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Cheap Flights from San Salvador to Chicago (SAL-ORD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Salvador to Chicago 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 Salvador to O'Hare Intl

Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 15
Avianca Logo
10:25 pm - 6:46 pmSAL-ORD
19h 21m2 stops
Avianca Logo
7:25 am - 8:05 pmORD-SAL
13h 40m2 stops
$158Avianca
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Thu, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 17
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 12:15 amSAL-ORD
7h 45m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:17 pmORD-SAL
14h 17m1 stop
$231United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Mon, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 7:42 amSAL-ORD
18h 07m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 11:35 amORD-SAL
17h 10m1 stop
$236American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Wed, Sep 17
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 7:42 amSAL-ORD
18h 07m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 11:35 amORD-SAL
21h 45m1 stop
$241American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 1
Copa Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 12:21 amSAL-ORD
14h 48m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
3:07 pm - 11:35 pmORD-SAL
9h 28m1 stop
$244Copa Airlines
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Thu, Dec 18 - Sat, Dec 27
Avianca Logo
5:45 pm - 1:15 pmSAL-ORD
19h 30m1 stop
Avianca Logo
4:25 pm - 9:05 pmORD-SAL
4h 40mnonstop
$251Avianca
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Sun, Dec 21 - Tue, Jan 20
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 11:58 pmSAL-ORD
9h 43m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:25 pmORD-SAL
7h 35m1 stop
$279Delta
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Sun, Dec 21 - Tue, Jan 20
Delta Logo
2:15 pm - 11:58 pmSAL-ORD
9h 43m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:25 pmORD-SAL
7h 35m1 stop
$290Delta
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Tue, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 12
Copa Airlines Logo
5:04 am - 1:41 pmSAL-ORD
31h 37m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
3:07 pm - 8:22 pmORD-SAL
30h 15m1 stop
$313Copa Airlines
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Sun, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
2:00 am - 11:15 pmSAL-ORD
20h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 8:17 pmORD-SAL
14h 17m1 stop
$316United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Salvador to O'Hare Intl flights

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

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from San Salvador to Chicago, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Salvador, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is March, where tickets cost $363 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $455 and $454 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

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 $402, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$139
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from San Salvador to Chicago

When to book flights from San Salvador to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Salvador to O'Hare Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking San Salvador to Chicago flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $139 for a one-way ticket and $158 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Salvador and Chicago?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Salvador and on arrival in Chicago.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Salvador to Chicago?

    On your way to Chicago, you’ll fly out from San Salvador El Salvador Intl. You’ll be landing at Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Salvador to Chicago?

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Salvador to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Salvador to Chicago?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Salvador and Chicago.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Salvador to Chicago?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from San Salvador to Chicago on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Salvador to Chicago, Delta or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Salvador to Chicago are Delta and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $522 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $388 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Salvador to Chicago?

    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 Salvador to Chicago.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from San 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 Salvador to Chicago?

    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 to Chicago with an airline and back to San Salvador with another airline. Booking your flights between San Salvador and ORD can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Salvador to Chicago?

    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 to Chicago from San Salvador up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Salvador to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $159 or less one-way and $267 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Salvador to Chicago?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Chicago O'Hare Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Salvador El Salvador Intl Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tuesday

Avianca

Avianca

Thursday

Avianca

Avianca

Saturday

Avianca

Avianca

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Direct returns

Chicago O'Hare Intl to San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Tuesday

Avianca

Avianca

Thursday

Avianca

Avianca

Saturday

Avianca

Avianca

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Salvador to O'Hare Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Salvador to Chicago. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Salvador to O'Hare Intl? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7980 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
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My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

2.0 MediocreGim, Jul 2025BGM - DTW
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My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

Check in process was terrible. Lady at counter didn’t know what she was doing

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

The crew was amazing; Von, Vera and Guadalupe were very friendly and attentive throughout the entire flight. They were friendly and welcoming to everyone. A solid and dedicated team for sure!

Terrible. I was bumped off of my original flight and spent the next six days fighting to get back on it. I lost hours of my vacation trying to get this situation corrected.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

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

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

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.

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

We had a five hour layover in the way home from Colombia. I read the "bout your flight" email carefully before we checked bags. We had to go through security right at the gate. Almost lost our ground coffee because that airport only allows 16 ounce of coffee and we had 18. I've been to 48 countries and never heard of a coffee restriction. I can't follow a rule I don't know about. I requested they bring our coffee to our checked luggage. Instead tey gate checked our bag for free. Back to planning transfers in Dallas I guess

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.

