.72 · American Airlines 318 / 2822 / 3154 · 15:37–10:57 (December 28, 2026) local · 2 stops (MIA, CLT) · 19h 20m. Airline fare: $441. See flights for these dates

Checked November 7, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2026-12-28 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $238.14 · United Airlines 1172 / 2674 · 01:15–19:15 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 18h 0m. Airline fare: $252. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $319.74 · Frontier Airlines 214 / 4211 · 13:31–00:03 (December 29, 2026) local · 1 stop (ATL) · 10h 32m. Airline fare: $338. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $366.50 · United Airlines 1447 / 2483 · 08:45–15:20 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 6h 35m. Airline fare: $386. See flights for these dates

Checked November 7, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $642.33 · JetBlue Airways 2038 / 2271 · 12:50–23:13 local · 1 stop (FLL) · 10h 23m. Airline fare: $679.
Axel-exclusive $652.13 · Delta Air Lines 1794 / 1397 · 07:00–15:54 local · 1 stop (ATL) · 8h 54m. Airline fare: $689.
Axel-exclusive $694.94 · American Airlines 374 / 1847 · 13:42–22:40 local · 1 stop (CLT) · 8h 58m. Airline fare: $735.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $376.95 · American Airlines 318 / 1521 · 15:37–00:41 (December 23, 2026) local · 1 stop (MIA) · 9h 4m. Airline fare: $397.
Axel-exclusive $431.34 · United Airlines 1447 / 2483 · 08:45–15:20 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 6h 35m. Airline fare: $455.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2027-01-02 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

Axel-exclusive $754.05 · United Airlines 1172 / 1299 · 01:15–08:35 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 7h 20m. Airline fare: $795. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,152.90 · Southwest Airlines 182 / 4599 · 15:50–23:30 local · 1 stop (MCO) · 7h 40m. Airline fare: $1,220. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $1,161.30 · Delta Air Lines 1794 / 1397 · 07:00–15:53 local · 1 stop (ATL) · 8h 53m. Airline fare: $1,225. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 02:26 PM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $376.95 · American Airlines 318 / 1554 / 2334 · 15:56–10:05 (January 13, 2027) local · 2 stops (MIA, DFW) · 18h 9m. Airline fare: $397.
Axel-exclusive $578.61 · JetBlue Airways 2038 / 2271 · 12:50–23:14 local · 1 stop (FLL) · 10h 24m. Airline fare: $611.
Axel-exclusive $595.65 · United Airlines 1172 / 2083 · 01:15–08:37 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 7h 22m. Airline fare: $627.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

Axel-exclusive $346.38 · United Airlines 1172 / 2083 · 01:15–08:37 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 7h 22m. Airline fare: $365.
Axel-exclusive $346.38 · American Airlines 1080 / 3242 · 15:00–23:08 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 8h 8m. Airline fare: $365.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–AUS · 2027-03-27 · 2 adults · 3 children

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults · 3 children.

Axel-exclusive $1,922.67 · American Airlines 378 / 4933 · 23:25–08:56 (March 28, 2027) local · 1 stop (DFW) · 8h 31m. Airline fare: $2,026. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $2,047.94 · Air Canada 1458 / 427 / 1043 · 08:15–11:03 (March 28, 2027) local · 2 stops (YUL, YYZ) · 25h 48m. Airline fare: $2,158. See flights for these dates
Axel-exclusive $4,976.27 · Southwest Airlines 117 · 14:05–19:20 local · Nonstop · 4h 15m. Airline fare: $5,252. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 01:47 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: American Airlines 6.2/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · JetBlue 6.3/10 · Delta Air Lines 7.5/10 · Southwest Airlines 6.9/10 · Frontier Airlines 4.4/10. Every airline rated.

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