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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$184
San José
San José1 stop$207
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$183
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$378
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$235
Managua
Managua1 stop$323
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula2 stops$197
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$422
David
David1 stop$468
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$736
San Salvador
San Salvadornonstop$184
San José
San José1 stop$207
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$183
Panama City
Panama City2 stops$378
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$235
Managua
Managua1 stop$323
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula2 stops$197
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole1 stop$422
David
David1 stop$468
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$736

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

Mon, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 9
Volaris El Salvador Logo
2:37 am - 4:57 amIAD-SAL
4h 20mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:37 pm - 12:54 amSAL-IAD
4h 17mnonstop
$184Volaris El Salvador
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 25
Avianca Logo
5:45 am - 8:00 amIAD-SAL
4h 15mnonstop
Avianca Logo
11:50 am - 6:05 pmSAL-IAD
4h 15mnonstop
$185Avianca
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Mon, Oct 6 - Sun, Oct 12
Avianca Logo
5:05 pm - 7:30 pmIAD-SAL
4h 25mnonstop
Avianca Logo
10:05 pm - 4:20 amSAL-IAD
4h 15mnonstop
$186Avianca
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Sat, Oct 25 - Tue, Nov 25
Volaris El Salvador Logo
2:37 am - 4:57 amIAD-SAL
4h 20mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:36 pm - 11:43 pmSAL-IAD
4h 07mnonstop
$192Volaris El Salvador
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Tue, Sep 16 - Fri, Oct 17
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 8:17 pmIAD-SAL
13h 42m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:06 pmSAL-IAD
14h 06m1 stop
$210United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 15 - Wed, Oct 15
United Airlines Logo
2:54 pm - 8:17 pmBWI-SAL
7h 23m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:58 pmSAL-BWI
14h 58m1 stop
$210United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 16
Copa Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 8:22 pmIAD-SAL
12h 47m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
8:33 am - 4:20 amSAL-IAD
17h 47m1 stop
$221Copa Airlines
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Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
5:02 am - 11:36 amBWI-SAL
8h 34m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 10:13 amSAL-BWI
19h 38m2 stops
$224American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 6
Copa Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 9:04 amBWI-SJO
18h 15m1 stop
Copa Airlines Logo
4:11 am - 3:08 pmSJO-BWI
8h 57m1 stop
$229Copa Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 20
American Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 11:35 amBWI-SAL
27h 35m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:35 pm - 9:48 amSAL-BWI
19h 13m2 stops
$229American 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 $222 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 $222.

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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $801 on average.

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 $250 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $673 and $379 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 Saturday 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 25% 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 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 54% increase in price.
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to San Salvador

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 $300 on average. Morning departures are around 8% 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 $436.

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.
7.5
Copa AirlinesOverall score based on 1509 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.8Entertainment
7.4Comfort
8.1Crew
6.8Food
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horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025PTY - IAD
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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....

It would have been better if they don't separate families in seating. We were seated in the aile row in the middle of a family of four. It would have been better if they they seat the family of four together than separated.

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

Had to cancel first flight because Airporter Bus took over 3 hrs to get to airport which resulted in an extra $378 dollar fare . Is there anyway I can be reimbursed for initial fare since it was not my fault? Sent from my iPhone EJ Ledet

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

The pilots were late and it made us 1 hour late. The meat was tough and bok choy was also tough.

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.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

The comfort of the seats was great, the crew eased my child’s anxieties and the fact that I had full cans of my beverage choice was great.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

4 hours late, including over +1 hour waiting in plane to take off. Baggage left behind too.

Sat on the ground in Cincinnati for 50 minutes before deplaning

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Crew should be nicer and emphatic with customers. Same cookies as the past 20 years. Seat are ok and the plane was clean though it was delayed.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

As smooth as you can expect. Some issues with boarding because the previous plane took forever to deplane but overall, a good experience.

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

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.

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.

Flew with our two children. Paid $380 to check two bags (one was overweight). They then left the bags behind on Sunday, December 21st, with all our family’s clothes and family Christmas presents. When we arrived at our destination they told us the bags had not arrived, and they thought (but didn’t know) they were still in Boston, but that there’d be a flight the next day and the bags would arrive the next day. The next day we found out there was no flight, now we’re hoping we get our bags before we fly back out. Meanwhile, trying to get any engagement or accurate information is a waste of time. The folks at the call center are just gatekeepers, who can’t connect with any departments that actually do things to solve a problem. Getting information is made deliberately difficult. My biggest regret is that I’ve had a number of awful experiences with Avianca traveling between the US and Colombia, and still let myself get suckered into buying these tickets because the schedule was great. Never again.

We were not aware carry-on bags cost extra until we arrived at the airport so, we were charged $240.00 for two small carry- on bags! There was a substantial fee for drinks and snacks. No wifi, or other entertainment was available. Waiting areas were crowded and uncomfortable.

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