$217 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Central America

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Central America departing on 7/25. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Central America

Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 24% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Central America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$546
San José
San José2 stops$549
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$464
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$693
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$466
Managua
Managua1 stop$876
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$489
Comayagua
Comayagua1 stop$575
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$769
David
David2 stops$1,186
San Salvador
San Salvador1 stop$546
San José
San José2 stops$549
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$464
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$693
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$466
Managua
Managua1 stop$876
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$489
Comayagua
Comayagua1 stop$575
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$769
David
David2 stops$1,186

Book Cheap San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Central America

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 2:47 pm
SFO
-
GUA
18h 17m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:12 pm - 8:01 am
GUA
-
SFO
18h 49m
1 stop
$464Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Thu, Dec 10
JetBlue Logo
10:40 pm - 1:01 pm
SFO
-
LIR
13h 21m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
2:00 pm - 11:33 pm
LIR
-
SFO
11h 33m
1 stop
$466JetBlue
Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:48 pm - 5:20 am
SFO
-
GUA
11h 32m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:20 am - 9:17 pm
GUA
-
SFO
11h 57m
1 stop
$476Alaska Airlines
Mon, Jul 6 - Mon, Jul 13
Avianca Logo
2:15 pm - 11:25 pm
SFO
-
SAP
8h 10m
1 stop
Avianca Logo
4:30 am - 10:35 pm
SAP
-
SFO
19h 05m
1 stop
$489Avianca
Sat, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 14
Avianca Logo
7:45 am - 6:45 pm
SFO
-
SAP
10h 00m
2 stops
Avianca Logo
9:25 am - 10:35 pm
SAP
-
SFO
14h 10m
1 stop
$499Avianca
Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 11
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:03 pm - 6:55 pm
SFO
-
LIR
18h 52m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:22 pm
LIR
-
SFO
15h 22m
2 stops
$577Alaska Airlines
Thu, Jul 2 - Thu, Jul 23
Copa Airlines Logo
8:16 pm - 7:26 am
SFO
-
SJO
10h 10m
1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 5:59 pm
SJO
-
SFO
10h 14m
1 stop
$581Copa Airlines
Sun, Jul 12 - Sat, Jul 18
United Airlines Logo
12:45 am - 12:10 pm
SFO
-
LIR
10h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 2:12 pm
LIR
-
SFO
6h 42mnonstop
$603United Airlines
Sun, Aug 30 - Wed, Sep 9
Copa Airlines Logo
1:12 am - 10:27 am
SFO
-
PTY
7h 15mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
6:08 pm - 11:40 pm
PTY
-
SFO
7h 32mnonstop
$736Copa Airlines
Fri, Jul 31 - Fri, Aug 7
United Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 12:51 pm
SFO
-
RTB
14h 51m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 9:44 pm
RTB
-
SFO
10h 14m
1 stop
$831United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Central America flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco 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 San Francisco found in the last 3 days was to Guatemala City, at $318 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to San Salvador (SAL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 3 days was $489.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $583 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $584.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco 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 $672, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Central America is October, when tickets cost $449 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $838 and $688 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to Central America, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Central America, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Central America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$217
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 40% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Belize City Philip S.W.Goldson

FAQs - booking Central America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Central America.

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

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12418 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

They called me 2 hours before my original flight from SFO was to depart to let me know it was delayed and that I would miss my connection. They then rebooked on a different flight leaving a half hour earlier to a different connecting airport, so that I would not miss my connection. It all worked out and I arrived at my destination without a problem and 15 minutes earlier than the original flight would have. Nice!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
SFO - PDX
Read more Alaska Airlines reviews

They called me 2 hours before my original flight from SFO was to depart to let me know it was delayed and that I would miss my connection. They then rebooked on a different flight leaving a half hour earlier to a different connecting airport, so that I would not miss my connection. It all worked out and I arrived at my destination without a problem and 15 minutes earlier than the original flight would have. Nice!

The flight would have been very good , if not dor the constantly screaming baby in the row behind me. Is there a way to isolate people traveling with infants? This is not the first time this has happened to me.

They treat me well because of my one world status. Crew is attentive and professional. One of the best airlines out there.

