$115 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Central America

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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Central America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$291
San José
San José1 stop$330
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$270
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$292
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$460
Managua
Managua2 stops$351
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$297
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$603
Flores
Flores1 stop$509
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$291
San José
San José1 stop$330
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$270
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$292
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$460
Managua
Managua2 stops$351
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$297
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$603
Flores
Flores1 stop$509

Book Cheap Chicago to Central America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Central America 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Central America

Wed, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 18
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1:40 am - 10:26 am
ORD
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GUA
9h 46m
1 stop
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3:48 pm - 5:52 am
GUA
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ORD
13h 04m
1 stop
$270Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 21
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1:40 am - 10:26 am
ORD
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GUA
9h 46m
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3:48 pm - 5:52 am
GUA
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ORD
13h 04m
1 stop
$271Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 12 - Thu, Apr 16
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1:40 am - 12:46 pm
ORD
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GUA
12h 06m
1 stop
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3:48 pm - 5:52 am
GUA
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ORD
13h 04m
1 stop
$272Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 7 - Sat, May 2
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7:17 am - 12:04 am
ORD
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GUA
17h 47m
1 stop
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1:41 pm - 12:24 am
GUA
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ORD
9h 43m
1 stop
$284Spirit Airlines
Wed, Apr 29 - Fri, May 8
Avianca Logo
11:20 pm - 2:15 pm
ORD
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PTY
14h 55m
1 stop
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10:10 am - 9:20 pm
PTY
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ORD
11h 10m
1 stop
$292Avianca
Fri, May 8 - Sun, May 10
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11:20 pm - 9:15 am
ORD
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PTY
9h 55m
1 stop
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10:10 am - 9:20 pm
PTY
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ORD
11h 10m
1 stop
$294Avianca
Tue, May 5 - Fri, May 8
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6:16 pm - 11:33 am
ORD
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SJO
42h 17m
2 stops
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12:38 pm - 5:27 pm
SJO
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ORD
27h 49m
2 stops
$342Spirit Airlines
Sun, Apr 12 - Wed, Apr 22
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6:57 am - 2:30 pm
ORD
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BZE
8h 33m
1 stop
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1:52 pm - 10:57 pm
BZE
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ORD
8h 05m
1 stop
$459American Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 16
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8:45 pm - 1:40 pm
ORD
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LIR
17h 55m
1 stop
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2:10 pm - 11:48 pm
LIR
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ORD
8h 38m
1 stop
$460American Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Tue, Apr 21
Copa Airlines Logo
8:06 am - 10:24 am
ORD
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BZE
27h 18m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
11:28 am - 1:13 am
BZE
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ORD
12h 45m
1 stop
$495Copa Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Central America flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Central America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Central America flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Central America from Chicago found in the last 72 hours was to Guatemala City, at $279 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Panama City (PTY), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $281.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Central America?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Chicago to Central America depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $467 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $467.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Central America?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $526, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Central America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Central America is September, when tickets cost $239 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $691 and $502 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Central America?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chicago to Central America clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Chicago to Central America, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Central America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Central America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Central America, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$115
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 34% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Guatemala City

FAQs - booking Central America flights

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

    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 Chicago to Central America.

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

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

    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 Chicago to Central America 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 Chicago to Central America?

    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 Chicago to 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 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Central America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Central America? 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 1569 reviews
6.8Food
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

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

2.0 MediocreTalicia, Mar 2026
PTY - RDU
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Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Copa staff at PTY and one particular crew member were unhelpful & rude.

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.

There should be a warning regarding the quality of the aircraft on the website as we reserve the tickets. There was no TV or any type of screen onboard. The wifi they offer is good for nothing. Traveling 9 hours straight with kids and no type of entetainment was horrible. I wish I had been informed prior so I could buy a ticket with another airline. The food was a joke too. A very tiny portion per passenger. They also charged $100 per checked bag. With United I used to pay $60. So, fair to say that I wont be flying Copa anymore. Their aircraft was super old, outdated, no entertainment, with nearly no onboard food.

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

Simply as follows:- First, there was no vegetarian option for the meal Second, only 2 washrooms for the entire economy class.

