Where can I go for $1,500 from San Francisco?

36 destinations fit a $1,500 budget for 2 travellers over 7 days — and that's the whole trip: flights, lodging, food, getting around, things to do, transfers and insurance.

Lake Atitlan

Guatemala

$1,496

likely $1,017–$1,974 · $748/person

Lean 6h flight Wider estimate

Flights $806 Lodging $138 Food $182 Getting around $84

likely $865–$2,119 · $746/person

Lean 7h flight

Flights $856 Lodging $144 Food $168 Getting around $70

likely $1,000–$1,942 · $736/person

Lean 5h flight Wider estimate

Flights $536 Lodging $219 Food $266 Getting around $98

likely $1,295–$1,648 · $736/person

Lean Good time to go 5h flight

Flights $604 Lodging $235 Food $224 Getting around $84

likely $831–$2,033 · $716/person

Lean 6h flight

Flights $636 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $825–$2,019 · $711/person

Lean 6h flight

Flights $694 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $820–$2,008 · $707/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $534 Lodging $228 Food $238 Getting around $84

likely $960–$1,863 · $706/person

Lean 6h flight Wider estimate

Flights $688 Lodging $163 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $818–$2,002 · $705/person

Lean 6h flight

Flights $682 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $803–$1,965 · $692/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $504 Lodging $228 Food $238 Getting around $84

likely $932–$1,809 · $685/person

Lean Good time to go 5h flight Wider estimate

Flights $550 Lodging $228 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $786–$1,926 · $678/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $628 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $778–$1,906 · $671/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $614 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $774–$1,894 · $667/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $606 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $771–$1,889 · $665/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $602 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $770–$1,886 · $664/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $600 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $762–$1,866 · $657/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $518 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $762–$1,866 · $657/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $586 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $759–$1,857 · $654/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $580 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $759–$1,857 · $654/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $580 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $754–$1,846 · $650/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $504 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $748–$1,832 · $645/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $562 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $747–$1,829 · $644/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $492 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $745–$1,823 · $642/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $556 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $744–$1,820 · $641/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $554 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $739–$1,809 · $637/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $546 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $739–$1,809 · $637/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $546 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $733–$1,795 · $632/person

Lean 5h flight

Flights $536 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $731–$1,789 · $630/person

Lean 3h flight

Flights $464 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

likely $731–$1,789 · $630/person

Lean 2h flight

Flights $380 Lodging $228 Food $238 Getting around $84

likely $724–$1,772 · $624/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $520 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $723–$1,769 · $623/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $518 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $710–$1,738 · $612/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $496 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $708–$1,732 · $610/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $492 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $699–$1,713 · $603/person

Lean 4h flight

Flights $478 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

likely $698–$1,710 · $602/person

Lean 3h flight

Flights $476 Lodging $186 Food $196 Getting around $70

$296 left over

Just out of reach from San Francisco

A little more budget opens these up.

Oaxaca

Mexico

$1,509

leanest version · $755/person

Good time to go 6h flight

Flights $654 Lodging $235 Food $224 Getting around $84

Add $9 to make it work

Cozumel

Mexico

$1,518

leanest version · $759/person

6h flight

Flights $722 Lodging $204 Food $210 Getting around $84

Add $18 to make it work

San Pedro Sula

Honduras

$1,536

leanest version · $768/person

7h flight

Flights $836 Lodging $162 Food $182 Getting around $84

Add $36 to make it work

Managua

Nicaragua

$1,546

leanest version · $773/person

7h flight

Flights $968 Lodging $132 Food $154 Getting around $56

Add $46 to make it work

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico

$1,548

leanest version · $774/person

Good time to go 5h flight Wider estimate

Flights $570 Lodging $276 Food $252 Getting around $98

Add $48 to make it work

Antigua

Guatemala

$1,551

leanest version · $775/person

7h flight

Flights $816 Lodging $143 Food $196 Getting around $84

Add $51 to make it work

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$1,500 from somewhere else

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Why the whole trip and not just the flight? A cheap flight is a terrible predictor of a cheap trip. From New York in May, Reykjavik has the cheapest airfare of a typical shortlist at about $836 — but the trip runs near $5,600, almost seven times the fare. Hanoi has the most expensive flight at roughly $2,450 and a trip around $3,800. Pricing airfare alone points you at the wrong places.

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