$74 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Central America

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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Central America

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Salvador
San Salvadornonstop$186
San José
San José1 stop$187
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$193
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$387
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$265
Managua
Managua1 stop$305
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$240
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$421
David
David2 stops$687
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$798
San Salvador
San Salvadornonstop$186
San José
San José1 stop$187
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$193
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$387
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$265
Managua
Managua1 stop$305
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$240
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$421
David
David2 stops$687
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$798

Book Cheap Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Washington, D.C. to Central America

Sat, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 11
Avianca Logo
6:15 pm - 9:55 pmIAD-SAL
4h 40mnonstop
Avianca Logo
10:05 pm - 3:10 amSAL-IAD
4h 05mnonstop
$186Avianca
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Sat, Sep 27 - Mon, Oct 13
Avianca Logo
7:25 pm - 9:50 pmIAD-SAL
4h 25mnonstop
Avianca Logo
10:05 pm - 4:20 amSAL-IAD
4h 15mnonstop
$187Avianca
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Thu, Nov 6 - Tue, Nov 11
Volaris El Salvador Logo
1:23 am - 5:00 amIAD-SAL
4h 37mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:36 pm - 11:43 pmSAL-IAD
4h 07mnonstop
$189Volaris El Salvador
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
Volaris El Salvador Logo
2:25 pm - 4:45 pmIAD-SAL
4h 20mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:36 pm - 11:43 pmSAL-IAD
4h 07mnonstop
$191Volaris El Salvador
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Sun, Mar 1 - Wed, Mar 11
United Airlines Logo
12:37 pm - 9:19 pmBWI-SAL
9h 42m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:30 am - 11:20 amSAL-BWI
7h 50m1 stop
$209United Airlines
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Sun, Mar 1 - Wed, Mar 4
United Airlines Logo
12:37 pm - 9:19 pmBWI-SAL
9h 42m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:30 am - 4:25 pmSAL-BWI
12h 55m1 stop
$220United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 17
American Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 2:28 pmBWI-SAL
20h 03m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:31 pm - 10:14 amSAL-BWI
17h 43m2 stops
$224American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 22
American Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 11:40 amBWI-SAL
17h 55m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 10:00 amSAL-BWI
19h 19m2 stops
$225American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 22
Copa Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 11:37 pmBWI-SAL
8h 48m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 3:08 pmSAL-BWI
8h 03m1 stop
$257Copa Airlines
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Thu, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 8
Copa Airlines Logo
3:32 pm - 7:10 amIAD-SJO
16h 38m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
10:08 am - 3:22 amSJO-IAD
16h 14m1 stop
$258Copa Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to Central America flights

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

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. found in the last 72 hours was to San Salvador, at $175 round-trip. The most popular route is from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to San Salvador (SAL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $175.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Washington, D.C. 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 $413, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Central America is September, when tickets cost $270 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $656 and $394 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to Central America?

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

For Washington, D.C. to Central America, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Central America back to Washington, D.C., the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Central America, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$74
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 51% increase in price.
Flight from Baltimore to San José

FAQs - booking Central America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to Central America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Central America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $303 on average. Morning departures are around 9% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $435.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Central America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. 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 1531 reviews
6.8Entertainment
7.8Boarding
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Food
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We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025PTY - ORD
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We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

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

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.

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....

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

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

Everything was good, except the seats in economy were so close together, you could barely get out when the seat in front of your was reclined. If the airlines keep jamming in more and more seats, it will become intolerable. I will look for another airline that considers customer comfort and does not keep adding more rows of seats for more profit.

Great service on board. Boarding a bit slow due to process. Food was pretty average.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

Staff was rude. Didn’t give water for 2 hours. Worst service

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

I fly UAL 7-8 times per year. This flight was not up to snuff because it boarded very late "due to unexpected delays in restocking the plane" and yet Flight Aware showed the plane had landed some 10 hours earlier--so I think they could have planned accordingly. The FA's were nice but harried. The video system had to be rebooted 3-4 times. The food service was rather abrupt; they forgot my row and when I asked for my meal, they brought it with some impatience. Overall, the flight was fine, but the little details made it feel somewhat mundane and hurried.

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

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

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Don’t know they cancelled the flight day before I was to leave. They sent a email at 9:00 pm at night saying they cancelled. That is the smooth way to say we don’t want your business! I think they didn’t have enough people booking so they cancelled the flight! It’s all about the money anymore there is no honesty in business.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

We fly American Airlines quite a bit. And we always fly business class when traveling internationally. We were a bit disappointed with the comfort of this particular plane as well as the entertainment options.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

Boarding, crew were excellent, food was ok and entertainment need to improve

Usb plugs for charging your phone does not work in every flight. uncomfortable chairs even in higher categories.

The seats were uncomfortable and barely reclined at all. Very little leg room despite being business class. The crew was friendly and the food was good. Had to use my own phone for in-flight entertainment.

Very uncomfortable planes , poor service on the plane , take your own water so you don’t dehydrate , in a 6 hs flight they sold one time food and beverage . 1 plane was delayed 6 hs , I lost a connecting flight . Then in the way back they announce a delay of 2 hs so I had to take a different flight to arrive on time for my connecting flight . Avoid this airline .

No food, terms when selling are not clear. To pricy for the service in general

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

Flight to Bogotá delayed by 3 h Missed connection from Bogotá to Guayaquil. Avianca unable to bring us to Baltra on time Overall delay 36h. We missed boat departure from galagos. Overall 10 day trip needed to be cancelled. Avianca was completely un-professional.

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

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.

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