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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

San José
San José2 stopsR28 567
Guatemala City
Guatemala City2 stopsR19 423
Panama City
Panama City2 stopsR20 611
Liberia
Liberia2 stopsR31 699

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R15 679
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to San José

FAQs - booking Central America flights

  • How long is the flight to Central America?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Central America takes 30h 55m, covering a distance of 20222 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Panama City with an average flight time of 31h 47m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Central America?

    The cheapest ticket to Central America from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R19 423. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Panama City Tocumen Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R20 611.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Central America?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Panama City (56% of total searches to Central America). The next most popular destinations are San José (26%) and Guatemala City (15%).Searches for flights to Liberia (3%) are also popular.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Central America

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is February.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Central America

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Central America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1349 reviews
7,2Entertainment
7,9Boarding
7,7Comfort
8,4Crew
7,3Food
Airline reviews

Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

6,0 GoodAnonymous, Dec 2024BOS - CDG
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Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

I tried to upgrade to premium economy anis seat online during the checkin process. The payment didn’t work due to a technical glitch on KLM’s website. I wasn’t able to change my seat unless I called Amsterdam. Since I was in Canada and there’s a time difference this wasn’t practical. So when I arrived early to Ottawa airport my seat wasn’t available and I could only get a middle seat in premium economy which isn’t great. These middle seats are priced at the same rate as an aisle seat which makes no sense.

Seats were comfortable crew members support was very good but AVML ordered or selected by us needs a lot of improvement.

Transavia flight, was booked as KLM but i couldnt select seat or access boarding pass with KLM at all. Crammed seating and very no frills experience all around. First and last time.

Transavia flight. Couldn't select seat or anything prior to flight. No connection with klm systems. Seats are very crammed. Extremely no frills.

Overall a very pleasant flight. No significant issues on either flight. Amsterdam airport is very convenient for connecting

The IFE was quite old, but it worked fine and the content was good. The cabin crew were excellent and the food was as also very good

It’s chaotic at the bus stop outside of the airport because of the Uber meeting point. You need to be alert and look for the KLM bus which is not branded or labeled. Incorrect information was provided to go to gate 28, when in fact the bus was at gate 27. On the plus side the bus left early and arrived early to Ottawa.

Great flight because I upgraded to Premium Comfort. Made a huge difference in the experience.

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

Not great , just ok . I expected better food but it did not deliver . Flight staff was ok . The guy at the drop off bag counter was the only saving grace in this whole trip . He was pleasant, friendly and very helpful . You couldn’t ask for a better assistance from him .

There was 2 hours delay before boarding and 2 hours delay after boarding while waiting in the plane

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

Boarding was a disaster being moved by Air France by bus to the plane. The plane should have been at the right gate.

They lost my baggage and I still have not got it back. Disgrace

They lost my lauggage and I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT. NO ONE IS HELPING! PLEASE HELP FIND MY LOST LAUGGAGE

A disaster. Air France is a real joke. They overcharge us customers for absolutely nothing. Service was very poor, food was mediocre, entertainment non existent, etc. We paid thousands of dollars for our business class tickets and then we were told in Paris we could not access its lounge. Really Air France ? Congratulations on irritating your customers to the sky high level and ensuring we will do everything in our power to discourage others to travel with you.

They again did not offer any functioning WiFi in the transatlantic crossing.

ANA was great. United was horrible. They bumped us from economy plus to economy and were supposed to contact us for a refund but no luck. We booked the seats 9 months in advance.

We appreciated the friendly, efficient, and professional flight attendants. A wider selection of hot foods would be nice.

Never nice, United Express partners always do an amazing job.

Connection coordination with Star Alliance partner could be better. Lots of check in setup was not interlinked between operators.

Short flying. The seats do not recline at all and very uncomfortable.

The width of the chair is very small. Not comfortable at all.

Left late after one day delay. Even after we were called to board we stood in line for 30 minutes. Seemed disorganized.

Everything was fantastic. Modern plane. All the amenities! Although the paid snacks and meals are pure robbery. Like i understand airlines need to make money, but 11$ USD for an overnight oats with some nuts in it and barely any pieces of apple.... Highway robbery

The plane used to go to Chicago was a bit outdated and needed a refresh

Never happened, because of the first delayed flight I lost the connection and had to wait overnight and take two flights to reach my destination.

Istanbul to Miami is a very long flight, somewhat uncomfortable, especially because the seating offers very limited space outside of business class.

Great! Because it's on time...with great and kindness stewards 😇

Did not expect no entetainment, food was ok. No alcohol on a. International flight

My experience was amazing. Very friendly hosts and impeccable service.

