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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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San Salvador1 stop$326
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San Salvador1 stop$326

Cheap Flights from San Francisco to El Salvador

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to El Salvador 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to El Salvador

Tue, Oct 14 - Thu, Oct 23
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 11:40 amSFO-SAL
10h 41m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:11 pm - 12:17 amSAL-SFO
11h 06m1 stop
$326American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 23 - Thu, Sep 4
American Airlines Logo
7:54 pm - 1:12 pmSFO-SAL
16h 18m2 stops
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12:35 pm - 11:30 amSAL-SFO
23h 55m2 stops
$330American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 5
American Airlines Logo
3:21 pm - 11:35 amSFO-SAL
19h 14m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 11:30 amSAL-SFO
23h 55m2 stops
$334American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 5
American Airlines Logo
3:21 pm - 11:35 amSFO-SAL
19h 14m2 stops
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12:35 pm - 9:45 amSAL-SFO
22h 10m2 stops
$336American Airlines
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Sun, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 29
Copa Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 11:35 pmSFO-SAL
21h 05m1 stop
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8:33 am - 11:39 pmSAL-SFO
16h 06m1 stop
$343Copa Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 20
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2:30 am - 9:00 amSFO-SAL
5h 30mnonstop
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7:30 am - 12:35 pmSAL-SFO
6h 05mnonstop
$345Avianca
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Sat, Aug 23 - Thu, Sep 4
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2:30 am - 9:00 amSFO-SAL
5h 30mnonstop
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5:40 pm - 10:45 pmSAL-SFO
6h 05mnonstop
$347Avianca
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Tue, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 13
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2:30 am - 9:00 amSFO-SAL
5h 30mnonstop
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8:33 am - 11:39 pmSAL-SFO
16h 06m1 stop
Wed, Oct 8 - Mon, Oct 13
Copa Airlines Logo
1:28 am - 8:23 pmSFO-SAL
17h 55m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 11:40 pmSAL-SFO
19h 40m1 stop
$384Copa Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
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2:30 am - 9:00 amSFO-SAL
5h 30mnonstop
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10:05 am - 10:25 amSAL-SFO
25h 20m1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to El Salvador flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to El Salvador flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Francisco to El Salvador.

The cheapest ticket to El Salvador from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to San Salvador, at $370 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 72 hours was $370.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to El Salvador?

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $642 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to El Salvador?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to El Salvador is May, when tickets cost $401 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $930 and $583 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to El Salvador?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Francisco to El Salvador, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from El Salvador, Thursday 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 El Salvador?

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 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 San Francisco to El Salvador, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMay
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$128
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 27% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 71% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to San Salvador

FAQs - booking El Salvador flights

  • Can I find a hotel at the SFO airport?

    Yes. If you want to stay overnight at the airport before your flight to El Salvador, you can book into the Grand Hyatt Hotel at SFO. From this comfortable and convenient accommodation, you can access all of the airport terminals via the free AirTrain. Some amenities of this hotel include room service, a business center, a workout room, a bar and lounge, and more.

  • What documentation do I need in order to fly to El Salvador?

    As US citizen, when you land in El Salvador you must show a valid passport that has at least one blank page. You are not required to have a visa if you intend to leave El Salvador within 90 days. However, you are required to purchase a tourist card when you arrive. The tourist card is valid for 90 days. If you have a US passport that indicates that you were born in El Salvador, you do not need a tourist card.

  • Once I am at SAL, what other countries in Central America can I fly to from there?

    From SAL, there are many airlines flying to locations throughout Central America. For example, you could take a Copa Airlines flight to Panama City, an Avianca flight to Bogota, a Volaris flight to Cancun or Mexico City, or an Avianca El Salvador flight to Managua, just to name a few options.

  • What is the El Salvador International Airport like?

    The airport in San Salvador is one of the larger and more modern airports in Central America. At this one-terminal airport, you can find shops and restaurants both landside and airside, exclusive lounges where you can pay at the door to enter, currency exchanges, public transportation, and car rentals.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to El Salvador.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 time of day to fly to El Salvador?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to El Salvador is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $385 on average. Morning departures are around 50% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to El Salvador is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $590.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to El Salvador

