For those looking to escape the GTA winter, Avianca has dropped the price of their flights from Toronto to San Salvador, El Salvador down to $339 CAD roundtrip including taxes.
Actually, that’s not quite true. Avianca doesn’t include any carry-on luggage in their base fares which allows their prices to appear significantly cheaper than they really are in major search engines. You’ll often find bottom-feeders conveniently overlooking this fact.
You need to add around $100-$112 CAD roundtrip to their prices for a more realistic comparison against other airlines.
For a true comparison against other airlines, Avianca’s flights to El Salvador have dropped down to $439 CAD roundtrip.
The flights are nonstop both ways.
You can also find similar prices on Avianca’s nonstop flights from Toronto to Bogota, Colombia. They are about $30 CAD more roundtrip.
And 1 stop flights from Toronto to the following destinations are also available for a realistic price (including carry-on) of approximately $439 to $499 CAD roundtrip…
Cartagena, Colombia
Cali, Colombia
San Jose, Costa Rica
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guayaquil, Ecuador (Gateway to the Galapagos Islands)
Quito, Ecuador
COPA has also responded to the Avianca price drops with a few cheap flights of their own to South America, mainly in January/February. But their dates are pretty limited. COPA includes carry-on with their cheapest prices.
COPA is showing flights to Ecuador and Colombia for $377 to $423 roundtrip.
Availability for travel
January, February, March, April, May, June 2025
(varies by destination)
How to find and book this deal
1. Start with one of the following Google Flights searches:
Google Flights: Toronto to San Salvador, El Salvador [Nonstop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Bogota, Colombia [Nonstop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Quito, Ecuador [COPA]
Google Flights: Toronto to Medellin, Colombia [COPA]
Google Flights: Toronto to Guatemala City, Guatemala [1 Stop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Cali, Colombia [COPA]
Google Flights: Toronto to Guayaquil, Ecuador [1 Stop]
Google Flights: Toronto to San Jose, Costa Rica [1 Stop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Cali, Colombia [1 Stop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Quito, Ecuador [1 Stop]
Google Flights: Toronto to Cartagena, Colombia [1 Stop]
2. In Google Flights, click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view.
– Browse for the cheapest dates by adjusting the trip length at the bottom.
– Look for the dates that are $339-$399 CAD roundtrip.
3. Click through to the Avianca website.
IMPORTANT: The price on the Avianca website will be in $USD. You need to select the ‘Basic Fare’ level and then ignore the usual attempts to sell you a bundle.
And then add your luggage separately in the following steps.
The price should be approximately: $239 USD for the roundtrip flight and $77 USD for roundtrip carry-on.
$239 USD + $77 USD = $439 CAD roundtrip for the flight + carry-on.
screenshot from Google Flights
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