$170 Find Cheap Flights from Central America to San Diego

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Cheapest round-trip
$289
Overall average: $305
Copa Airlines
Mon 1/26Fri 1/30
SJO - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$714
Copa Airlines
Wed 2/4Sun 2/15
PTY - SAN • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Central America to San Diego

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Central America to San Diego that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Central America to San Diego

Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30
Copa Airlines Logo
5:50 am - 5:41 pm
SJO
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SAN
13h 51m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:16 pm - 7:06 am
SAN
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SJO
8h 50m
1 stop
$289Copa Airlines
Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 5:28 pm
SJO
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SAN
12h 58m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:08 am - 6:25 am
SAN
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SJO
17h 17m
1 stop
$292United Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Sun, Feb 1
Copa Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 5:41 pm
SJO
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SAN
9h 33m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:17 pm - 4:46 pm
SAN
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SJO
18h 29m
3 stops
$294Copa Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Fri, May 15
Copa Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 6:30 pm
SJO
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SAN
9h 25m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
9:13 pm - 10:00 am
SAN
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SJO
11h 47m
1 stop
$300Copa Airlines
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 9
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:38 pm
SJO
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SAN
15h 43m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:23 am - 7:37 pm
SAN
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SJO
8h 14m
1 stop
$303United Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 16
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 8:18 am
BZE
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SAN
23h 18m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:09 pm - 4:57 pm
SAN
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BZE
17h 48m
2 stops
$388Alaska Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Logo
12:31 pm - 10:30 pm
BZE
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SAN
10h 59m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 11:30 am
SAN
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BZE
12h 00m
1 stop
$403American Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Logo
1:50 pm - 8:53 am
BZE
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SAN
20h 03m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 11:30 am
SAN
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BZE
12h 00m
1 stop
$408American Airlines
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:20 am - 8:55 am
LIR
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SAN
22h 35m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:59 pm - 6:20 am
SAN
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LIR
31h 21m
2 stops
$492Alaska Airlines
Fri, Apr 3 - Fri, Apr 10
JetBlue Logo
10:55 pm - 6:55 pm
SAP
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SAN
21h 00m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
8:30 pm - 9:43 pm
SAN
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SAP
24h 13m
1 stop
$771JetBlue
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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$170
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from San José to San Diego

FAQs for booking flights from Central America to San Diego

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Central America to San Diego?

    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 San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Central America 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 San Diego?

    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 to San Diego with an airline and back to Central America with another airline.

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

    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 to San Diego from Central America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Central America to San Diego

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Central America to San Diego? 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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1558 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

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

6.0 GoodIrma, Jan 2026
PTY - MIA
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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.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

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

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

Cops Airlines is fantastic! The level of care and professionalism provided by the entire crew was top rate.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

The flighr attandants were very rude they ignored me didnt offer me anything to drink throughoit the 4 hour flight i feel i was targeted and ignored because i was a darkskin latino man.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

After the door had been closed, the cockpit makes an announcement that catering is running late and it is not the airline's fault. It is their fault in the sense that we had to sit for 2 hours or more when we could have stayed in the terminal. Poor communications between catering and airline. This caused a young man to lose his temper and he went storming out hitting objects. He had complained to the gate agent that he had already waited at the gate 7 hours and when can the airplane leave? Airilnes do a poor job of explaining delays, maintenance issues, etc. whereas being truthful may gain more sympathy or understanding.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Wish some foods provided rather than just biscuit/cookie for flight more than 2 hours

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The business class seats are dated and uncomfortable. The space is bare minimum and there is absolutely no privacy. For $4K, this is not what I expect.

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

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