We were in transit from Lima (flight at 1.10am) and we were in stand by in our flight from Panama to Washington. We wait from 4.30 am to 18.30pm in the Airport. The company give us 2 x 15 dollars for eat during the day and a personnal travel voucher of 400 dollars each. Do they buy food one time something in the Airport ??? And one of us live in France so the voucher is not usable. More than 24 hours travel !! And our place were near the toilets, with 8 children around us. The boy behind my seat stamped his feet on my back all the flight. Really Wonder full ! So we are totally unhappy with our travel. Thanks Copa Airlines....

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

All flight attendants could benefit by taking an international flight on Qantas Airline. Qantas attendants are much more hospitable in every way. Much superior than and attendants on any US airline.

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.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

So far so good but food and entertainment are not available for this flight

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

Very clean and comfortable cabin. Amazing Mediterranean salad for lunch before landing. Great range of films to watch. Really quiet and easy to sleep on the flight also. The initial food was a bit weird: odd fried chicken pieces in some weird white gloop, but that would be my lack of cultural knowledge on the grub. Salad more than made up for it at the other end. Staff were super attentive and helpful. Great and easy flight

The flight was fine and the crew awesome. The problem is ORD and AA. Computers went down, ORD fell apart and a 40 min flight turned into a 3 hour trip. Guess the answer is to not try and fly to ORD after noon. But, as I said, crew was awesome and did everything they could to lesson the flight time.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

Most miserable flight ever. We waited almost 2 hours on the runway because the flight was oversold. American offered $1200 credit. Then there was some nonsense about weight distribution. Ridiculous. No food for 8 plus hours on the flight. I will be writing a letter.

The flight was 2 hour delayed, otherwise everything was excellent. The delay was due to the hourly limit requirement so given that as a reason, I'm happy with the flight!

Not sure the logic of the boarding in Groups. I was loaded first on the aisle. Then the guy in the middle. Then the guy by the window. Constantly holding up the other people boarding behind them with us blocking the aisle and this happened in most of the other rows

To start, I’d like to say that every American Airline personnel I interacted with on the ground, especially flight crew, was very friendly and did their best to help me out. Despite this, however, my experience with the airline was an entire mess. The 7:19 PM flight was heavily delayed due to weather, and pushed to 10:30 AM the next morning. Because of this, I had to spend the night inside of the airport. At some point later in the night, I got an email saying that the flight had been canceled. I called the support number, and the representative on the other line told me that the flight was still on and that I didn’t need to rebook. The next morning, no one came to the gate to open the door for the crew until almost 11 AM. By this time the flight crew had been waiting for over an hour, and they had called management to get someone to open the door for them multiple times. Around 11:30, the gate screen had changed to a different flight. I ended up buying a last minute ticket with Southwest airline just to get to Chicago, because the next flight with American wasn’t until 7:19 pm that day. Now, earlier that morning my suitcase had been sent ahead of me to ORD. I went to baggage claim to ask them if I could have my suitcase forwarded to where I was staying. The representative at SDF baggage claim said they could and put the claim in for me. As I was going back through TSA, I got an email that the airline had found my suitcase, but the next step was to send it BACK to SDF. I called the airline support number again, and I made it clear that my suitcase needed to stay in Chicago and to not come back to SDF. The representative told me that they would hold my suitcase at ORD and that it wasn’t going to be forwarded anywhere. Once I got there, I found that they had loaded my suitcase onto a plane to send it back to SDF. Thankfully, I had gotten to the baggage claim counter in time for them to put in a request to bring my suitcase back up. My refund with the airline is processing already, but because of this entire experience and miscommunication at every turn of the way, I will not book with American Airlines in the future.

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

Crew professional. Easy bag drop off. On time. Good entertainment.

Not what it used to be. The sale of food makes them look greedy!

Avianca is not what it used to be. So disappointing

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

why did we have to go through security mid flight

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.

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.

A few years ago long flights 6 hours or so used to have video screens and they offered ear phones. The food cart used to come and drinks. Now absolutely nothing. Avianca is as bad as Spirit Airlines. Avianca will now be my last choice when booking my next flight.

Terrible, We had to stay in Bogota for two days due to weather but the airline did not provide for the same day flight. Only two days later

Purchased a business class ticket and got a economy seat with center seat blocked they call it business. 3100usd ticket on a flight where economy costs 500usd The biggest scam insult have had on a regular airline. Avianca should be in the low cost category and kicked out of Star Alliance. I want the difference to be credited. Ets see what Avianca does. No reply so far. Avianca = low cost airline. Beware

Excellent flight and one of the smoothest landing I’ve ever experienced

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