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Cheap Flights to Central America from the USA

San Salvador & Guatemala City — family travel, highlands and the Pacific coast.

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Flights from the USA to Central America are operated by Avianca, United, American, Delta and others, taking 4–8 hours depending on your departure city and routing. SkyKaro publishes fare pages for 18 US city pairs into Central America, and our agents quote consolidator fares on all of them by phone.

Flights to Central America

$310

Indicative starting fare. Consolidator pricing is confirmed by an agent and is frequently below the published fare on booking sites.

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Airports in Central America

SAL — San Salvador (El Salvador International) GUA — Guatemala City (La Aurora) FRS — Flores, for Tikal SJO — San José, Costa Rica TGU — Tegucigalpa

We Fly from These US Cities

  • Los Angeles (LAX)
  • Houston (IAH)
  • Washington DC (IAD)
  • New York (JFK/EWR)
  • Miami (MIA)
  • Dallas (DFW)
  • Phoenix (PHX)
  • San Francisco (SFO)
  • Atlanta (ATL)

Airlines on This Route

Avianca United American Delta Copa Airlines Spirit Volaris El Salvador

Booking Tips

1 El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua share the CA-4 agreement — time in any of them counts toward the same permitted stay
2 December and Semana Santa are the family travel peaks and need booking months ahead from Los Angeles, Houston and Washington DC
3 El Salvador uses the US dollar, so there is no currency exchange to plan for
4 San Salvador has become a strong regional connecting hub — onward fares through SAL often beat routing via Panama or Mexico City

Flights to Central America from your city

18 routes with their own fare pages.

New York to San Salvador Get a quote New York to Guatemala City Get a quote Chicago to Guatemala City Get a quote Los Angeles to San Salvador Get a quote Los Angeles to Guatemala City Get a quote San Francisco to San Salvador Get a quote San Francisco to Guatemala City Get a quote Houston to San Salvador Get a quote Houston to Guatemala City Get a quote Washington DC to San Salvador Get a quote Dallas to San Salvador Get a quote Dallas to Guatemala City Get a quote Atlanta to San Salvador Get a quote Atlanta to Guatemala City Get a quote Miami to San Salvador Get a quote Miami to Guatemala City Get a quote Phoenix to San Salvador Get a quote Phoenix to Guatemala City Get a quote

Flights to Central America — frequently asked questions

Neither requires a visa for tourism. El Salvador charges a small tourist card fee on arrival, payable in US dollars; confirm the current requirement with the consulate, as this arrangement has changed before. Guatemala requires no card. Both are part of the CA-4 agreement, so days spent in either count toward one shared permitted stay.

The rainy season from May to October is cheapest, and the rain is usually heavy afternoon storms rather than all-day weather. The dry season from November to April is the most reliable and the most expensive. December and Semana Santa are the sharpest peaks by a wide margin on these routes.

Guatemala City (GUA), which is unusual in sitting right inside the city. Antigua is about an hour away and is where most visitors actually stay. For Tikal in the northern jungle, flying to Flores (FRS) rather than driving saves the better part of a day in each direction.

These are heavy-baggage routes in both directions and the carriers price accordingly. The low-cost options that look cheapest have the tightest allowances, and excess fees at the airport are steep. We quote the fare and the bags as one number so the comparison is honest.

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