R19 137 Find Cheap Flights to Central America

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Cheap Flights to Central America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stopsR20 301
Panama City
Panama City1 stopR19 137
Guatemala City
Guatemala City2 stopsR20 700
Liberia
Liberia2 stopsR22 020
San José
San José2 stopsR20 301
Panama City
Panama City1 stopR19 137
Guatemala City
Guatemala City2 stopsR20 700
Liberia
Liberia2 stopsR22 020

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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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 return flight deals to Central America

Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4
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20:50 - 13:31CPT-PTY
23h 41m1 stop
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8:16 - 18:00PTY-CPT
26h 44m2 stops
R19 137United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4
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20:50 - 13:31CPT-PTY
23h 41m1 stop
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10:00 - 18:00PTY-CPT
25h 00m1 stop
R19 207United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 21 - Tue, Nov 25
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18:55 - 22:21CPT-GUA
35h 26m2 stops
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11:24 - 10:20GUA-CPT
38h 56m2 stops
R20 700British Airways
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Fri, Nov 21 - Tue, Nov 25
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 22:21CPT-GUA
35h 26m2 stops
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11:24 - 12:10GUA-CPT
40h 46m2 stops
R20 718British Airways
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Tue, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 18
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23:45 - 18:25CPT-SJO
26h 40m1 stop
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20:30 - 21:55SJO-CPT
41h 25m1 stop
R24 174KLM
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
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18:50 - 17:10JNB-SJO
30h 20m1 stop
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19:25 - 8:50SJO-JNB
29h 25m1 stop
R24 278Air France
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
Air France Logo
18:50 - 17:10JNB-SJO
30h 20m1 stop
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19:25 - 21:35SJO-JNB
42h 10m2 stops
R24 642Air France
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Mon, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 13
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19:45 - 18:55JNB-SJO
31h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
20:40 - 9:30SJO-JNB
28h 50m1 stop
R25 736Lufthansa
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Wed, Mar 11 - Sun, Mar 15
KLM Logo
7:55 - 16:30CPT-PTY
39h 35m2 stops
KLM Logo
18:45 - 6:10PTY-CPT
28h 25m1 stop
R26 014KLM
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Thu, Oct 16 - Wed, Oct 22
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 13:45JNB-SJO
26h 45m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
14:40 - 8:35SJO-JNB
33h 55m3 stops
R34 784Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Central America

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Central America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Central America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa 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 South Africa to Central America is January, when tickets cost R19 346 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R27 699 and R27 386 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa 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 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 a flight from South Africa to Central America, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 61% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flightR19 137
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Central America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa 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 South Africa to Central America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from South Africa to Central America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from South Africa to Central America is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from South Africa to Central America?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from South Africa 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 South Africa 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 South Africa 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 day to fly to Central America?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Central America is Monday when return tickets can be as cheap as R24 793. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R29 422 on average.

  • 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 retur flights cost R1 348 on average. Morning departures are around 242% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R5 245.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Central America

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Central America flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Central America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa 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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1385 reviews
7,2Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,8Boarding
8,4Crew
7,3Food
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Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

2,0 MediocreIlja, Aug 2025AGP - AMS
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Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

I bought business class tickets but the seats are exactly like economy with no comfort seats nor an empty seat next to me provided. Very poor, low quality airline.

I don't understand the concept of paying to get your personal luggage onboard and then asked to check it in.... either sell the space or don't, its a hassle to carry those all through the airport just to make a check in at the last minute.

The food was great and the service and attitude was amazing!!

It was a great experience. The only thing I would have changed was that the bathrooms were never cleaned and they got very dirty.

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

We had a layover from YVR to Denver. We bought 4 bottles of Absolut Vodka at the YVR Duty Free for $116.20, after going through security and American Customs Pre Clearance at YVR, Vancouver. When we landed in Denver, United put us behind the American Customs as well as TSA again for some reason. We were forced to go through American Customs and TSA again. TSA confiscated our rightfully owned Duty Free Absolut Vodka bottles. Because United incorrectly forced our flight behind American border and TSA again, we missed the connecting flight. After United put us on a later flight, we eventually arrived in Chicago very late, with hardly any sleep. I am looking for compensation from United for our incorrectly confiscated Absolut Vodka bottles worth $116.20, as well as compensation for incorrectly putting us behind American Customs and TSA again, causing us to miss our connecting flight, making us arrive extremely late in Chicago.

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

Flight was delayed and missed my connection Lufthansa didn’t respond.

Although the flight was delayed the crew and the flight itself were very good. Couldn't fault anything and after the disappointment of being abandoned in the US by BA it was a welcome relief to travel with United

Terrible. Out flight was delayed for 21 (twenty one) hours. United is a joke.

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

Smooth flight, especially take off and landing, and great crew on board. Really loved the stroopwaffles!

All flight attendants could benefit by taking an international flight on Qantas Airline. Qantas attendants are much more hospitable in every way. Much superior than and attendants on any US airline.

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We were Polaris passengers and found the service poor. The food was ok but the flight attendants were not attentive and rushed the service.

The flight and crew were good. The customer experience on the ground could have been better. We had to reschedule our flight because of a delay on the previous flight. The attendants working the desk in Washington DC were not helpful. They told us to scan a QR code and that would get us rebooked. Why couldn't two people standing at their computers do this? We had to chat with someone to get everything figured out. It was extremely confusing.

Efficiency of staff, and comfort and cleanliness of aircraft was all great. Maybe a hot drink without payment at that time in the morning would be good!

This flight had way more space than my international flight which is just embarrassing

Safety which is #1 was great. Food choices was not always great and often ran out of choice meat before getting to back of economy. Had one staff member who was just rude otherwise everyone was quite pleasant especially with the job they have to do!

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

It was good, but I felt a little cramp on the plane whether I was in Economy or not.

It was my first experience in business class. It was everything I expected and more. Service was impeccable, food was delicious and I felt rested once I arrived to London

The Lufthansa app needs a whole revamp flight got delayed and it kept showing original time. Communicate better with you customers

Pretty standard. Crew was helpful and friendly. Plane was clean and food was good.

Not the best overall, had challenges during boarding due to the weight of my carry-on (over 8 kilos). Interesting enough they don't check all carry-on bags. It was very stressful as Discover worker kept insisting, I had to check my bag. I finally was able to get an exception to keep my carry-on, however, I felt racially discriminated and embarrassed by this. The flight did not have WIFI access and the timing to connect between flights is not enough. As the flight leaving Philadelphia to Frankfurt was delayed, I had about an hour to make my connection. I had to run and ask people to let me go first during immigration and security so I could then barely make it to my next flight, and it was the same process on the way back. It was a disappointed experience overall.

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

Excellent service by the flight crew, and the food was relatively very good compared to other airlines.

First time on BA but will fly with them from now on! Everything about the flight was superb!!!

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

Very bad because flight was cancelled and they never informed me i have to wait for three days in hotel to get another flight

The boarding was smooth, seats comfortable, crew friendly and helpful.

I ordered short ribs for main course. It tasted sweet, really sweet. Horrible.

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

A basic tea/ coffee and a snack could be provided especially for long distance flyers.

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