Cheap flights from Washington, D.C. to El Salvador from $165

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to El Salvador from Washington, D.C., with most prices found around $266. The month of September is another great option to travel to El Salvador, with average flight prices from Washington, D.C. averaging around $267.

The cheapest day to depart from Washington, D.C. to El Salvador is on a Tuesday. Travelers who choose to depart for El Salvador on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as $368. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Sunday because tickets tend to average around $407. 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 Washington, D.C. at noon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $303 when looking at flights departing at noon. Flights to El Salvador are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $435. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl to San Salvador El Salvador Intl for the best Washington, D.C. - El Salvador flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to El Salvador from Washington, D.C. when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to El Salvador for around $358 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to El Salvador from Washington, D.C. for as low as $321 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Washington, D.C. to El Salvador flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

United Airlines, American Airlines, and Volaris El Salvador are the most popular carriers operating from Washington, D.C. to El Salvador

Avianca, Volaris El Salvador and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to El Salvador from Washington, D.C. according to our data. Avianca is the first choice among our users, with 53% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to El Salvador. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to El Salvador on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Washington, D.C. and El Salvador have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 127 minutes.

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

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 6 flights take off from Washington, D.C. and land in El Salvador each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 52% of daily flights taking off in the morning.

As of May 2026, there are 44 flights per week flying from Washington, D.C. to El Salvador. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.