San José to San Salvador runs about 24 times a day, with the first departure around 06:01 and the last around 20:13. One passenger pays between €59.14 and €64.45, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 29m over 716 km, on services run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€59.14 to €64.45
- 155%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving San José
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:01First departure
- 20:13Last departure
- 24Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €131.12Mon21
- about €112.24Tue22
- about €115.78Wed23
- about €121.68Thu24
- about €109.88Fri25
- about €116.37Sat26
- about €107.52Sun27
- about €76.84Mon28
- about €74.48Tue29
- about €78.61Wed30
- about €91.59Thu1
- about €83.92Fri2
- about €85.69Sat3
- about €80.97Sun4
- about €61.50Mon5
- about €59.14Tue6
- about €62.09Wed7
- about €76.84Thu8
- about €72.12Fri9
- about €73.30Sat10
- about €67.99Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into San Salvador. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Salvador for the night the flight gets in
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When to book San José to San Salvador
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €76.8490 days
- €63.2760 days
- €52.6545 days
- €51.4730 days
- €67.9921 days
- €80.9714 days
- €107.527 days
- €115.783 days
- €131.121 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €51.47.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 155 percent. The dearest point is €131.12, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to San José to San Salvador and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
716 km
695 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
335,007 → 525,990
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 716 km against 695 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
The fare from SAL into San Salvador is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in San Salvador
Settled in advance, so the ride into San Salvador costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Estación SITRAMSS Salvador del Mundo
Most of the points near Estación SITRAMSS Salvador del Mundo open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about San José to San Salvador
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from San José to San Salvador?
The fastest journey from San José to San Salvador takes 4h 29m door to door, of which 1h 19m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from San José to San Salvador?
The cheapest fare from San José to San Salvador is €59.14, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €99.26. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from San José to San Salvador?
The cheapest way from San José to San Salvador is by flight, at €59.14 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 29m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book San José to San Salvador?
Fares from San José to San Salvador bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €51.47. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 155 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for San José to San Salvador?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from San José to San Salvador, at €74.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for San José to San Salvador?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from San José to San Salvador, at €51.47 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from San José to San Salvador?
4 operators sell services from San José to San Salvador across 1 mode: Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia, Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca El Salvador, Volaris El Salvador. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from San José to San Salvador?
Every service we sell from San José to San Salvador is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 29m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from San José to San Salvador use?
Services from San José to San Salvador by flight leave from Juan Santamaría International Airport SJO and arrive at El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez SAL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from San José to San Salvador?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from San José to San Salvador allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for San José to San Salvador on 20 September 2026: 716 km of route against 695 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €59.14, and 4h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
San José reaches 34 places in 17 countries on services we hold, over distances from 167 to 9,393 km. San Salvador reaches 35 places in 14 countries, from 178 to 8,649 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving San José
- 34Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 25Operators
Arriving in San Salvador
Leaving San Salvador
- 35Places you can leave for
- 14Countries
- 15Operators