{
  "response": {
    "Key": "SFO-PE",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SFO",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "fullCity": "San Francisco, California",
      "airport": "San Francisco Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PE",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Peru"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Peru can I fly to from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco you typically fly into Lima, often with one stop in Central America or Houston. From Lima you can connect to Cusco for Machu Picchu, Arequipa for the Colca Canyon, or Iquitos for Amazon access. There are no non-stop flights from SFO to Peru."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Francisco to Peru?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Lima, non-stop flights take approximately 9 hours 30 minutes southbound and about 10 hours northbound. One-stop routes to Cusco typically run 12 to 14 hours total, with longer times for connections through Lima or other hubs."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Francisco to Peru?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from San Francisco to Peru. The most common one-stop routings connect through Lima, typically via Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, or Panama City, with total travel times of about 10 to 14 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Francisco to Peru?",
        "answer": "From SFO to Peru you can fly nonstop with LATAM or connect via hubs on American, Delta, United, Copa or Avianca."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San Francisco to Peru?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San Francisco to Peru are April, May, and September, with April fares averaging the lowest. Booking 6–9 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and departing on a Tuesday or a late-night flight tends to be cheaper than flying on a Friday or Thursday. Peak summer and major holidays — especially December — are usually the most expensive times to travel.",
        "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 Peru?",
        "answer": "For flights from San Francisco to Peru, the optimal booking window is about 6 to 9 weeks ahead of departure, when average fares hover around $794.",
        "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 Peru?",
        "answer": "In Peru, Lima is the capital and gateway, Cusco is the base for Machu Picchu, Arequipa offers colonial architecture and nearby volcanoes, while Iquitos provides Amazon access. Most travelers take short flights between these cities."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from San Francisco to Peru?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits to Peru, and you can stay up to 183 days. No electronic travel authorization is required, but entry rules can change, so verify current requirements before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Peru are best to fly into from San Francisco?",
        "answer": "From San Francisco to Peru, Lima's Jorge Chávez International Airport is the primary gateway with the most long-haul options and connections to domestic flights. Cusco's airport is ideal for direct access to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, though it requires a connection in Lima."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Peru?",
        "answer": "The best time to visit Peru is during the dry season from May to October, which offers sunny days ideal for Machu Picchu and Cusco, though June to August is peak tourist season with higher prices. For fewer crowds and lower costs, consider April or November, which are shoulder months with generally good weather."
      }
    }
  }
}