San Salvador to San Francisco (SFO) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from San Salvador to San Francisco, look for around $685, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $695 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 6 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

San Salvador to San Francisco flight prices at a glance

• Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from San Salvador to San Francisco for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for SAL → SFO. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
• Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $685 ($725 on American Airlines) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via Dallas out and one connection via Dallas back. Arrive home Feb 3. Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $685.12 · See flights for these dates
• Good price: about $685 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $685.12 · See flights for these dates
• Nonstop: Avianca flies nonstop. A nonstop was among the saved fares for Tue Dec 8 and Tue Jan 12; other dates may have one too.
• Flight time: Nonstop takes about 6 hours to San Francisco and about 5½ hours back.
• Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $685; lowest Axel-exclusive $685 ($725 on American Airlines)) and Dec 2026 (typical $694; lowest Axel-exclusive $694 ($733 on Frontier Airlines)).
• Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.2–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $45 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · SAL–SFO. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $685.12 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 6 trips we checked were at least 5.2% less.

San Salvador to San Francisco nonstop flights, airlines and connections

Yes, we found nonstop options in both directions. Nonstop takes about 6 hours to San Francisco and about 5½ hours back. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

• Avianca: Nonstop
• American: Via Dallas
• Frontier: Via Atlanta
• United: Via Los Angeles

San Salvador to San Francisco flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $685. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

San Salvador to San Francisco flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5.2–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $45 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

• American Airlines, Jan 26–Feb 2: $725 on American Airlines, Axel-exclusive $685 ($40 less).
• Avianca nonstop, Jan 12–19: $873 on Avianca, Axel-exclusive $828 ($45 less).

Why book San Salvador to San Francisco flights with Axel

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San Salvador to San Francisco fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,121.36 · Airline $1,186.00 · Save $64.64 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out SAL–SFO 562 07:45–11:55, back SFO–SAL 561 23:00–06:35+1; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:37Z.
• 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,203.01 · Airline $1,269.00 · Save $65.99 · See flights for these dates Avianca / United Airlines (out SAL–SFO 562 07:45–11:55, back SFO–SAL 1457 / 523 08:45–19:50; nonstop out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:37Z.
• 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $693.78 · Airline $733.00 · Save $39.22 · See flights for these dates Frontier Airlines (out SAL–SFO 218 / 1447 12:35–23:05, back SFO–SAL 1448 / 219 00:53–13:01; one connection via Atlanta out, one connection via Atlanta back). The return leaves just after midnight on Dec 29; go to the airport the previous evening. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:39Z.

January 2027

• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $827.60 · Airline $873.00 · Save $45.40 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out SAL–SFO 562 07:45–11:55, back SFO–SAL 561 23:00–06:35+1; nonstop out, nonstop back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:38Z.
• 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $1,099.10 · Airline $1,160.00 · Save $60.90 · See flights for these dates Avianca / United Airlines (out SAL–SFO 562 07:45–11:55, back SFO–SAL 1120 / 521 19:09–05:55+1; nonstop out, one connection via Los Angeles back). Arrive home Jan 20. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:38Z.
• 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $685.12 · Airline $725.00 · Save $39.88 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SAL–SFO 1104 / 1691 15:07–23:47, back SFO–SAL 2488 / 1035 23:23–14:07+1; one connection via Dallas out, one connection via Dallas back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:02:39Z.

How we checked San Salvador to San Francisco prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from SAL to SFO for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter journeys means ≤1 stop · ≤9h out / ≤9h back; overnight arrivals allowed. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: SAL → SFO. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

SAL–SFO · 2026-11-23 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

• Axel-exclusive $637.45 · Aeromexico 629 / 668 · 15:17–11:38 (November 24, 2026) local · 1 stop (MEX) · 22h 21m. Airline fare: $671. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $641.72 · American Airlines 1035 / 1005 · 15:20–23:36 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 10h 16m. Airline fare: $678. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $711.17 · Avianca 560 · 17:30–21:40 local · Nonstop · 6h 10m. Airline fare: $749. See flights for these dates

Checked November 6, 2026 at 01:33 AM UTC

SAL–SFO · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $1,078.25 · Avianca 560 · 17:30–21:40 local · Nonstop · 6h 10m. Airline fare: $1,138.

• Axel-exclusive $1,118.87 · United Airlines 2203 / 1768 · 02:05–09:51 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 9h 46m. Airline fare: $1,179.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

SAL–SFO · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $693.78 · Frontier Airlines 218 / 1447 · 12:35–23:05 local · 1 stop (ATL) · 12h 30m. Airline fare: $733.

• Axel-exclusive $878.28 · United Airlines 2203 / 1768 · 02:05–09:45 local · 1 stop (IAH) · 9h 40m. Airline fare: $925.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

SAL–SFO · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $685.12 · American Airlines 1104 / 1691 · 15:07–23:47 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 10h 40m. Airline fare: $725.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

SAL–SFO · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

• Axel-exclusive $827.60 · Avianca 562 · 07:45–11:55 local · Nonstop · 6h 10m. Airline fare: $873.

• Axel-exclusive $903.42 · United Airlines 1130 / 1609 · 16:40–00:30 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (IAH) · 9h 50m. Airline fare: $956.

• Axel-exclusive $954.95 · American Airlines 1104 / 2120 · 15:07–08:56 (January 13, 2027) local · 1 stop (DFW) · 19h 49m. Airline fare: $1,010.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC

SAL–SFO · 2027-02-11 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

• Axel-exclusive $391.85 · American Airlines 1104 / 446 · 15:55–23:26 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 9h 31m. Airline fare: $414. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $612.36 · Aeromexico 629 / 668 · 15:18–11:29 (February 12, 2027) local · 1 stop (MEX) · 22h 11m. Airline fare: $648. See flights for these dates

• Axel-exclusive $711.17 · Avianca 562 · 07:45–11:55 local · Nonstop · 6h 10m. Airline fare: $749. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 08:24 AM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Avianca 5.2/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · Frontier Airlines 4.4/10 · Aeromexico 6.3/10. Every airline rated.

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