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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 Salvador2 stops$228
San José
San José1 stop$213
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$212
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$387
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$265
Managua
Managua1 stop$265
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$367
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole2 stops$426
David
David1 stop$715
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$1,131
San Salvador
San Salvador2 stops$228
San José
San José1 stop$213
Guatemala City
Guatemala City1 stop$212
Panama City
Panama City1 stop$387
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$265
Managua
Managua1 stop$265
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula1 stop$367
Coxen Hole
Coxen Hole2 stops$426
David
David1 stop$715
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa2 stops$1,131

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

Wed, Jan 28 - Tue, Feb 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:08 pm - 1:03 pmBWI-GUA
17h 55m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 11:17 pmGUA-BWI
10h 02m1 stop
$212Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Dec 3 - Sat, Dec 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 3:20 pmBWI-SJO
8h 50m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:31 pm - 11:45 pmSJO-BWI
9h 14m1 stop
$213Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Feb 4 - Mon, Feb 9
United Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 8:39 pmBWI-SJO
9h 14m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 10:25 pmSJO-BWI
12h 40m1 stop
$236United Airlines
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Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Volaris El Salvador Logo
1:25 am - 5:02 amIAD-SAL
4h 37mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:20 am - 11:27 amSAL-IAD
4h 07mnonstop
$237Volaris El Salvador
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Sun, Jan 11 - Wed, Jan 21
Avianca Logo
1:30 am - 7:55 amIAD-SAL
7h 25m1 stop
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10:05 pm - 3:10 amSAL-IAD
4h 05mnonstop
$241Avianca
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Sat, Dec 6 - Fri, Dec 12
Avianca Logo
11:55 pm - 3:50 amIAD-SJO
4h 55mnonstop
Avianca Logo
4:30 pm - 3:10 amSJO-IAD
9h 40m1 stop
$241Avianca
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Mon, Jan 5 - Mon, Jan 19
Volaris El Salvador Logo
1:07 pm - 4:44 pmIAD-SAL
4h 37mnonstop
Volaris El Salvador Logo
6:20 am - 11:27 amSAL-IAD
4h 07mnonstop
$242Volaris El Salvador
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Sun, Jan 25 - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines Logo
5:18 pm - 12:56 pmBWI-SJO
20h 38m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 4:06 pmSJO-BWI
8h 36m1 stop
$242United Airlines
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Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 18
Copa Airlines Logo
1:12 am - 6:13 amIAD-PTY
5h 01mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
6:41 pm - 11:30 pmPTY-IAD
4h 49mnonstop
$458Copa Airlines
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Sat, Feb 14 - Fri, Feb 20
Copa Airlines Logo
8:29 am - 1:31 pmIAD-PTY
5h 02mnonstop
Copa Airlines Logo
6:41 pm - 11:32 pmPTY-IAD
4h 51mnonstop
$473Copa 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 $198 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 $198.

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 $446, 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 $261 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $613 and $380 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 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% 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$50
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 54% increase in price.
Flight from Baltimore 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 $298 on average. Morning departures are around 5% 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 $425.

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 1566 reviews
6.8Entertainment
6.9Food
7.4Comfort
7.8Boarding
8.1Crew
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Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

6.0 GoodZach, Oct 2025DEN - PTY
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Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

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.

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.

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

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

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.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

More choices on snacks. Built-in video screen to enjoy entertainment choices.

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

I have a gluten allergy so didn't have any food

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Everything was good The connects, with no blame to crew. Or pilots. I understand they are short staffed. Everything went well for me. I'll be using you guys again in May if not sooner.

Flight delay was communicated before leaving for airport which caused it to be a non-event. Great flight and crew!

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

Not even water is offered on the flight. You cannot lean back on the seats and the seats are so narrow you can’t avoid rubbing elbows with the person next to you.

I couldnt recline the seat. Other than that crew was very attentive and helpful. Thsnk you

I had to go to the boarding counter for them to enter my return flight as it’s not with Avianca. There was a long queue as there were lots of people being called to the counter.

This low cost airline looks and fells more like a local bus. In a 6 hour flight not being able to recline a seat is torture. The only thing available with no charge is a glass of water provided by, mostly, rude staff. Our luggage didn’t arrive

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

Did not fly with Pakistan International Airlines. Have never flown with Pakistan International Airlines.

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 .

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