What is the cheapest month to fly to Central America?

Currently, the cheapest month for flights to Central America is September . The most expensive month for flights is March . The cheapest prices are shown above but prices will vary according to departure times, airlines, class and how early you book.

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 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 $37, while round-trip flights cost around $33.

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

A round-trip flight to Central America will typically cost around $225, however they can be found for as little as $106.

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 15 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 María is the closest property to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (0.0 mi away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl).

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Average price	$400
Round-trip from	$240
One-way from	$87
Good round-trip deal	$343 or less
Good one-way deal	$124 or less

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Wed 5/285:25 amJFK - SAL

1 stop8h 44mAmerican Airlines

Wed 6/41:12 pmSAL - JFK

1 stop8h 57mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$240

Thu 5/12:10 amJFK - SAL

Nonstop4h 57mVolaris El Salvador

Sat 5/105:17 pmSAL - JFK

Nonstop4h 50mVolaris El Salvador

Deal found 4/10$241

Fri 5/163:35 amJFK - SAL

Nonstop4h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/295:17 pmSAL - JFK

Nonstop4h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$267

Sun 6/83:50 amJFK - GUA

Nonstop4h 50mAvianca

Mon 6/97:35 pmGUA - JFK

Nonstop4h 40mAvianca

Deal found 4/9$272

Wed 5/2811:59 amJFK - GUA

Nonstop4h 57mJetBlue

Wed 6/44:25 pmGUA - JFK

Nonstop4h 45mJetBlue

Deal found 4/10$273

Thu 5/153:32 pmJFK - SJO

1 stop8h 21mCopa Airlines

Mon 5/196:07 pmSJO - JFK

1 stop17h 43mCopa Airlines

Deal found 4/10$278

Mon 5/53:00 amJFK - SJO

1 stop12h 30mAvianca

Tue 6/33:05 pmSJO - JFK

2 stops9h 10mAvianca

Deal found 4/10$280

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1 stop19h 31mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$281

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1 stop7h 18mSpirit Airlines

Tue 5/1311:32 amSJO - LGA

1 stop21h 28mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$282

Thu 5/296:10 amJFK - SJO

1 stop8h 40mAmerican Airlines

Thu 6/126:10 amSJO - JFK

1 stop15h 00mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$284

Mon 4/281:21 amJFK - SJO

1 stop8h 15mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/2812:28 pmSJO - JFK

2 stops20h 01mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/10$287

Mon 9/15:59 amJFK - GUA

1 stop14h 21mAmerican Airlines

Wed 10/11:10 pmGUA - JFK

1 stop9h 18mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$288

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Fri 5/306:59 amJFK - SAL

1 stop7h 10mAmerican Airlines

Wed 6/1112:30 pmSAL - JFK

1 stop8h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$240

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Nonstop4h 57mVolaris El Salvador

Sat 5/105:17 pmSAL - JFK

Nonstop4h 50mVolaris El Salvador

Deal found 4/10$241

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Nonstop4h 50mMultiple Airlines

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Nonstop4h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/8$244

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Tue 6/1710:55 pmSAL - JFK

Nonstop4h 40mAvianca

Deal found 4/8$262

Wed 5/2811:59 amJFK - GUA

Nonstop4h 57mJetBlue

Wed 6/44:25 pmGUA - JFK

Nonstop4h 45mJetBlue

Deal found 4/10$273

Sat 5/103:32 pmJFK - SJO

1 stop18h 03mCopa Airlines

Mon 5/126:07 pmSJO - JFK

1 stop17h 43mCopa Airlines

Deal found 4/10$278

Mon 5/56:00 amLGA - SJO

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Tue 5/1311:32 amSJO - LGA

1 stop21h 28mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$282

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1 stop8h 55mSouthwest

Wed 5/148:45 amSJO - LGA

2 stops12h 40mSouthwest

Deal found 4/9$298

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1 stop8h 00mDelta

Fri 5/161:25 pmLIR - JFK

1 stop9h 32mDelta

Deal found 4/10$333

Tue 5/138:20 amEWR - SJO

Nonstop5h 18mUnited Airlines

Wed 5/217:55 amSJO - EWR

1 stop9h 58mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/10$355

Sat 4/266:00 amJFK - SJO

1 stop7h 46mFrontier

Sat 5/31:24 pmSJO - JFK

1 stop9h 11mFrontier

Deal found 4/10$369

Mon 5/58:20 amEWR - SJO

Nonstop5h 18mBrussels Airlines

Tue 5/137:55 amSJO - EWR

1 stop9h 58mBrussels Airlines

Deal found 4/10$426

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Tue 4/156:00 amJFK - SJO

1 stop7h 55mDelta

Mon 9/151:18 pmSJO - JFK

1 stop9h 34mDelta

Deal found 4/10$406

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1 stop9h 34mAmerican Airlines

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1 stop7h 39mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$299

Thu 4/176:40 amJFK - SAL

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Deal found 4/11$415

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2 stops19h 33mAmerican Airlines

