Cheap flights from Chicago to San Salvador from $185

If you aren’t able to travel to San Salvador during the month of August, then flying in January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $80.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to San Salvador from Chicago is on a Saturday. momondo users have found tickets for Saturday departures for as low as $390. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to San Salvador on Friday is $652.

Fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl to San Salvador El Salvador Intl for the best Chicago - San Salvador El Salvador Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Salvador from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Salvador for around $435 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Salvador from Chicago for as low as $332 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Chicago to San Salvador.

Delta and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Avianca, United Airlines and Copa Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Salvador from Chicago according to our data. Avianca is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Salvador. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to San Salvador on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Chicago and San Salvador have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 154 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Avianca have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Houston (IAH) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Panama City (PTY) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $306.

Flights connecting via Guatemala City (GUA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 25m.

Guatemala City (GUA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 35m.