San Francisco to San Salvador runs about 7 times a day, with the first departure around 06:25 and the last around 14:38. One passenger pays between €337.03 and €396.62, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 9h 2m over 4,359 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 7, 2026
€337.03 to €396.62
- 177%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving San Francisco
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:25First departure
- 14:38Last departure
- 7Services per day
- 57%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €791.92Mon21
- about €642.06Tue22
- about €659.76Wed23
- about €832.63Thu24
- about €679.23Fri25
- about €669.79Sat26
- about €634.98Sun27
- about €466.83Mon28
- about €437.92Tue29
- about €434.97Wed30
- about €524.65Thu1
- about €469.78Fri2
- about €483.35Sat3
- about €455.62Sun4
- about €372.43Mon5
- about €379.51Tue6
- about €337.03Wed7
- about €467.42Thu8
- about €409.01Fri9
- about €398.98Sat10
- about €366.53Sun11
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
Sort by distance from Estación SITRAMSS Salvador del Mundo and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book San Francisco to San Salvador
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €457.3990 days
- €378.3360 days
- €303.9945 days
- €286.2930 days
- €366.5321 days
- €455.6214 days
- €634.987 days
- €659.763 days
- €791.921 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €286.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 177 percent. The most expensive point is €791.92, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to San Francisco to San Salvador and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
4,359 km
4,232 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
827,526 → 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.
- Direct or connecting
- 57% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 43% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 4,359 km against 4,232 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Guadalajara, Mexico City, Los Angeles. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
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 cab stand 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.
Baggage storage near Estación SITRAMSS Salvador del Mundo
Most of the points near Estación SITRAMSS Salvador del Mundo open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about San Francisco to San Salvador
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Francisco to San Salvador?
The fastest journey from San Francisco to San Salvador takes 9h 2m door to door, of which 5h 54m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 28m, 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 Francisco to San Salvador?
The cheapest fare from San Francisco to San Salvador is €337.03, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €568.90. 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 Francisco to San Salvador?
The cheapest way from San Francisco to San Salvador is by flight, at €337.03 for one passenger on October 7, 2026. That journey takes 9h 4m 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 Francisco to San Salvador?
Fares from San Francisco to San Salvador bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €286.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 177 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for San Francisco to San Salvador?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to San Salvador, at €434.97. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for San Francisco to San Salvador?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from San Francisco to San Salvador, at €267.41 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 service from San Francisco to San Salvador?
Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia, Avianca El Salvador publish service areas covering both San Francisco and San Salvador, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from San Francisco to San Salvador?
57 percent of the services we sell from San Francisco to San Salvador are direct. The rest connect at Guadalajara, Mexico City, Los Angeles, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from San Francisco to San Salvador use?
Services from San Francisco to San Salvador by flight leave from San Francisco International Airport SFO 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 Francisco to San Salvador?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from San Francisco 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
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 labeled 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 Francisco to San Salvador on September 20, 2026: 4359 km of route against 4232 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €337.03, and 9h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in San Salvador is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of San Salvador and across El Salvador
Day trips that leave San Salvador in the morning and cover a good part of El Salvador by evening.
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The two ends, compared
San Francisco reaches 127 places in 31 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 13,585 km. San Salvador reaches 35 places in 14 countries, from 178 to 8,649 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving San Francisco
- 127Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 56Operators
Arriving in San Salvador
Leaving San Salvador
- 35Places you can leave for
- 14Countries
- 15Operators