Seemed like a cramped A321 config. Roasting hot cabin most of the flight. Wifi did not work. Lots of first time fliers, I think, who didn't know how to follow a seat assignment.

The food was disgusting that only what i wanted to say

Customer service is very bad. They don’t understand English or Arabic which made it very hard to communicate with them. Also when calling to discuss any issue with ticket reservation they hang the phone on you even when speaking to the manager. I will not fly Turkish airlines and I will not recommend to family and friends

Everything was great except the meat served was tough and overcooked!

Temperature in plane in both segments was warm. Otherwise, great experience

First was canceled no compensation second day was delayed Worst airline I have ever seen

The seats were uncomfy and the food tasteless, crew clueless

The seats of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner were ridiculously uncomfortable. I was on 10 flights during this vacation and this plane was super uncomfortable both times I was on one whereas all of the others were perfectly fine. Additionally, these planes do not have any air vents that passengers can control, the climate is entirely controlled by the crew which made for an extremely uncomfortable temperature for the duration. The flight attendants tried to make everyone happy with the temperature but several people you could tell were excessively warm and just wanted a bit of airflow.

I only took two Europe trip with BA, 100% are delayed. Today’s delay caused missed next flight, they booked next flight for me but we had to wait at the airport for 6 hours. The trip to Berlin, same experience, delayed for 3 hours for no reason. Will not treat with BA anymore.

Business class in Club Europe is basically a slightly larger seat, with the middle seat blocked off. Not really business class, except for the free food/drink - which was also delicious!

Food made us sick for the rest of the day. Terrible passenger in front of me kept reclining and banging his seat, it hurt my knee multiple times. I kindly asked the attendant to intervene, she would not. Way too many sick people coughing on the flight without wearing a mask. Sick passengers should not be allowed to fly unless they wear a mask. I hope we don't get sick for our 2 week vacation

The flight was good, my only complaint is that we were delayed in leaving by a significant amount of time.

Flight cancelled! Rebooked by circuitous routing although there were seats available on other nonstop flights.

Flight got delayed which made my already short layover in london to be reduced to sn hour considerI had to change Terminals fir my ingoing flight to NY

The flight was uncomfortably warm. We asked a member of the crew to adjust the temperature, and they said they would but it didn't make a noticeable difference. They really cram you into the plane, too, in economy. It was quite uncomfortable for an 11 hour flight.

The flight attendants serving the food is really bad on this party flight. He is a bald guy and was very rude.

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Recent return flight deals

10/2Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
30h 23mJNB-GUA
20/2Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
34h 20mGUA-JNB
R19 423
10/2Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 13mJNB-GUA
20/2Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
34h 20mGUA-JNB
R19 603
10/2Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 39mJNB-GUA
19/2Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
32h 30mGUA-JNB
R19 801
10/2Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 39mJNB-GUA
19/2Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
31h 55mGUA-JNB
R19 999
15/3Sat
1 stopAir France
30h 05mJNB-PTY
31/3Mon
1 stopAir France
29h 20mPTY-JNB
R25 993
15/3Sat
2 stopsAir France
27h 40mJNB-PTY
31/3Mon
1 stopAir France
29h 20mPTY-JNB
R26 065
7/3Fri
1 stopKLM
23h 30mJNB-PTY
24/3Mon
1 stopKLM
44h 15mPTY-JNB
R26 443
3/3Mon
2 stopsKLM
27h 40mJNB-PTY
24/3Mon
1 stopKLM
44h 15mPTY-JNB
R26 497
27/12Fri
3 stopsTurkish Airlines
35h 42mJNB-GUA
13/1Mon
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
37h 32mGUA-JNB
R68 637
27/12Fri
3 stopsTurkish Airlines
35h 42mJNB-GUA
8/1Wed
2 stopsTurkish Airlines
37h 32mGUA-JNB
R81 507

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2 stops
34h 40mJNB-SJO
R15 679
2/2Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 25mJNB-SJO
R17 947
2/2Sun
1 stopAir France
30h 15mJNB-SJO
R18 811
30/12Mon
2 stops
31h 59mJNB-GUA
R18 811
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26h 30mJNB-SJO
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22/12Sun
multi-stopDelta
68h 28mJNB-BZE
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47h 55mBZE-JNB
R26 371
22/12Sun
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33h 36mJNB-GUA
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R27 811
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multi-stopDelta
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R30 493
22/12Sun
multi-stopDelta
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multi-stopDelta
47h 54mGUA-JNB
R30 709
22/12Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 36mJNB-GUA
12/1Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
34h 11mGUA-JNB
R30 925
22/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
22h 41mJNB-BZE
12/1Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
43h 05mBZE-JNB
R47 954
22/12Sun
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multi-stop
51h 35mBZE-JNB
R67 629

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