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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, Nov 2 - Sat, Nov 7
Copa Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 5:15 pm
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SAN
6h 30mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 7:06 am
SAN
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PTY
6h 06mnonstop
$307Copa Airlines
Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 21
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1:48 pm - 6:30 pm
PTY
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SAN
6h 42mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 6:13 am
SAN
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PTY
6h 13mnonstop
$307Copa Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
Copa Airlines Logo
1:54 pm - 6:29 pm
PTY
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SAN
6h 35mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 6:17 am
SAN
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PTY
6h 17mnonstop
$307Copa Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Mon, Aug 24
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 8:43 am
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SAN
19h 13m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 2:14 pm
SAN
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PTY
28h 14m
1 stop
$328United Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Mon, Aug 24
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 11:35 am
PTY
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SAN
22h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:07 pm - 2:14 pm
SAN
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PTY
20h 07m
2 stops
$328United Airlines
Wed, Dec 2 - Sun, Dec 6
United Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 7:57 pm
PTY
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SAN
14h 02m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 7:38 pm
SAN
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PTY
23h 38m
2 stops
$328United Airlines
Wed, Dec 2 - Sun, Dec 6
American Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 8:28 am
PTY
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SAN
20h 38m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 1:48 pm
SAN
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PTY
20h 12m
2 stops
$359American Airlines
Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 2:35 pm
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:35 am
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SJO
24h 35m
1 stop
$395Multiple Airlines
Wed, Sep 30 - Sun, Oct 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 9:08 am
SJO
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17h 33m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:22 pm - 8:30 am
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SJO
17h 08m
2 stops
$398Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
American Airlines Logo
1:00 pm - 8:18 am
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20h 18m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:50 pm - 1:57 pm
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SJO
23h 07m
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$447American Airlines
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Low season

August

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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from Guatemala City 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
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.9Food
6.8Entertainment
7.8Boarding
Airline reviews

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2026
PTY - AUS
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stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

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.

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

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

I upgraded myself to Business Class at the last minute so I had a DREAMS window seat. Seeing as I've never flown Business before everything was novel and fun for me and it made the 7 hour flight much more enjoyable for sure.

Horrible food. No wine or any other alcohol is served on the flight. Water is not served often and they refused when I asked for water in two cups. On the other hand, both going and coming back flights were on time.

it was great! Boarded on-time, reasonable leg room, pleasant staff, decent food. The only thing is we were directed to Terminal 2 when the gate was actually in Terminal 1. Smooth ride. Landed early. Got off plane easily and quickly.

The entire experience convinced my wife, Cathy, and me that traveling Polaris on United is the only way we’ll fly in the future. From check-in and baggage drop to the end of the 12-hour flight, the customer service was exceptional, with numerous staff members exemplifying the very best in care. On board, Andre, our primary crew chief, was sincerely friendly, a consummate professional, and, along with Freddy, one of his team members, truly among the best of the best. The captain even came through the cabin to chat with passengers—a wonderful personal touch, especially on such a long journey.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

UA594 was delayed multiple times. I ended up getting picked up so I can make it in time for work 6AM on Monday, 7/6/2026

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Connecting flights were poor,especially in Naples.our Lufthansa air bus was a joke.way too small for that long of a flight.no room at all.couldn’t even get out of the seats to move around or go to the bathrooms.we thought we were getting an actual air bus,double decker.i will never fly that long in a plane like that again.kind of misleading to call it an air bus.we actually had more room on our buses that we used.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Lost connnection had to stayON in Chicago Was a mess

Booked economy through United - air canada treated it as standby and was almost refused boarding.

The seat when "flat" was not flat and pad was too thin to cover it.

Delayed for mechanical and no updates on what was happening and how long the delay might be.

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

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

The flight crew was fantastic! Which the seats had a small TV.

also wi-fi never worked attendant said satellite coverage is spotty over water ..... but we were over land!

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

This time my flight was smooth and uneventful. They started boarding even earlier than it was scheduled. I was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

Boarding was a mess - the agent basically called every group in rapid succession, so there was no organization at all. The economy seats are a joke, and main cabin extra seats were sold out when I purchased my flight. As such, I was locked in the same position for four hours. Being 6’6”, it was impossible to get my bag out from under the seat in front of me, and I couldn’t have used my laptop even if my bag were accessible due to the minuscule seat pitch. Also the wifi was broken. American is a joke - can’t wait until they merge with Spirit.

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