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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to El Salvador

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to El Salvador to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to El Salvador?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to El Salvador from Costa Rica found in the last 72 hours was to San Salvador, at $157 round-trip. The most popular route is San José (SJO) to San Salvador (SAL) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $157.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Costa Rica to El Salvador?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Costa Rica to El 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 Costa Rica to El Salvador is September, when tickets cost $148 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $206 and $206 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Costa Rica to El Salvador?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to El 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 Costa Rica to El Salvador, you should book around 9 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in El Salvador?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in El Salvador is San Salvador El Salvador Intl Airport (SAL), with an average flight price of $199.


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Low seasonSeptember
High seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$86
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 28% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 41% lower on average.
Flight from San José to San Salvador

FAQs for booking flights from Costa Rica to El Salvador

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Costa Rica to El 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 Costa Rica to El Salvador.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Costa Rica to El Salvador 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 Costa Rica to El 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 from Costa Rica to El Salvador 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 Costa Rica to El 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 from Costa Rica to El Salvador up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to El Salvador?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to El Salvador is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $261. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $300 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to El Salvador?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to El Salvador is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $219 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to El Salvador is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $287.

Top 4 airlines serving from Costa Rica to El Salvador

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Costa Rica to El Salvador? 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 1428 reviews
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Food
6.8Entertainment
7.8Boarding
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The flight was delayed twice and I could not speak with anyone at the airport about checking in. The phone number to Copa - the customer service agents were polite. They are just limited at helping because they are not at the airport

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2025PTY - MDE
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The flight was delayed twice and I could not speak with anyone at the airport about checking in. The phone number to Copa - the customer service agents were polite. They are just limited at helping because they are not at the airport

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

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?!

It was good, plane is a bit older so seats are somewhat flat

Copa stranded us ans then tried to charge us thousands to leave Panama.

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.

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

Check in person said there would be lunch. We were first class passengers and lunch was chips.

Friendly staff at all very easy check in and organize process

Horrible airline, upgraded to sit on seats made of stone. Staff were rude and on top of it they charge an arm and a leg for luggage 🧳 never again

The seats are the worst I upgraded to premium big mistake and it seems like no one likes there job very unpleasant

they don’t have TV Seat to Type in space

I receive a service for what I pay, so it is fair.

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

Purchased a business class ticket and got a economy seat with center seat blocked they call it business. 3100usd ticket on a flight where economy costs 500usd The biggest scam insult have had on a regular airline. Avianca should be in the low cost category and kicked out of Star Alliance. I want the difference to be credited. Ets see what Avianca does. No reply so far. Avianca = low cost airline. Beware

Business class seats did not lie flat. There was only powdered milk for your coffee....in Business Class!! Food was good.

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

Flew with our two children. Paid $380 to check two bags (one was overweight). They then left the bags behind on Sunday, December 21st, with all our family’s clothes and family Christmas presents. When we arrived at our destination they told us the bags had not arrived, and they thought (but didn’t know) they were still in Boston, but that there’d be a flight the next day and the bags would arrive the next day. The next day we found out there was no flight, now we’re hoping we get our bags before we fly back out. Meanwhile, trying to get any engagement or accurate information is a waste of time. The folks at the call center are just gatekeepers, who can’t connect with any departments that actually do things to solve a problem. Getting information is made deliberately difficult. My biggest regret is that I’ve had a number of awful experiences with Avianca traveling between the US and Colombia, and still let myself get suckered into buying these tickets because the schedule was great. Never again.

We were not aware carry-on bags cost extra until we arrived at the airport so, we were charged $240.00 for two small carry- on bags! There was a substantial fee for drinks and snacks. No wifi, or other entertainment was available. Waiting areas were crowded and uncomfortable.

So so, you feel like you have to pay for everything each time

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.

Confusion over extra fees. Held up on ramp during boarding. Thin seat cushion. Minimal leg room.

Better communication about delayed flight. I am thankful for a small credit for late flight.

Liked on time, rear entry and exit from plane Dislike the use of duct tape to repair seat rests

Terrible. And they charged over $400 just for luggage. And threatened that I would loose my flight if I didn’t pay. So I didn’t have another choice but to pay.

They check you everything before entering to waiting room, if you have any liquid they take it away even if you buy it inside the airport, no recommend volaris, for mi know Alaska airline is better

They don’t give anything for free you have to pay for everything which it’s expected but at least give out water and a snack as a courtesy for flying with them.

I got to where I needed to go quickly. There were no amenities. And the seats were painful.

The worst. Kayak sent notification at 2am and 10am regarding the delay. Then sends a notification an hour before original depart time that it will depart on time. I had to wait 8 hours at the airport. My family had to pay for lodging in Guadalajara where I was landing for pick up.

The flight was delayed an hour and a half, and they would not update the board on when the flight was supposed to take off. Once the plane arrived, they started the boarding process before the plane was even ready for the passengers so we had to wait another 45 minutes on the tarmac while we waited for the plane to be ready for us. In my opinion, there is no point in starting the boarding process when you are not ready to board the plane. This just causes a crowded gate with everyone from zone one and zone two standing up going nowhere.

They were only able to give me a seat and not my travel companion, she had to fly on a different airline. unacceptable

Book cheap flights from Costa Rica to El Salvador

Recent round-trip flight deals

6/6Fri
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 19mSJO-SAL
6/8Sun
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
$165
6/22Sun
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 19mSJO-SAL
6/29Sun
nonstopVolaris El Salvador
1h 14mSAL-SJO
$166
8/13Wed
1 stopCopa Airlines
12h 40mSJO-SAL
8/20Wed
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5h 19mSAL-SJO
$169
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nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
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nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
1h 14mSAL-SJO
$173
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1h 19mSJO-SAL
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1h 14mSAL-SJO
$174
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2 stopsAvianca
10h 05mSJO-SAL
6/8Sun
nonstopAvianca
1h 10mSAL-SJO
$175
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$176
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1h 14mSAL-SJO
$178
7/24Thu
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7/27Sun
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4h 59mSAL-SJO
$188
7/8Tue
nonstopVolaris Costa Rica
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1h 14mSAL-SJO
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