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

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

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

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

cabin crew was OK, food was OK, the trip from the US to Munich was actually pretty bad comfort wise. Noisy aircraft, lights never dimmed even in Business class (night flight) barely sufficient amenities for the price. I have millions of miles with United but TBH American is gaining ground and Delta has always been marginally better then United although on paper United has more longes and cheaper upgrades.

Essy to get on. The hostess gave very little pop, the plane was late getting in, and we are still waiting for our bags. This sucks. :/

The gate got changed several times and the flight was delayed over an hour. Awful experience

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

As previously stated the delay I experienced flying from Wichita to Chicago caused a host of issues. When I finally was able to be booked on the last remaining American flight from Chicago to Cincinnati, the gate changed four times with the last change occurring very near the scheduled boarding time. While I didn't have a problem moving from gate to gate, I did notice and make note of others that had mobility issues and had to move each time for the gate change.

Maintenance took a very long time and then we were in a holding pattern. While a one-off maintenance issue is standard, there were delays on both of my flights for this trip based on maintenance issues with the planes, which delayed both flights over 45 minutes. Thankfully, I didn't have any connections but it wasn't an experience that would make me pick AA if I have other options.

No Snacks or Entertainment. The flight was short, snacks should still be given.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

Boarding delayed 20 minutes for no reason, no wifi, in flight entertainment, or snacks / waters?

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

I had bad experiences before now was excellent I am glad they have business class again

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

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

I upgraded to businesses class. Because of that the flight was comfortable.

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

Deplaning was a mess, I sat in business (seats are horrible) and the front door had a problem so we had to deplane from the rear exit. The stairs were not tall enough to reach so there was a large step down from the plane to the top of the stairs.

Staff are the rudest in the industry … awful customer service … will never fly Avianca again

Pros: we leave and arrive on time Cons: the most uncomfortable seats ever. You cant recline at all your seats. No entertainment No TVs flight attendants didn't provide even a glass of water. You have to go to back of the airplane and ask for one. I am Colombian and I remember seeing the flight attendants very neat, elegants which is or was a staple of Avianca.it was one with tennis shoes, no male up, the hair was messy... that was really odd.

Here we have another airline flying to Guatemala but doesn't have a plus or a less, just in the middle. Why? Well, first we don't have even free water Movie selection is poor Seats don't recline in some places Food selection is carb based Forgot to mention, customer service on the web is the worst. Good things; Very reliable on schedule Kind crew

Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined

flight delayed because of poor staffing and organization - confusion from gate agents and flight attendant supervisors scheduling a missing flight attendant. flight delay 1 hr 30 min

I liked the quickness of the boarding process. Things were run smoothly and the staff was very professional. The overall experience was great.

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

We get stuck in the plane when landed during 45min and no communication from the crew People were listening to their phone and music out loud and nobody told them anything I definitely want stop booking spirit flight it is a disaster

When I arrived at the airport at 4:00 in the morning, I was notified that I "hadn't paid" for my ticket (I had paid and had a boarding pass). Then I was told that while I had paid, the ticket was $600 more than it actually was, and that I needed to pay that so I could board. None of this was true, of course, but it took 20 minutes, two crew members behind the desk, and one on the phone to clear up.

The flight was delayed by two hours, then by three hours. Then, at 10:01, a notification that the flight was back on schedule for the original time. I just happened to be getting on a train to go to the airport at 10 just to be extra early for the delayed departure when I saw the update come through. I got to the train terminal at the airport at 11:07. A shuttle immediately arrived and offloaded, but didn't show anyone on before speeding off. It was 30 minutes before another arrived. I finally got to the terminal and through security and to the gate just in time for them to tell me the door had just been locked. Flight closed. I had to wait until the next day to fly out. No or for a hotel, a meal, nothing.

The staff were very helpful. Definitely the stars of my experience. The seats were very uncomfortable.

Good: It was cheap and they got us to our destination safely. Not so Good: Gates experience with many, many nauseatingly (almost) threatening announcements about bags size and how much they were going to charge us if our bag was too big, even to the point of having a gate agent roaming around through the passengers eyeballing bags size and making people go check their bags in the sizers.

For a change, friendly staff at check-in and in flight.

Delayed both in takeoff and landing, trash plane no amenities, I've said it before but I'll never fly Spirit again.

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