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$76 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to San Salvador

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Cheapest round-trip
$304
Typical prices: $520-$331
Frontier, Avianca
Mon 4/27Tue 6/16
ORD - SAL • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$489
Avianca
Thu 6/4Thu 6/18
ORD - SAL • Non-stop
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Tue, Thu, Sat
You can fly direct with Avianca. Average duration is 0
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Cheapest • from $367 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheapest • Avg $208 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 22m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to San Salvador (CHI-SAL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to San Salvador 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 Chicago to San Salvador

Mon, Apr 27 - Tue, Jun 16
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5:50 am - 12:31 pm
ORD
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SAL
7h 41m
1 stop
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9:55 am - 3:55 pm
SAL
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ORD
5h 00mnonstop
$304Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 27 - Tue, Jun 16
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5:50 am - 12:31 pm
ORD
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SAL
7h 41m
1 stop
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11:20 pm - 2:05 pm
SAL
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ORD
13h 45m
1 stop
$310Multiple Airlines
Thu, May 21 - Mon, May 25
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9:20 am - 2:45 pm
ORD
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SAL
30h 25m
1 stop
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3:50 pm - 11:40 am
SAL
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ORD
18h 50m
1 stop
$367Frontier
Sun, May 24 - Tue, Jun 2
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9:20 am - 2:45 pm
ORD
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SAL
30h 25m
1 stop
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9:55 am - 3:55 pm
SAL
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ORD
5h 00mnonstop
$378Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 2
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3:40 pm - 9:05 pm
ORD
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SAL
6h 25m
1 stop
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9:55 am - 3:55 pm
SAL
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ORD
5h 00mnonstop
$386Avianca
Thu, May 28 - Tue, Jun 2
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9:20 am - 2:45 pm
ORD
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SAL
30h 25m
1 stop
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9:55 am - 3:55 pm
SAL
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ORD
5h 00mnonstop
$389Multiple Airlines
Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
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8:35 pm - 10:55 am
ORD
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SAL
15h 20m
2 stops
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1:59 pm - 8:43 am
SAL
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ORD
17h 44m
1 stop
$394GOL
Sun, May 17 - Mon, Jun 8
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5:30 am - 12:26 pm
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SAL
7h 56m
1 stop
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1:51 pm - 11:59 pm
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ORD
9h 08m
1 stop
$397Delta
Sun, Jun 14 - Fri, Jun 19
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9:22 am - 10:00 am
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SAL
25h 38m
1 stop
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11:05 am - 4:05 pm
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ORD
28h 00m
1 stop
$398Frontier
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
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6:00 am - 12:39 pm
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SAL
7h 39m
1 stop
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2:04 pm - 10:28 pm
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7h 24m
1 stop
$421Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to San Salvador flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to San Salvador?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago to San Salvador departing in April.

What is the cheapest Chicago to San Salvador flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Chicago to San Salvador costs $291 on the route between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and San Salvador (SAL). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to San Salvador?

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

For Chicago to San Salvador, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from San Salvador back to Chicago, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to San Salvador?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to San Salvador, 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 San Salvador is September, where tickets cost $239 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $681 and $502 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to San Salvador?

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 $380, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to San Salvador?

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 San Salvador, 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 San Salvador, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$76
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 57% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to San Salvador

When to book flights from Chicago to San Salvador

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to San Salvador based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to San Salvador

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to San Salvador?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to San Salvador was $76 for a one-way ticket and $304 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and San Salvador?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San Salvador from Chicago.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to San Salvador?

    There are 2 airports in Chicago (Chicago Midway and Chicago O'Hare Intl.) and only 1 airport in San Salvador (San Salvador El Salvador Intl). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Chicago O'Hare Airport to San Salvador El Salvador Intl flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to San Salvador?

    The Airbus A320neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Chicago to San Salvador flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to San Salvador?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago and San Salvador, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to San Salvador from Chicago?

    Houston is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Chicago to San Salvador.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to San Salvador, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to San Salvador are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $410 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $376 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to San Salvador?

    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 San Salvador.

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

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

    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 Salvador with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chicago to San Salvador

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $162 or less one-way and $374 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Chicago to San Salvador?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Chicago to San Salvador El Salvador Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Chicago to San Salvador El Salvador Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Chicago to San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Tuesday

Avianca

Avianca

Thursday

Avianca

Avianca

Saturday

Avianca

Avianca

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Direct returns

San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Chicago

Tuesday

Avianca

Avianca

Thursday

Avianca

Avianca

Saturday

Avianca

Avianca

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to San Salvador

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to San Salvador. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8405 reviews
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

10.0 ExcellentTeresa, Apr 2026
SMF - LAX
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While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

No entertainment. Plane was so small had to pink tag a carry on ive used for 20 years easily on board. The fact the flight got in at midnight, had to wait for crew in fort wayne to allow the plane to approach the gate, THEN had to wait for bag on jet bridge made experience irritating at best.

Crew was great. Near on time departure and early arrival. Snacks are always meh. Not a fan of the "pay for everything including miles " proposal unless base flight rate going to be 100 bucks.

Would have been better if there was a nonstop flight from Tampa to Norfolk or Tampa to New Port News.

Overall Good! The weather delayed our takeoff from Atlanta and our arrival in Miami! If Mother Nature can mess up a flight she will do it every time!

The flight was smooth, the crew was great but the plane was quite old

Everything was great until I lost my water bottle and they can’t seem to locate it. I know I left it on the plane though.

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

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

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

The boarding timing needs to be improved. The flight was delayed again because it took way too long to board. I was already exhausted from sleeping at the airport and spending all day there due to delay from my previous flight that connected in Chicago.

Great until we got to FRA. The next trip leg we were put in Business Class where seats had minimal padding!!!! They were awful and United Airlines needs to have their Lufthansa partner up their game or I won’t fly with them again!!

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Efficient boarding and early departure. Very smooth flight. Early arrival in ATL. Great flight.

Smooth and easy boarding, comfortable for the entire 5 hour flight, and the seat back entertainment was great! I appreciated all the features, from location info and maps, movies, the ability to connect with Bluetooth headphones, and good selection of movies. Food was good, normal airline snacks (I didn’t purchase anything)

Awful. No counter attendants. No dinner offered due to delays.

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.

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

Moved to earlier flight which unexpectedly had maintenance issues initially indicated as quick fix to ultimately plane changes. Moved back to original flight, also delayed. In all cases customer updates and communication very unclear, no updates on drivers for delays.

Typical AA - late by 90+ mn. Gate changed twice... Changed the departure time 6 times No explanation, no communication on reasons for delay I travel with AA twice a year... and it is consistently very poor.. I will continue to use AA only when i have to.

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.

After boarding, there was a small issue with the aircraft which caused a delay of about 45 minutes. During boarding and while passengers were being seated, the plane was being refueled. There were also a lot of unusual noises during the flight, which was not very reassuring. In addition, there was no WiFi or entertainment available.

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

Seating was tight. Seats don't recline. Initial flight was cancelled. Lost two days of vacation.

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

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

Avianca has transitioned from full service legacy airline to "low cost" but has now became a strange hybrid (minimum leg space, started offering business class in domestic flights again, charges passenger for printing boarding pass, etc.). National and international coverage and destinations are really wide but service is not at its best

Provide free food and drinks on an international flight. Add updated head rests

We found the chairs to be really uncomfortable. It’s also really unacceptable that no form of food or drink is included in a 6+ hour flight

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

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