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Cheap Flights from New York to Central America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Salvador
San Salvadornonstop$172
San José
San José1 stop$273
Guatemala City
Guatemala City2 stops$265
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$415
Liberia
Liberianonstop$311
Managua
Managua1 stop$235
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$257
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$389
Flores
Flores2 stops$431
David
David1 stop$599
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$706
San Salvador
San Salvadornonstop$172
San José
San José1 stop$273
Guatemala City
Guatemala City2 stops$265
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$415
Liberia
Liberianonstop$311
Managua
Managua1 stop$235
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$257
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$389
Flores
Flores2 stops$431
David
David1 stop$599
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$706

Book Cheap New York 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 New York 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 New York to Central America

Wed, Mar 25 - Mon, Apr 13
Spirit Airlines Logo
3:54 pm - 12:04 am
EWR
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GUA
10h 10m
2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:59 am - 9:09 pm
GUA
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EWR
18h 10m
2 stops
$265Spirit Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:20 am
EWR
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GUA
7h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:15 pm - 10:30 am
GUA
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EWR
14h 15m
1 stop
$266Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Wed, Mar 11
United Airlines Logo
3:00 pm - 8:25 pm
EWR
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GUA
7h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:05 am - 9:50 am
GUA
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EWR
7h 45m
1 stop
$268United Airlines
Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
United Airlines Logo
5:35 am - 11:25 am
EWR
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GUA
7h 50m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 10:33 am
GUA
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EWR
16h 48m
1 stop
$269United Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 11
Avianca Logo
5:05 pm - 11:10 pm
JFK
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GUA
7h 05m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
7:45 pm - 2:15 am
GUA
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JFK
4h 30mnonstop
$270Avianca
Sun, May 10 - Sun, May 17
Avianca Logo
3:20 am - 6:00 am
JFK
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GUA
4h 40mnonstop
Avianca Logo
7:10 pm - 1:50 am
GUA
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JFK
4h 40mnonstop
$272Avianca
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Copa Airlines Logo
2:44 pm - 8:20 am
JFK
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SJO
18h 36m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 1:57 pm
SJO
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JFK
18h 06m
1 stop
$283Copa Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
Copa Airlines Logo
2:44 pm - 4:46 pm
JFK
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SJO
27h 02m
3 stops
Copa Airlines Logo
5:51 pm - 1:57 pm
SJO
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JFK
18h 06m
1 stop
$288Copa Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Wed, May 13
JetBlue Logo
6:45 pm - 10:14 pm
JFK
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SJO
5h 29mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
11:59 pm - 7:00 am
SJO
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JFK
5h 01mnonstop
$289JetBlue
Thu, May 28 - Tue, Jun 2
JetBlue Logo
8:50 am - 12:15 pm
JFK
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LIR
5h 25mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
1:45 pm - 9:00 pm
LIR
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JFK
5h 15mnonstop
$311JetBlue
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New York to Central America flights

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

What is the cheapest New York 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 New York found in the last 72 hours was to Guatemala City, at $119 round-trip. The most popular route is from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) to San Salvador (SAL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $289.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New York 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 3 stops layover the cheapest option at $373 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York 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 New York to Central America is October, when tickets cost $290 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $666 and $466 respectively.

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

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

For New York to Central America, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Central America back to New York, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York 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 New York 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 New York to Central America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$76
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 42% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Guatemala City

Flights from New York to Central America: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from New York to Central America 
Verified travelerFlew with Avianca
JFK
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SAP
Jul 2024
Get early to the airport, it make things easy
GabrielaFlew with Avianca
JFK
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GUA
Feb 2024
Everything is self-handled. Machines register your bags and they must weigh what they are supposed to so you will not have ti pay extra

FAQs - booking Central America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York 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 New York to Central America.

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

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

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $407 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $427.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New York to Central America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York 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 1555 reviews
6.8Food
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

4.0 OkayPaul, Jan 2026
LIM - PTY
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Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

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.

The flight was good overall. Everything went smoothly, although the landing was a bit rough. Still, it was a pleasant experience

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.