  • Serving as a hub for Alaska Airlines, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is on the west coast of northern California. When you book your flight from San Francisco to El Salvador through KAYAK, you will most likely be landing in the city of San Salvador.
  • Airlines such as Alaska, Copa Airlines, United, Delta, American, and Aeromexico are among the many airlines that offer flights from SFO to The El Salvador International Airport (SAL), serving the city of San Salvador. The stops on these flights occur in cities such as Los Angeles, Panama City, Houston, and Mexico City.
  • JetBlue, Alaska, American, and Copa Airlines are among the carriers that offer flights from SFO to SAL with two stops. Stops on these flights include Dallas paired with Miami, Los Angeles paired with Miami, Seattle paired with Houston, Phoenix paired with Dallas, Charlotte paired with Dallas, and other combinations.
  • If you are traveling with children and you would like them to tire themselves out before your flight to El Salvador, take them to one of the two dedicated play areas at SFO. One indoor playground is located at Gate D7 in T2 and the other is at Gate D15 in T2.
  • When you’re waiting for your flight at SFO, you might encounter some friendly therapy dogs from the SFO Wag Brigade. These teams of therapy dogs and their handlers roam departures, seeking to offer comfort and delight to travelers who might be feeling anxious, stressed, bereaved, or even just bored. The Wag Brigade has several dogs, a lovable pig, and a giant rabbit.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to El Salvador

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco 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 1478 reviews
7.4Comfort
6.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
6.8Food
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The flighr attandants were very rude they ignored me didnt offer me anything to drink throughoit the 4 hour flight i feel i was targeted and ignored because i was a darkskin latino man.

2.0 MediocreJohnnie, Jul 2025CTG - PTY
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The flighr attandants were very rude they ignored me didnt offer me anything to drink throughoit the 4 hour flight i feel i was targeted and ignored because i was a darkskin latino man.

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

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

Seats not reclining, no vegetarian food option, no snacks. 7.5 hr flight should have been more comfortable. Luggage limits are unusually small. Will never fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

It was ok. However, the food was quite poor since I don't eat pasta.

Tell people to remain in their seats during the meal/beverage distribution. Enforce boarding by group numbers. No one was checking. Tell people to turn their electronics speakers off. Bigger cups for drinks.

Placed us in the last rear row of the plane so could not recline seats because of the rear wall, and also made it more of a tight space when the passenger in front reclined their seat. While understand seat assignments, every passenger should be afforded a reclining seat. The odor control scent from the restrooms was overwhelming strong. My wife and I could not deal with it, and she suffered a terrible headache as a result. I kept getting hit by the crew since I was on the ilse seat. No apologies, nothing. They made me feel like I was supposed to take the beating for a 3 hr flight.

There was no individual at the front check in when I arrived. I waited for at least 15 minutes and walked around asking security/janitors if they could help and they did not have a solution. So I had to take my checked bag through security and they threw away some of my items. I ended up making it to the gate only a few minutes before it closed due to my waiting for an agent at check in.

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

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

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

They hired a new catering company the same day of my flight. They botched the job by not delivering the right carts and after THREE HOURS waiting, the flight crew timed out (flight was 19 hours long and FAA rules state crew can’t work more than 14 hours long). So they CANCELED OUR FLIGHT!! Worst experience ever. Avoid UAL at all costs.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

Flight was full, and would have preferred an aisle seat, but due to getting a late ticket ,the seat I had was adequate. The flight crew were very help full and hard working. Food and drink were excellent for the 11hr flight. Overall I was pleased with flight, and would recommend British Airways again.

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

It was horrible. My experience with Avianca. I didn’t know it was Pakistan international Airlines but anyway, whatever it is it is bad horrible you guys need to upgrade everything in those planes. And you guys charge $130 for a carry-on did they wanna let me in with my carry-on that I travel everywhere with the luggage you guys are such a dog thank you

The incoming plane was late and no information was shared. They even announced we would board in 10 muntes 40 minutes prior to the plane arriving, and the website said until takeoff that we had taken off an hour earlier

Boarding was excessively slow. They do it by groups in a way that it doesn’t make sense. After business class , ppl that need assistance and any other priority group they should have ppl board from the back to the front. First rows 20+. Then 15+. Then 10, etc. having ppl sitting in the back board last makes no sense. The libe backame long as soon as ppl on rows 10 or so where told to board. The line went all the way up the ramp and tunnel for 25 mins.

Seats are very tight even in Plus, no complimentary snacks or beverage

Late departure. When the flight arrived in Medellin the plane sat at the gate for 20 minutes waiting for a bus for us to get off the plane.

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

i think the flight was late because they were so strict about measuring everyone's personal items to try and charge them $119. It was really petty and made us late.

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

We did not know about the bag fees until check in. They are way too high. It’s insane. We also had a huge delay and everything costed extra which was very annoying.

Lounge for business was closed. Boarding was rush and stand by. Seat for business is just the middle seat blocked and some more leg room.

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