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  "response": {
    "Key": "SFO-GT",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SFO",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "fullCity": "San Francisco, California",
      "airport": "San Francisco Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "GT",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Guatemala"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Guatemala can I fly to from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco you fly into Guatemala City, the main international gateway. Non-stop options are limited, so most itineraries connect through hubs like Houston, Los Angeles, or Mexico City. Guatemala City is the base for onward road travel to Antigua, Lake Atitlán, and the Mayan ruins of Tikal."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Francisco to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Guatemala City, non-stop flights take around 5 hours 30 minutes southbound and about 6 hours northbound. One-stop itineraries typically range from 7 to 10 hours depending on the connection point."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from San Francisco to Guatemala. The most common one-stop routings connect through major hubs like Los Angeles, Houston, or Mexico City. Total travel time typically ranges from 8 to 12 hours depending on layover duration."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Francisco to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Guatemala non-stop options are limited. Major airlines with one-stop flights include American, Delta, United, Avianca and Copa via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San Francisco to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San Francisco to Guatemala are May, April, and October, with January through March and August also offering decent value, while December, June, July, and November are the priciest. For the best fare, book 6 to 9 weeks ahead and aim to depart on a Monday rather than a Friday; late-night and evening flights tend to be cheapest. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas push prices noticeably higher.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from San Francisco to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "Book flights from San Francisco to Guatemala about 6 to 9 weeks ahead for the best fares, when prices average around $688.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Guatemala?",
        "answer": "Guatemala draws travelers to Antigua for colonial charm, Lake Atitlán for volcano views, Tikal for Mayan ruins and Guatemala City for museums and transit. Flights from SFO land in Guatemala City, with shuttle connections onward."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Guatemala are best to fly into from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Guatemala, La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City is the main gateway and receives most flights from the U.S., making it the best choice for onward domestic connections by bus or shuttle. Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores serves the northern Petén region and Tikal ruins, but typically requires a connection in Guatemala City."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Guatemala?",
        "answer": "For Guatemala, November to April is the dry season with the best weather, especially for visiting Antigua and Tikal. Summer is rainy and can disrupt travel. Book early for the busy December holidays and Easter week."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to San Francisco Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "BART rapid rail is the fastest and most popular way to reach SFO from downtown San Francisco, with direct service from multiple city center stations to the airport's International Terminal. Ride-share services like Lyft and Uber, along with taxis, offer door-to-door convenience at a higher cost, picking up from the Domestic Garage or curbside at arrivals. SamTrans bus 292 and 398 provide a budget-friendly public transit alternative, while driving and parking are possible with both short-term and long-term options near the terminals.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://flysfo.com/passengers/ground-transportation",
            "title": "Ground Transportation | San Francisco International Airport",
            "favicon": "https://flysfo.com/themes/custom/blueskies/favicon.ico",
            "time_published": "2026-04-08T21:19:40Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://flysfo.com/de/node/10188",
            "title": "Ground Transportation | San Francisco International Airport",
            "favicon": "https://flysfo.com/themes/custom/blueskies/favicon.ico",
            "time_published": "2026-04-08T21:19:40Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFO",
            "title": "San Francisco International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-27T05:13:36Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_International_Airport",
            "title": "San Francisco International Airport",
            "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png",
            "time_published": "2026-07-18T07:52:09Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.flysfo.com/pt-br",
            "title": "Home Page | San Francisco International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}