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The cheapest order to fly Guatemala City, San Jose and Panama City from Miami

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $1,040 a person and the most expensive at $1,290, a difference of $250 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Miami → San Jose → Panama City → Guatemala City → Miami

About $1,040 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Miami → San Jose → Panama City → Guatemala City → Miami$1,040
    cheapest order
  2. Miami → Panama City → Guatemala City → San Jose → Miami$1,056
    $16 more per person
  3. Miami → Guatemala City → San Jose → Panama City → Miami$1,135
    $95 more per person
  4. Miami → Guatemala City → Panama City → San Jose → Miami$1,192
    $152 more per person
  5. Miami → Panama City → San Jose → Guatemala City → Miami$1,193
    $153 more per person
  6. Miami → San Jose → Guatemala City → Panama City → Miami$1,290
    $250 more per person

Why San Jose first

  1. Miami to San Jose$280
  2. San Jose to Panama City$235
  3. Panama City to Guatemala City$238
  4. Guatemala City to Miami$287
  • Out of Miami, San Jose is the cheapest first stop at about $280. Panama City would be $329.
  • Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from San Jose at about $281, but the cheapest order ends in Guatemala City at $287 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
  • Guatemala City to San Jose is about $208, but the other way round is $299. Same two cities, $91 apart on direction alone.
  • The dearest order pays $385 for Panama City to Miami, a flight the cheapest order never takes.

Between the cities

  • San Jose to Panama City: about 510 km (320 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Tica Bus (overnight), about 15h 30m, usually $40 to $65.
  • Panama City to Guatemala City: about 1,350 km (840 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.

Entry rules on a US passport

Rules change; check the official source for your passport and dates before you book.

How much the order matters here

Getting the order right is worth $250 a person on this trip, 24% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 43 for how much the order matters, about the middle: worth getting right, and worth checking against your own dates.

What these numbers are

Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on November 12, 2026, from fares departing November 13, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.

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