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The cheapest ticket to Central America from San Francisco found in the last 5 days was to Guatemala City, at $492 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 5 days was $575.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $608 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 $610.

No, with an average price for the route of $697, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Central America is February, when tickets cost $519 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $841 and $748 respectively.

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, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

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 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

There are 7 airlines that fly nonstop from San Francisco to Central America. They are: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Volaris El Salvador, Avianca, Copa Airlines and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Copa Airlines at $279 for a round-trip flight to San José (SJO). On average, JetBlue offers the best prices for nonstop flights between San Francisco and Central America.

San Francisco and Central America are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Avianca (37 flights per week), United Airlines (16 flights per week), and EVA Air (15 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to Central America depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to Central America from San Francisco are to San Salvador, which takes 5h 20m, Liberia, which takes 6h 14m, and San José, which takes 6h 24m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from San Francisco to Central America departs at 2:30 am, landing in San Salvador at 9:05 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from San Francisco to Central America jets off at 11:55 pm and lands in San Salvador at 6:30 am.