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19:35 - 20:59JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

33h 24m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

15:02 - 10:25GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 23m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R18 182British Airways

Sun, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 14

19:35 - 20:59JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

33h 24m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

6:00 - 10:25GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 25m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R18 643British Airways

Wed, Feb 3 - Sun, Feb 7

19:35 - 20:59JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

33h 24m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

6:00 - 10:25GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 25m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R18 692British Airways

Wed, Feb 3 - Sun, Feb 7

19:35 - 20:59JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

57h 24m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

6:00 - 10:25GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 25m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R18 758British Airways

Wed, Feb 3 - Sun, Feb 7

19:35 - 13:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

49h 30m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

13:19 - 7:35SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 16m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R19 892Multiple Airlines

Sun, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 14

22:00 - 22:48JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

32h 48m1 stop Newark

23:57 - 18:35GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 38m1 stop Newark

R20 303United Airlines

Sun, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 14

22:00 - 22:48JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

32h 48m1 stop Newark

1:05 - 18:35GUA Guatemala City La Aurora-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 30m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

R20 303United Airlines

Sun, Feb 7 - Sat, Feb 13

22:00 - 21:19JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

31h 19m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

23:54 - 18:35SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 41m1 stop Newark

R20 435United Airlines

Sun, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 14

11:10 - 6:31JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

26h 21m1 stop Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

21:34 - 11:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 26m2 stops Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Cape Town Intl

R22 621Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 30 - Mon, Dec 7

19:35 - 14:13JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

49h 38m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

15:13 - 10:25PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 12m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R22 687American Airlines

Mon, Nov 30 - Mon, Dec 7

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22:00 - 21:47JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

31h 47m1 stop Newark

23:54 - 18:35SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 41m1 stop Newark

R20 533United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

22:00 - 21:47JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

31h 47m1 stop Newark

16:40 - 18:35SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 55m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Newark

R20 533United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

22:00 - 19:02JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

28h 02m1 stop Newark

8:16 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 19m2 stops Orlando Newark

R20 813United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

22:00 - 20:27JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

29h 27m2 stops Newark Orlando

9:11 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 24m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

R20 813United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

22:00 - 19:02JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

28h 02m1 stop Newark

10:00 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 35m1 stop Newark

R20 813United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

21:40 - 12:32JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

46h 52m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

14:57 - 22:00SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

47h 03m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

R23 492Delta

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

13:45 - 16:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

58h 45m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Miami Managua Augusto C Sandino

7:50 - 15:35SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

47h 45m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R26 517Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 1

15:35 - 9:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

24h 35m3 stops Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Manaus Eduardo Gomes Intl Bogotá El Dorado

22:30 - 22:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

R30 249Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

19:50 - 12:06CPT Cape Town Intl-MGA Managua Augusto C Sandino

48h 16m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

13:25 - 16:10MGA Managua Augusto C Sandino-CPT Cape Town Intl

66h 45m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R32 830United Airlines

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Oct 29

15:35 - 15:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

30h 40m3 stops Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Brasilia Bogotá El Dorado

19:11 - 12:45PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 34m3 stops Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

R37 713Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

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JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/2

19:35-20:59

2 stops33h 24m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sun 14/2

15:02-10:25

2 stops35h 23m

R18 182

JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 3/2

19:35-20:59

2 stops33h 24m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sun 7/2

6:00-10:25

2 stops44h 25m

R18 643

JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 3/2

19:35-20:59

2 stops33h 24m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sun 7/2

6:00-10:25

2 stops44h 25m

R18 692

JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 3/2

19:35-20:59

2 stops57h 24m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sun 7/2

6:00-10:25

2 stops44h 25m

R18 758

JohannesburgSan Salvador

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

JNBSAL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/2

19:35-13:05

2 stops49h 30m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Sun 14/2

13:19-7:35

2 stops34h 16m

R19 892

JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/2

22:00-22:48

1 stop32h 48m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sun 14/2

23:57-18:35

1 stop34h 38m

R20 303

JohannesburgGuatemala City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - GUA Guatemala City La Aurora

JNBGUA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/2

22:00-22:48

1 stop32h 48m

Guatemala City La Aurora

Sat 13/2

1:05-18:35

2 stops33h 30m

R20 303

JohannesburgSan Salvador

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - SAL San Salvador El Salvador Intl

JNBSAL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/2

22:00-21:19

2 stops31h 19m

San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Sun 14/2

23:54-18:35

1 stop34h 41m

R20 435

Fastest return journey

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 30/11

11:10-6:31

1 stop26h 21m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Mon 7/12

21:34-11:00

2 stops30h 26m

R22 621

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 30/11

19:35-14:13

2 stops49h 38m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Mon 7/12

15:13-10:25

2 stops36h 12m

R22 687

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Flight prices to countries in Central America

Interested in flights to Central America? Find the countries in Central America that you can fly to for the biggest savings

	Price	R19 473 - R24 923

CHEAPEST COUNTRY	Guatemala	16% cheaper	Users typically spent R3 633 less on flights to Guatemala
MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY	Belize	8% more expensive	Users typically spent R1 808 more on trips to Belize
MOST POPULAR COUNTRY TO FLY TO	Panama	77% more popular	As a popular travel destination, more of our users plan to visit Panama than any other country in Central America

Where are the most popular flight destinations in Central America?

The most popular flight destination in Central America, according to our users, is Panama, followed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua.

Cheap Central America flight deals and tips

Summary info about Central America flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	R16 012
Best Round-Trip Price	R18 182
Fastest flight time	30h 25m

The best one-way flight price to Central America from South Africa in the last 5 days is R16 012 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Panama City Tocumen Intl).

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The best return flight price to Central America from South Africa in the last 5 days is R18 182 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Guatemala City La Aurora).

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The fastest flight to Central America from South Africa takes 30h 25m (Cape Town Intl to Panama City Tocumen Intl).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Central America

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Central America?

Prices for flights to Central America refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Central America?

As of October 2026, there are 3 operators available to choose from for flights to Central America.

How old do you have to be to fly to Central America?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel to Central America.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Central America?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Central America can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Central America. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Central America?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Central America. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Central America with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo allows you to filter the results for flights to Central America to just show those with flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to Central America?

Once you have performed a search for flights to Central America, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Central America right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Price alerts on flights to Central America are quick and easy to set up on momondo. Simply perform a search and select the price alert feature. It is as simple as that.

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R16 012 Cheap flights to Central America

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Where are the most popular flight destinations in Central America?

The most popular flight destination in Central America, according to our users, is Panama, followed by Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua.

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