Thu 4/241:15 pmPTY - JFK

2 stops22h 50mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$420

Thu 4/178:12 pmLGA - SJO

1 stop15h 59mUnited Airlines

Wed 9/101:30 pmSJO - LGA

1 stop19h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/10$432

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1 stop25h 28mFrontier

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Deal found 4/10$386

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Deal found 4/10$415

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Deal found 4/10$415

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Nonstop4h 55mMultiple Airlines

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Nonstop4h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/9$327

Mon 4/213:00 amJFK - SAL

Nonstop4h 55mAvianca

Sun 5/410:55 pmSAL - JFK

Nonstop4h 40mAvianca

Deal found 4/10$404

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Sat 5/312:10 amJFK - SAL

Nonstop4h 52mVolaris El Salvador

Deal found 4/10$87

Mon 4/283:35 amJFK - SAL

Nonstop4h 55mAvianca

Deal found 4/9$90

Sat 4/267:29 amJFK - SAL

1 stop13h 25mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/9$94

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Deal found 4/10$116

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Deal found 4/10$117

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Deal found 4/10$121

Wed 4/3011:40 amLGA - SJO

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Deal found 4/10$121

Wed 4/303:50 amJFK - SJO

1 stop7h 30mAvianca

Deal found 4/10$121

Sun 4/2710:57 amLGA - SJO

1 stop14h 53mSpirit Airlines

Deal found 4/10$122

Tue 4/158:12 pmLGA - SJO

1 stop15h 59mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/10$124

Thu 4/246:25 amJFK - SJO

1 stop8h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/10$124

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1 stop8h 21mCopa Airlines

Deal found 4/9$126

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JFK - SAL

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 5/28

5:25 am-12:09 pm

1 stop8h 44m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Wed 6/4

1:12 pm-12:09 am

1 stop8h 57m

$240

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JFK - SAL

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 5/1

2:10 am-5:07 am

Nonstop4h 57m

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Sat 5/10

5:17 pm-12:07 am

Nonstop4h 50m

$241

New YorkSan Salvador

JFK - SAL

JFKSAL

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 5/16

3:35 am-6:30 am

Nonstop4h 55m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Thu 5/29

5:17 pm-12:07 am

Nonstop4h 50m

$267

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JFK - GUA

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 6/8

3:50 am-6:40 am

Nonstop4h 50m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Mon 6/9

7:35 pm-2:15 am

Nonstop4h 40m

$272

New YorkGuatemala City

JFK - GUA

JFKGUA

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 5/28

11:59 am-2:56 pm

Nonstop4h 57m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Wed 6/4

4:25 pm-11:10 pm

Nonstop4h 45m

$273

New YorkSan José

JFK - SJO

JFKSJO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 5/15

3:32 pm-9:53 pm

1 stop8h 21m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 5/19

6:07 pm-1:50 pm

1 stop17h 43m

$278

New YorkSan José

JFK - SJO

JFKSJO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 5/5

3:00 am-1:30 pm

1 stop12h 30m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Tue 6/3

3:05 pm-2:15 am

2 stops9h 10m

$280

New YorkSan José

LGA - SJO

LGASJO

New York LaGuardia

Sat 5/10

1:22 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop7h 13m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Mon 5/12

12:27 pm-11:45 pm

1 stop9h 18m

$281

New YorkSan José

LGA - SJO

LGASJO

New York LaGuardia

Mon 5/5

6:00 am-11:18 am

1 stop7h 18m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Tue 5/13

11:32 am-11:00 am

1 stop21h 28m

$282

New YorkSan José

JFK - SJO

JFKSJO

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 5/29

6:10 am-12:50 pm

1 stop8h 40m

San José Juan Santamaria Intl

Thu 6/12

6:10 am-11:10 pm

1 stop15h 00m

$284

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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 15 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.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Central America?

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

Weekly flight availability to Central America

The most flights from New York to Central America are scheduled on a Thursday (4 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (3 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

From $175

United Airlines

From $180

JetBlue

From $165

American Airlines

From $238

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Central America?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Central America are Delta, Spirit Airlines and Volaris.

Rainfall in Central America 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

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).

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

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

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Overall it was good on the flight. Before the flight with checking the bag at JFK was a nightmare. It took way too long and the Delta concierge was very rude to everyone. But other than that it was fine.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,851 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,279 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Copa Airlines

7.6

Good

1,408 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,575 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,910 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

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 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 $37, while round-trip flights cost around $33.
How much is a round-trip flight to Central America?
A round-trip flight to Central America will typically cost around $225, however they can be found for as little as $106.
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 15 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 María is the closest property to San José Juan Santamaria Intl (0.0 mi away from San José Juan Santamaria Intl).

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How long is the flight to Central America?

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 March 30, 2025.

Weekly flight availability to Central America

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

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Central America?

Rainfall in Central America by month

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Temperature in Central America by month

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

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 April 11, 2025.

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

FAQs about flying to Central America

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What is the best airline to fly to Central America?

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

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

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