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El Salvador
Getting There

Getting There

El Salvador

Getting There by Air

The national airline is TACA (TA) (www.taca.com).

Approximate Flight Times

From New York to San Salvador is 5 hours. There are no direct flights from London; travel is usually via the USA.

Main Airports

San Salvador (SAL) (El Salvador International) (www.aeropuertoelsalvador.gob.sv) is 62km (38 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Minibuses and taxis to the city are available (journey time – 40 minutes). Facilities: Restaurants, shops, car hire, banks, hotel reservation desk, left luggage and Wi-Fi Internet access.
Departure Tax
US$32 (transit passengers proceeding within six hours, and infants under two years of age are exempt) and an immigration tax of US$2.65.

Getting There by Water

Main ports: Acajutla, La Unión and La Libertad on the Pacific coast.

Getting There by Road

Transportes Mermex (tel: 2279 3676; www.transmermex.com.sv) operates buses between El Salvador and Guatemala. Pullmantur buses (tel: 2243 1300; www.pullmantur.com) travel from Guatemala City and from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) to San Salvador. Transnica (tel: +505 270 3135, Nicaragua; www.transnica.com) runs bus services between Managua (Nicaragua) and San Salvador. Tica Bus (tel: 2222 4808; www.ticabus.com) runs buses from Tapachula (Mexico) to Guatemala and on to San Salvador; buses from San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa (Honduras) to San Salvador; and buses from Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua to El Salvador.

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