$103 Find Cheap Flights from New York to Central America

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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 Salvador1 stop$160
San José
San José1 stop$232
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$237
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$370
Liberia
Liberianonstop$240
Managua
Managua1 stop$205
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula2 stops$245
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$325
Flores
Flores1 stop$449
David
David1 stop$558
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$549
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$160
San José
San José1 stop$232
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$237
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$370
Liberia
Liberianonstop$240
Managua
Managua1 stop$205
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula2 stops$245
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$325
Flores
Flores1 stop$449
David
David1 stop$558
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$549

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

Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:22 pm
LGA
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SJO
7h 22m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 11:48 pm
SJO
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LGA
9h 18m1 stop
$232Spirit Airlines
Mon, Feb 23 - Fri, Feb 27
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:22 pm
LGA
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SJO
7h 22m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 11:48 pm
SJO
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LGA
9h 17m1 stop
$233Spirit Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Tue, Feb 3
Avianca Logo
10:00 am - 4:10 pm
JFK
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SJO
7h 10m1 stop
Avianca Logo
8:05 pm - 4:20 am
SJO
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JFK
7h 15m1 stop
$234Avianca
Wed, Feb 4 - Mon, Feb 9
United Airlines Logo
9:21 pm - 12:56 pm
LGA
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SJO
16h 35m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 8:54 pm
SJO
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LGA
13h 24m1 stop
$236United Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 9
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 10:43 pm
LGA
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SJO
11h 13m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:35 pm - 11:30 am
SJO
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LGA
9h 55m1 stop
$237American Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 9
American Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 10:43 pm
JFK
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SJO
9h 03m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:35 pm - 11:34 am
SJO
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JFK
9h 59m1 stop
$237American Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Mar 7
JetBlue Logo
8:20 am - 12:55 pm
JFK
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LIR
5h 35mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
11:45 am - 5:54 pm
LIR
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JFK
5h 09mnonstop
$240JetBlue
Mon, Jan 19 - Sun, Jan 25
Avianca Logo
2:45 am - 11:25 am
JFK
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SJO
9h 40m2 stops
Avianca Logo
10:45 pm - 6:55 am
SJO
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JFK
7h 10m1 stop
$240Avianca
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
JetBlue Logo
10:11 am - 1:23 pm
JFK
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GUA
5h 12mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
1:03 pm - 11:59 pm
GUA
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JFK
8h 56m1 stop
$247JetBlue
Mon, Feb 9 - Thu, Feb 12
United Airlines Logo
7:18 am - 11:44 am
EWR
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LIR
5h 26mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 11:17 pm
LIR
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EWR
5h 02mnonstop
$261United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 San Salvador, at $140 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 $234.

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 $467 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 Friday 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 4 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$103
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 40% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to San Salvador

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 $412 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 $422.

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.
7.6
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1562 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Entertainment
6.8Food
Airline reviews

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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
LAS - PTY
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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.

I selected first class expecting excetional service. It was mediocre at best. The food service was cold, meal choices was poor and on one leg they did provide dessert. I did enjoy the lay day seat but the movies were old and nothing current. Boarding the plane is always hot. So boarding is quite warm until your in the air. I took a small personal air fan. Update the meals and movies.

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.

Flight and crew were great. United didn't inform crew of immigration process which was disappointing!

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

Friendly and professional flight crew. Aside from departure delay after boarding, easy flight and smooth landing.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Food was poorly timed and not good.. Hand held snacks, really. I kept asking for water and never got any. Service was rushed for a 7-hour flight.

Boarding was organized. Old plane. Seat fairly comfortable. Business Class much too large so you don’t receive as much attention as you should considering what you pay for the seat.

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.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

The comfort of the seats was great, the crew eased my child’s anxieties and the fact that I had full cans of my beverage choice was great.

Pathetic check in experience at JFK. Everything is self check in. Not enough staff present to help with when the check in process or the kiosk gets stuck. Staff present not welcoming or pleasant at all. On the other hand the NY based flight crew was great. Courteous and friendly throughout the flight. Special meals leave a lot to be desired. Kids meals should be made available when kids are flying and same goes for special kids meals too.

Waited on the runway for takeoff for 2.5 hours. Air traffic rerouted us. The plane didn't have enough fuel, so had to go back to the gate. Had to wait for a new pilot. Should have landed at 5:22. Didn't land until 9:10. Trash flight.

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

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.

The flight departed more than 1 hour late. Leg room is bigger than most airlines

Excellent. Although they used to greet me as a mosaic member and provide a free drink, early boarding helps me to keep coming back to JetBlue.

No music app working: no economy meal on five hour flight; hour on tarmac at the end waiting for a gate. Flight itself was smooth and easy.

Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

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

I like the crew they're very friendly. I don't like. on five hour flight they not offered snacks. Any drink. Not even coffee

Not even water is offered on the flight. You cannot lean back on the seats and the seats are so narrow you can’t avoid rubbing elbows with the person next to you.

I couldnt recline the seat. Other than that crew was very attentive and helpful. Thsnk you

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