Crew were bad Didn’t help with luggage When asked for a glass of wine, I was told that they will serve later , which they didn’t to Me and didn’t serve anyone else in First class . Didn’t offer any snacks , Chips or Nuts to anyone . Flight was not crowded either. Worst Service/ or No Service !

Alaska drastically changed our flight from a direct flight to a flight with connection and a long layover. So we canceled the Alaska flight and we learned a valuable lesson that we will never book through kayak again because the third party travel agent tried to withhold our money.

Four hour delay. Missed our event. And they offered me $75. Absolutely shameful.

I have been flying commercial for decades. I was in one of the ladder boarding groups, had my bag tagged because they thought there was not going to be enough space for it in the overhead bins. I politely asked one of the attendance if I could try to find a space- she said I could and I did. I then took the bag tag off and gave it to one of the other attendants as I was told to do by the first one. He, in a curt, anal, and disrespectful manner, told me that I needed to take my bag down from the overhead bin and check it. This was a situation I’ve never encountered before. The attendant’s attitude was confrontational and belittling in front of other onlooking passengers as if daring me to challenge him. I am a physician who takes care of patients day in and day out. Not wanting to make a scene, I calmly told him, “do what you need to do.” he took my bag down from the overhead bin, put the back tag back on it, and checked it only to make room for another bag that was also supposed to be technically checked by a following passenger. The same male attendant later came up to me and said “you shouldn’t have showed me the bag tag,” as if conveying that he was just following protocol was a justification for treating me like a kid out of line. I cared about this because it took 15 minutes from my life to then retrieve the bag at baggage claim and it also felt like really poor customer service. I understand the need for protocols. This is also a service industry, and we the passengers are the clients. We should be made to feel welcome and respected and our life in transit made as easy as it can be within reason. This attendant clearly needs to be reminded of that. Of note, an older female fellow passenger sitting next to me agreed with this assessment.

Nice crew, healthy snacks and drinks available. Flight to Seattle was short and comfortable.

had to be rerouted due to a medical emergency onboard. Alaska crew treated the patient with utmost respect and continued to keep the passengers updated the entire way through, which I appreciate. But it took 4 hours from landing until we were able to be airborne again, causing us to not get into SFO until ~2 am. I understand it was a tough situation for everyone, but that was an indecent wait.

I love Alaska! We arrived on the later side without seat assignments only to find the had oversold the flight by 1. The attendants worked extra hard to find a way for our party of 7 to stay together and we made it on the flight! Loved the free WiFi also!

Boarding was a mess, they call all priority members without distinction so gold, platinum, silver were all mixed together in a long line which defeats the purpose

Avoid at all costs. My wife had to stay back on a connecting flight as her parents flight was delayed. 10 days later on the way back they cancelled all our flights. We had to rebook all four of us on the next days flight.

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

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.

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.

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Easy of boarding, helpfully staff at check in, surprisingly comfortable seating

Lost of requested seat assignments. Lost my husband's meal choice

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

My flight time was changed without any notification to me which ruined my time sensitive plans so I ended up completely changing my travel plans and no reimbursement.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

I liked that my son and I were reseated next to each other (we had different bookings). I liked that it was a directg flight and mostly on time. I liked that you provided pillows and blankets. Flight attendants were generally courteous. The messaging through wifi did not work well. The food was not good. Seats are very narrow and I felt slightly claustraphobic in the window seat.

Some crew were unfriendly or in some cases just straight up rude.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

United Airline crews were very friendly and very attentive. 12 hours flight was gone like in a shorter one.

Flight itself excellent, but delayed so missed connection & got to destination 2 hrs later

It's a long flight and that is always difficult. I was comfortable and well. The movies available were great and the crew was good.

Premium Economy Good crew, good service, excellent food. Seat back screen just not bright enough.

The crew was very attentive through out the flight. Seats were comfortable, nice flight bag with pillow and blanket. Food was okay, since it was a overnight flight seemed to go by fast.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

The business class layout of chairs was weired. You are sitting directly across stranger.,

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Friendly crew is the only nice thing. Seats uncomfortable. Food and snacks horrible. Movies were the same as the first 10 hour flight two weeks before

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

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 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

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

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

Everything you need to know for your flight to Central America

Information on your arrival and departure airports