Cheap flights from San Salvador to San Francisco from $279

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of May, then flying in June is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $403.

The cheapest day to depart from San Salvador to San Francisco is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $424. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $533.

Our data shows that the cheapest San Salvador to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the afternoon for as low as $455. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $463.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from San Salvador when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $455 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from San Salvador for as low as $421 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on San Salvador El Salvador Intl to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 25% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Salvador to San Francisco flight.

As of March 2026, prices for San Salvador to San Francisco flights are approximately 14% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Avianca and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Salvador El Salvador Intl to San Francisco

Avianca, Volaris El Salvador and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from San Salvador according to our data. Avianca is the first choice among our users, with 84% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 2% of flights between San Salvador and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 102 minutes.

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

Saturday 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 2% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between San Salvador and San Francisco is 4 per day as of March 2026. The most frequent departure time is 5:00PM, with 50% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, 31 flights take off from San Salvador and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 23% of weekly flights taking off on this day.