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$135+ Cheap flights to Central America

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 9/15. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
— SJO
Jul 11 — Jul 181
Sat 7/11
Sat 7/18
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Flights to Central America in 2026

Cheapest flights to Central America
Explore the most affordable flight options available to Central America. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on June 11, 2026.

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Thu 10/156:59 am
EWR
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SAL
Nonstop4h 50m
Volaris El Salvador
Mon 10/1910:49 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 40m
Volaris El Salvador
Deal found 6/7$314
This Orbitz deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/11. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Orbitz is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 9/126:59 am
EWR
-
SAL
Nonstop4h 50m
Volaris El Salvador
Wed 9/1610:49 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 40m
Volaris El Salvador
Deal found 6/11$350
This Booking.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Booking.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 10/16:59 am
EWR
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SAL
Nonstop4h 50m
Volaris El Salvador
Mon 10/1910:49 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 40m
Volaris El Salvador
Deal found 6/8$351
This Booking.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/10. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Booking.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 9/126:59 am
EWR
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SAL
Nonstop4h 50m
Volaris El Salvador
Fri 9/2510:49 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 40m
Volaris El Salvador
Deal found 6/10$352
This Booking.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/8. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Booking.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 10/136:59 am
EWR
-
SAL
Nonstop4h 50m
Volaris El Salvador
Mon 10/1910:49 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 40m
Volaris El Salvador
Deal found 6/8$354
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 9/106:37 pm
EWR
-
SAL
Nonstop4h 58m
United Airlines
Thu 9/1710:45 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 45m
United Airlines
Deal found 6/9$364
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/10. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 9/307:00 am
EWR
-
SAL
1 stop9h 30m
United Airlines
Tue 11/311:54 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 36m
United Airlines
Deal found 6/10$365
This Copa Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/9. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Copa Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 10/54:10 am
JFK
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SAL
1 stop18h 22m
Copa Airlines
Wed 10/211:59 pm
SAL
-
JFK
1 stop24h 18m
Copa Airlines
Deal found 6/9$367
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 9/145:29 pm
EWR
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GUA
2 stops19h 27m
American Airlines
Thu 10/153:00 pm
GUA
-
EWR
2 stops19h 52m
American Airlines
Deal found 6/7$369
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/11. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 8/256:37 pm
EWR
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SAL
Nonstop4h 58m
United Airlines
Sat 9/51:20 pm
SAL
-
EWR
1 stop16h 09m
United Airlines
Deal found 6/11$370
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 7/38:50 pm
EWR
-
SAL
1 stop17h 25m
United Airlines
Mon 7/1310:45 pm
SAL
-
EWR
Nonstop4h 47m
United Airlines
Deal found 6/6$371
This Delta deal was found by Cheapflights users on 6/7. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Delta is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 9/26:00 am
EWR
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GUA
1 stop7h 29m
Delta
Thu 10/11:05 pm
GUA
-
EWR
1 stop7h 19m
Delta
Deal found 6/7$372

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Find flight deals to Central America

Find the latest flights to Central America in 2026, with up-to-date prices and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 2,558,603 searches and data was last updated on June 11, 2026.

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October

Average price

$457

Round-trip from

$314

One-way from

$135

Good round-trip deal

$384 or less

Good one-way deal

$164 or less
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Locate flights to Central America that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 2,558,603 searches and data was last updated on June 11, 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to Central America that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

