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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$148
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from San José to Newark Liberty Airport

FAQs for booking flights from Central America to New York State

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Central America to New York State?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Central America to New York State.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Central America to New York State?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Central America to New York State is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Central America to New York State?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Central America to New York State with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Central America to New York State?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Central America to New York State up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to New York State?

    Central America and New York State are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (124 flights per week), Copa Airlines (60 flights per week), and Avianca (49 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in New York State?

    There are 18 airports in New York State. The busiest airport is New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK), with 51% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in New York State?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New York State is New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), with an average flight price of $307.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to New York State?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York State is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $381. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $475 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $319 on average. Morning departures are around 58% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $506.

  • What is the cheapest flight to New York State?

    The cheapest ticket to New York State from Central America found in the last 72 hours was to Newark Airport, at $102 round-trip. The most popular route is Belize City Philip S.W.Goldson Airport (BZE) to Newark Airport (EWR) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $102.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Central America to New York State?

    The cheapest month for flights from Central America to New York State is February, when tickets cost $254 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $702 and $577 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Central America to New York State?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Central America to New York State, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to New York State?

    From Central America, there are direct flights to New York State from 7 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Panama City, with 133 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to New York State are there each day?

    There are around 51 direct flights from within Central America to New York State every day. Most flights (31%) depart in the evening.

  • How many direct flights to New York State are there each week?

    Each week there are around 352 direct flights from within Central America to New York State. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to New York State?

    An average nonstop flight from Central America to New York State takes 10h 27m, covering a distance of 2124 miles. The shortest route is Belize City Philip S.W.Goldson Airport (BZE) to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) with an average flight time of 4h 05m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to New York State each week?

    There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to New York State. Instead, there are 352 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Panama City.

  • What are the most popular destinations in New York State?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is New York (99% of total searches to New York State). The next most popular destinations are Buffalo (0%) and Rochester (0%). Searches for flights to White Plains (0%), to Islip (0%) and to Albany (0%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Central America to New York

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Central America to New York? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1575 reviews
7.8Boarding
8.1Crew
6.8Food
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
Airline reviews

Friendly crew, good food options, food not the best and seats not as comfy but that’s typical.

10.0 ExcellentSasha, Mar 2026
ASU - PTY
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Friendly crew, good food options, food not the best and seats not as comfy but that’s typical.

The food is terrible I ask for water never got transport my mother we’re late and my sister from Lima was the worst waiting to long for wheelchair

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

Horrible. No TV or any type of entertainment on board. Passwnger listening to/watching stuff on their own phone with no headphones making it noise and uncomfortable for everyone else, little/tiny food portions, old seats, useless wifi (cant access anything). Horrible exlerience especially it was a lomg distance flight with kids.

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

They were super friendly bumped me up to exit row free of charge, All flight legs were on time

As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

My flight was canceled a few hours before boarding. I was rebooked on Copa airlines and missed an important meeting .

The head flight attendant made the trip excellent. He was very accommodating.

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

Offered to check carry on to final destination. This is the most absurd thing in the world. I'm carrying on because I need what is in the carry-on. I'm okay with picking up at next stop but then I will be on much larger plane that can accommodate it. Also, if there is ever a change to your flight. Go to the airport and have the people there fix your ticket. Don't do it over the phone or online with United they screwed us up and ended up with flights for our last leg that took off before our first leg.

The economy seats on the 777 was not as cramped as I had feared, but the food was terrible.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

Both our flights were delayed. Almost didn’t get in the second flight. Staff was rude to the bone.

Well, its a hit or miss when boarding most of the time your employees just let everyone enter immediately In one bum rush. Then out of know where tell the passengers only let A can enter then b then c etc. So make a decision and stick to it. Do it by alphabet and have famn strick compliance. Let the public know. That makes easier on passengers.

Qatar does not answer phone calls and communicate with travelers about trip cancellations

The seats have so much room. They give great free snacks. Staff was so nice.

They made me check my bag and I didn't need to as there was overhead space available. I paid for a seat towards the front of the plane and it didn't recline. I requested a refund and they declined to give me one.

Very smooth flight, good legroom with the "even more room" seats. Entertainment choice was excellent, wifi on board, plane was modern. Pilot got a round of applause for a smooth landing in very blustery conditions. Love flying with them. Check in was OK too. We were too early so we had to wait until groundstaff showed up 3hrs before the flight.

No included food for a 5 hour flight and the entertainment was only accessible if you had wired headphones (not provided). Otherwise though, great and smooth flying and customer service.

They initially informed us that the flight was delayed, but only after waiting an hour for updates. In any event, the flight was canceled, but the way it was handled was really poor and egregious. I feel they handled the situation of informing travelers very irresponsibly. I sat in a wheelchair at the airport for over four hours before finally being told that the flight was canceled.

Friendly crew, efficient boarding and flight arrived early. Couldn’t ask for a better experience

Horribly rude check in at airport, worst in 25 years of flying. All over a simple issue they could have googled to resolve.

1) No pilot available for 1 hour 2) no room for most passengers careyon in overhead—-> stowed below 3) when we landed we had to wait 45 min. Before docking at gate as gate was not ready

Flight was scheduled at 11:26am but they keep Delaying until midnight. They waited at airport restless.

Really good. I accidentally left my duffel on the plane and the reps were so friendly in retrieving it.

Movie selections were very limited. Meals were not f So good.

AA is flying sub par aging 787's to Tokyo. I fly other 787's long haul and these are at the bottom. Seats don't work well, tray tables don't work well and were dirty. The flight was great, the plane was not.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

The crew was excellent and overall the flight was good. No complaints.

Meals were not so good. Snack between the meals was very bad. Like Japan Airlines, they could eliminate the snack and make the second meal much better.

Good crew and flight was on time. It’s a small plane with limited overhead luggage space. They said the overhead space was full and I had to check my bag. There was still space when I got on. Waiting for my checked luggage added 30 minutes to my trip. Not the end of the world but also not great.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

There was free WiFi (definitely a plus), but the flight was delayed 45 minutes waiting on a catering truck that never arrived. The pilot said there would be food vouchers given out at the end of the gangway to make up for the inconvenience, but there was no one offering those. Delay made me late for work!

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral

I actually upgraded to the medium level of seats from basic and even doing that it may have been physically the most uncomfortable flight I have ever had. They packed everyone like is a train to death camp. It was a red eye so I hoped to get some sleep but it was physically impossible to find a comfortable way to rest. I met other folks on the same flight and they said the same thing. It was an utterly miserable flight and if I have any other options I will never fly with them again

Provide free food and drinks on an international flight. Add updated head rests

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

I had to go to the boarding counter for them to enter my return flight as it’s not with Avianca. There was a long queue as there were lots of people being called to the counter.

This low cost airline looks and fells more like a local bus. In a 6 hour flight not being able to recline a seat is torture. The only thing available with no charge is a glass of water provided by, mostly, rude staff. Our luggage didn’t arrive

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

Horrible experience. Flight cancelled. Arrived at destination 12 hs later. No one gave us an answer or any information. Very very poor service. We won’t ever travel again with Avianca

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