As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

Once boarding started it was pretty quick. Food was inedible; cold and salty..

Much better than Spirit. I was please by the easy fast check in and boarding

Same thing as flight from Pheonix to Newark. Uograded and Promised extra leg room and when I got to the seat it had none.

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

The attendant on board was amazing. She should be doing business/first international long haul.

Although our flight was delayed the overall boarding process was very smooth and the crew was accommodating.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

Aircraft was noisy, old and never dimmed the lights on a night flight even on business class! I flew 17 times on United and probably another 40 on other airlines United USA /Europe flights were the worst to include luggage delayed once going to europe and once coming back

Check how old the airframe is, some older ones have inoperable seat back entertainment or power.

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

One day, I do so hope for a gluten free snack! Seems like with the rest of the world FINALLY figuring out what gluten free is, American Airlines would too. Fingers crossed!!

I would like the crew to talk LESS over the PA and specifically about credit card offers. I am trying to work, sleep, watch a movie and the PA was booming about a credit card offer. Could we go back to the days when the customer was more important than selling a credit card?

There were no TV screens - even in Business class. 5 delays, and only given $12 meal voucher! Terrible!

My seat tv didn’t work the whole trip. And the seat space is too small despite being seated at the front.

On the plus side, crew was attentive, drinks were cold, and in-flight entertainment selection was better than some other airlines. On the negative aide, Plane was delayed almost an hour, either no announcements from the gate crew. Biscoff cookies are gross, appreciate airlines that give a choice. Also, crew had no personality or enthusiasm at all.

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

Food should be better quality. Video screens have poor resolution and the library of movies is poor. The other airlines are much better.

They only offered water for Group 6. Awful announcements from the Crew. Couldn't understand a single word. Barely came by for the trash afterwards. Man, I love water for a premium flight. Wow. Water in a cup.

Automated scanning was slow and somewhat haphazard. Too many people were unfamiliar with the tech and were forced to learn on the fly. The hands off approach of the gate staff made it more uncomfortable. This needs work. Overall the flight and cabin crew were excellent.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

First time flying with JetBlue and never again. I went to the counter to request meet and assist because I'm 74 and my wife is 79. I walk with a cane and my wife is handicapped and has her own wheel chair. I told the agent that my wife and luggage was at the entrance door. The ticketing agent said to me that they don't offer meet and assist. I need to bring them our luggage and then go back and get my wife in order to get my boarding pass. As I went back to get my luggage a Southwest agent along with a TSA agent recognized the situation and came over and took my wife and luggage to the JetBlue ticketing counter alongside the line and told the JetBlue agent to issue to take our luggage as soon as they could.

Flight was fine, price was good but food onboard was abysmal. I was on there for breakfast and lunch and dinner 845am EST to 845pm GMT and all I got was a yoghurt parfait, fruit and a piece of cake. Later snacks included an ice-cream brownie and a pizza twist. I was hungry by the time I landed and the airport amenities were closed. Not happy.

Not a pleasant experience, service was poor. Didn't like it

Everything was great. I liked the text updates so that I never miss a gate change & I have all the latest info.

No internet on a flight over three hours in this age is criminal. Staff inattentive and dismissive

Worst flight experience ever flights canceled. JetBlue told us just did not even bother standing in line to come back in one and a half hours then without any information we had to go pick up all of our luggage and spend over $2000 in accommodation just to get home. JetBlue said that the next flight available for us to get home would be three days later. Absolutely absurd hasn’t offered to give us any compensation do not fly JetBlue horrible company. They said it was based on the weather and the weather is great in all locations that we would’ve been flying to total hoax. I think it’s a conspiracy theory.

flight was delayed for hours with no explanation. The plane was a very old aircraft.

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.

The flight attendant smashed her beverage cart into my knee, causing significant amount of pain. The seats were extremely uncomfortable. No food or drink is offered unless you want to pay the ridiculous prices for it. The schedule of flying in the overnight hours is also very uncomfortable.

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

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

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