Cheap flights from San Francisco to El Salvador from $238

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to El Salvador from San Francisco, with most prices found around $452. The month of March is another great option to travel to El Salvador, with average flight prices from San Francisco averaging around $472.

The cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to El Salvador is on a Monday. Travelers who choose to depart for El Salvador on a Monday will often find tickets for as low as $611. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $662. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to El Salvador.

Flying to El Salvador from San Francisco at noon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $633 when looking at flights departing at noon. Flights to El Salvador are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $639. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to El Salvador from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to El Salvador for around $596 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to El Salvador from San Francisco for as low as $515 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to El Salvador flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between San Francisco and El Salvador have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 88 minutes.

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

Friday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday 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 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between San Francisco and El Salvador is 2 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 11:00PM, with 85% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of August 2026, 17 flights take off from San Francisco and land in El Salvador each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 24% of weekly flights taking off on this day.