Cheap flights from San Salvador to Los Angeles from $169

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from San Salvador, with most prices found around $280. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from San Salvador during September instead. Flights to Los Angeles in September, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $282.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $320. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $391.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from San Salvador to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $330. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $481 per ticket.

Fly from San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Los Angeles for the best San Salvador El Salvador Intl - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from San Salvador when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $321 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from San Salvador for as low as $277 on momondo.

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

Avianca and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Los Angeles

Volaris El Salvador, Avianca and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from San Salvador according to our data. Volaris El Salvador is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 6% of flights between San Salvador and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 minutes.

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

Sunday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Tuesday 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 1% 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 Guatemala City (GUA) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $378.

Flights connecting via Guatemala City (GUA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 25m.

Guatemala City (GUA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 10m.

7 flights are operational daily from San Salvador to Los Angeles as of February 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00AM, with 40% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between San Salvador and Los Angeles is 54 per week as of February 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.