$180 Find Cheap Flights from Central America to San Diego

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Cheapest round-trip
$310
Overall average: $311
Copa Airlines
Fri 2/20Fri 3/6
SJO - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$575
Copa Airlines
Wed 4/8Wed 4/29
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

Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, Mar 6
Copa Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 5:13 pm
SJO
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SAN
9h 05m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:18 pm - 1:53 pm
SAN
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SJO
15h 35m
1 stop
$310Copa Airlines
Sun, Feb 15 - Tue, Apr 21
United Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 11:40 pm
SJO
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SAN
19h 00m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:10 pm - 12:21 pm
SAN
-
SJO
23h 11m
1 stop
$313United Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
Copa Airlines Logo
8:11 am - 5:13 pm
SJO
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SAN
11h 02m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:17 pm - 4:46 pm
SAN
-
SJO
18h 29m
2 stops
$315Copa Airlines
Sun, May 17 - Sun, May 24
Copa Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 6:30 pm
SJO
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SAN
9h 25m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 8:21 am
SAN
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SJO
9h 21m
1 stop
$321Copa Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Mon, Feb 23
United Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 10:00 pm
SJO
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SAN
11h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 8:39 pm
SAN
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SJO
8h 09m
1 stop
$322United Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 26
American Airlines Logo
3:20 pm - 8:39 am
SJO
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SAN
19h 19m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 10:24 am
SAN
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SJO
9h 54m
1 stop
$328American 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
9:12 pm - 6:20 am
SAN
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LIR
32h 08m
2 stops
$453Alaska Airlines
Mon, Apr 6 - Sun, Apr 12
American Airlines Logo
2:29 pm - 8:15 am
LIR
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SAN
18h 46m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:53 pm - 11:24 am
SAN
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LIR
21h 31m
1 stop
$477American Airlines
Fri, Jun 12 - Sun, Jul 12
JetBlue Logo
1:45 pm - 9:46 am
LIR
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SAN
21h 01m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
8:30 pm - 12:15 pm
SAN
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LIR
14h 45m
1 stop
$556JetBlue
Fri, Jun 12 - Sun, Jul 12
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 8:18 am
LIR
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SAN
24h 18m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:10 pm - 5:29 pm
SAN
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LIR
18h 19m
2 stops
$619Alaska Airlines
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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$180
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% 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?

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    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
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
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.

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

Very poor. The flight was delayed from Toronto because some forget to do there job . I got to my connecting gate in San Francisco 10 minutes before the departure.but this didn’t let me board even though the flight was still there for an other 30 minutes. The the gentleman at the unite airline desk told me that they usually wait for passengers but air Canada called and told them not to we I been rerouted to Manila instead of Hong Kong . In San Francisco they mad me check in my carryon bag . I was told the it will directly go yo ho chi minn cuyt but I was told that by the Vietnams airline desk that’s not there I’m 10 hours behind my scheduled flight and looks like I I’m going without baggage. I don’t have a chance of catching ..

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

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.

We were upgraded to Business Class. So comfortable with great service and food options

The flight was completely full. Crew was not happy. Everyone was rude and brusque. Travelling with an arm in a cast and seating in the first row of economy cabin (in front of the separation) I needed help retrieving my tray for the meal. A staff member literally threw the tray on my lap, without helping to take out the tray. Boarding was messy, with 300 people waiting in an encloses space with low ceiling. I will try to avoid AA next time I have a long flight.

The comfort of Business Class made this trip far more comfortable. I was indeed surprised when I asked one of the flight attendant to help me set up my "bed", she responded that "We don't make beds in Business Class any longer...only First Class" I believe her name was Giselle, but I'm not certain. She did instruct me how to adjust the seat, place the hooded cover and I clearly understood how to place the blanket and the cover. Additionally, the meal I was served (a beef dish) was almost inedible. The beef was tough and odd tasting. I didn't mention it as I was hoping to quickly settle down and try to get some sleep.

Amazing I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

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

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