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Cheap Flights from Central America to San Francisco

 
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 Francisco 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 Francisco

Wed, Oct 1 - Mon, Oct 6
Avianca Logo
7:30 am - 12:35 pmSAL-SFO
6h 05mnonstop
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12:05 am - 6:30 amSFO-SAL
5h 25mnonstop
$307Avianca
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Thu, Jun 19 - Sat, Jun 28
Avianca Logo
6:40 pm - 11:55 pmSAL-SFO
6h 15mnonstop
Avianca Logo
2:30 am - 9:00 amSFO-SAL
5h 30mnonstop
$313Avianca
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Tue, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 5
Copa Airlines Logo
1:46 pm - 11:40 pmSAL-SFO
10h 54m1 stop
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12:55 am - 11:39 pmSFO-SAL
20h 44m1 stop
$374Copa Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 7
Copa Airlines Logo
1:40 pm - 11:40 pmSAL-SFO
11h 00m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
1:28 am - 8:23 pmSFO-SAL
17h 55m1 stop
$386Copa Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Tue, Jun 17
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:38 pmSAL-SFO
17h 38m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:47 pm - 1:08 pmSFO-SAL
17h 21m2 stops
$387American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 2
American Airlines Logo
2:33 pm - 11:08 pmSAL-SFO
9h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:13 pm - 11:00 amSFO-SAL
21h 47m1 stop
$389American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 22
Alaska Airlines Logo
12:50 am - 11:59 pmSJO-SFO
24h 09m2 stops
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6:00 am - 11:13 pmSFO-SJO
16h 13m1 stop
$402Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Jun 3 - Mon, Aug 4
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:32 am - 2:31 pmGUA-SFO
13h 59m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 10:29 pmSFO-GUA
10h 29m1 stop
$409Alaska Airlines
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Sat, May 31 - Wed, Jun 4
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:34 pmMGA-SFO
18h 34m1 stop
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4:15 pm - 12:06 pmSFO-MGA
18h 51m1 stop
$427United Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
United Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 7:18 pmGUA-SFO
18h 48m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 6:49 pmSFO-GUA
12h 34m1 stop
$446United Airlines
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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$180
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 2% increase in price.
Flight from San Salvador to San Francisco

Flights from Central America to San Francisco: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Central America to San Francisco 
RajFlew with Copa AirlinesPTY-SFOJan 2025
Pack your lunch or dinner with you either from airport restaurant.
Verified travelerFlew with AviancaSAL-SFOMar 2024
Bring a pillow Bring phones charged Bring your own entertainment Be patient for luggage to get off plane.
AdrianaFlew with AviancaSAL-SFOApr 2024
Skip Avianca. They are a low budget airlines with rude flight crew.

FAQs for booking flights from Central America to San Francisco

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

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco 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 Francisco?

    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 Francisco with an airline and back to Central America with another airline.

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

Top 5 airlines serving from Central America to San Francisco

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Central America to San Francisco? 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.1Food
8.5Crew
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Laney was very helpful. I am computer illiterate. She helped me obtain a boarding pass and preferred seat. She was warm, friendly, helpful, and smiled. I was impressed.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2025PDX - SFO
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Laney was very helpful. I am computer illiterate. She helped me obtain a boarding pass and preferred seat. She was warm, friendly, helpful, and smiled. I was impressed.

Flight was delayed. Crew was not helpful in the plane.

Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

the flight was delayed twice and then delayed from taking off.

This was my first trip in years with Alaska. I don’t think I’ll do it again. The planes are old and tired looking. The seats are small with zero legroom. The JFK terminal is one of the worst I’ve been in. On this flight the pilot had to abort the landing and circle the Bay before trying again. I think I’ll stick with the usual suspects …

Changed flight from San Fran to Seattle Then with a Delayed takeoff barely made my connection Waited over an hour for luggage 😜

Alaska no longer allows customers to print boarding passes at the airport. They only use mobile phones for boarding passes. Try getting on an Alaska plane with a dead phone and no boarding pass! Great customer service Alaska!

Flight was delayed twice, I was forced to check my bag, and the only offered water or apple juice on the flight

Appreciate efficiency and early arrivals. Missed video on such a long flight (DCA to SFO).

I paid $49 to select my seat---6A a window seat just behind first class. When I started to get on the plane I was told that my seat had been given to someone else and I now had a middle seat. They finally gave me an aisle seat. When I told them I wanted my $49 back, I was told I would need to call alaska and fight with them to get my money back. And when i was on the flight people going by kept hitting me with their bags. I have tried calling alaska twice to talk about a refund but never got thru to the right person!

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

My flight delayed and i misss the connection they send me to orlando no to tampa i have to pay a uber to my house

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

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.

No headphones given for inflight entertainment. I missed my flight from the previous day and the customer service agent tried to extort an additional $100.00 US from me for missing my flight. Really?!

The flight was delayed about 4 hours without any explanation. No wifi or entertainment at all on planes. Had to pay for checked bags I was allowed according to reservations.

Well the airline was fine. The only thing is I was charged for a checked in luggage. But when I reserved the ticket it showed a check in bag allowed. Who can I get in contact with for reimbursement.? The airline said I had to speak to whoever I booked ticket with.

Friendly flight team and seamless travel from one stop to next.

I loved my experience. Very safe, Very informative and very friendly.

At JFK the Security line was extremely long and few checkpoints open.

I needed to make changes to my flights. When I called customer service, they assisted me with care professionalism.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

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

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

There isn't much space in-between seats and even water needs to be paid for during the flight.

COP 7,000 for a cup of mediocre coffee. I thought I was on Spirit Airlines for a minute. Otherwise the flight was fine. Nothing exceptional to report.

please see previous response; it covers the whole travel trajectory.

Overpriced checked bag price of $120 and they charge you for carryon if the size is not minimal of $120.

Be very careful of the initial low price because Avianca wil bill you for a carryon of $120 or a checked bag for $120. Also, be careful with connections because the customs entry process is slow and the connecting terminal is not close.

Worst airline , charge for everything even for water, seat space is very bad

Felt very cramped in the back of plane. There was an hour delay for take off sitting on the runway, but we did arrive on time. They charge $120 for carry on bag and backpack at the airport its ridiculous.

Same experience, very poor food, drinks or entertainment while flying. There are some products offered to buy but only using debit or credit cards . No friendly for seniors or people without cards.

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