NewarkSan Salvador

EWR - SAL

EWRSAL

Newark

Tue 8/25

6:37 pm-9:35 pm

Nonstop4h 58m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Sat 9/5

1:20 pm-7:29 am

1 stop16h 09m

$374

NewarkSan Salvador

EWR - SAL

EWRSAL

Newark

Mon 8/31

1:55 pm-8:49 pm

1 stop8h 54m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Thu 11/12

4:40 pm-10:25 am

1 stop16h 45m

$381

NewarkSan Salvador

EWR - SAL

EWRSAL

Newark

Tue 6/16

6:00 am-11:29 am

1 stop7h 29m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Thu 6/25

1:20 pm-11:59 pm

1 stop8h 39m

$389

New YorkSan José

LGA - SJO

LGASJO

New York LaGuardia

Sat 9/12

6:00 am-12:21 pm

1 stop8h 21m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 9/17

7:55 am-9:57 pm

1 stop12h 02m

$416

New YorkSan José

LGA - SJO

LGASJO

New York LaGuardia

Sat 10/31

6:05 am-11:55 am

1 stop7h 50m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sat 11/14

12:35 pm-11:15 pm

1 stop9h 40m

$420

New YorkSan José

JFK - SJO

JFKSJO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 6/16

2:30 am-8:21 am

1 stop7h 51m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Wed 6/24

1:37 pm-1:00 am

1 stop9h 23m

$438

New YorkSan Salvador

JFK - SAL

JFKSAL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/9

6:00 am-12:04 pm

1 stop8h 04m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Sat 9/19

1:37 pm-12:59 am

1 stop9h 22m

$465

New YorkSan Salvador

JFK - SAL

JFKSAL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 6/16

9:34 am-11:37 pm

1 stop16h 03m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Mon 11/16

4:59 am-5:17 pm

1 stop11h 18m

$473

New YorkSan José

LGA - SJO

LGASJO

New York LaGuardia

Sun 10/11

8:30 pm-11:58 am

1 stop17h 28m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 10/15

1:23 pm-11:41 pm

1 stop8h 18m

$475

New YorkSan José

JFK - SJO

JFKSJO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 6/20

3:32 pm-7:09 am

1 stop17h 37m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Sat 6/27

6:19 pm-12:27 pm

1 stop16h 08m

$475

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Best time to book a flight to Central America

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Central America

How long is the flight to Central America?

On average, a flight from New York to Central America takes 13 hours 44 minutes. Flights to Central America from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

Weekly flight availability to Central America

The most flights from New York to Central America are scheduled on a Monday (3 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (2 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Central America?

The most popular airlines flying from New York to Central America are Avianca, United Airlines and JetBlue.

Avianca
Avianca
From $94
United Airlines
United Airlines
From $87
American Airlines
American Airlines
From $196
Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines
From $89

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Central America?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Central America are Volaris El Salvador, Delta and Avianca.

Rainfall in Central America by month

Plan your trip to Central America by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Central America ranges from 0.0 - 13.0 inches per month. August is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 13.0 in. February is typically the driest time to visit Central America when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

Temperature in Central America by month

Plan your trip to Central America by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Central America, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, March is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 77.0 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 73.4 F).

When is the best time to book a flight to Central America?

The best time to book flights to Central America is 50 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Central America?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly round-trip from New York to Central America. Price data was last updated on June 8, 2026.

Users looking for the lowest fares to Central America should consider flying on Sunday at noon, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Sunday afternoons, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular places to fly to in Central America?

Destination popularity is based on the amount of flight searches to Central America in the last few years. This data was updated on June 11, 2026.
The most popular places in Central America to fly to are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Honduras.

Reviews of airlines servicing Central America

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to Central America. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to Central America. Reviews last updated June 11, 2026.
Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown Copa Airlines,United Airlines, andAmerican Airlines to Central America to help guide your decision. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.
United Airlines
7.4
Good
9,808 reviews
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.
American Airlines
7.1
Good
11,641 reviews
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.
JetBlue
7.1
Good
2,980 reviews
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.
Avianca
6.5
Okay
2,535 reviews
Copa Airlines
7.5
Good
1,569 reviews

Entertainment

6.8

Food

6.9

Boarding

7.7

Crew

8.1

Overall

7.5

Comfort

7.4

Reviews

1 / 20
2.0
Mediocre

Katerine,Mar 2026

LAX - PTY

Really i was expecting be more friendly with family’s, more when you travel with a infant. We expected like a priority to boarding or be friendly with the spots on the aeroplane.

FAQs about flying to Central America

  • Can I find cheaper flights to Central America if I am willing to have layovers?

    Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Central America on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

  • What is the best airline to fly to Central America?

    Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Volaris El Salvador is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Central America.

  • What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Central America?

    David Enrique Malek is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Central America. One-way flights to David Enrique Malek typically cost $28, while round-trip flights cost around $77.

  • How much is a round-trip flight to Central America?

    A round-trip flight to Central America will typically cost around $324, however they can be found for as little as $152.

  • Where does the fastest flight to Central America depart from?

    For those looking to save time traveling to Central America, Miami offers the quickest one-way flight (2 hours 10 minutes).

  • Does San José Juan Santamaria Intl have rental cars?

    Yes. Those touching down at San José Juan Santamaria Intl can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

  • Are there hotels close to San José Juan Santamaria Intl?

    Yes. San José Juan Santamaria Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Around Juan Santa Maria is the closest property to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (0.0 mi away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl).

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