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General Information
International Calling Cards
To make international phone calls there are calling
cards, such as SALNET, that are easy to obtain.
Internet
Internet is very developed and is easily accessed.
Services have reached great speeds of over
100Mbps.
Car
El Salvador shares borders with Guatemala and
Honduras.
El Salvador has the most advanced road
infrastructure in Central America allowing movement
to anywhere in the country. There are approximately
7,000 kilometers of road system, of which half of are
usable at any time of year because they are paved
and are not affected by rain or drought. The main
roads of the country have several lanes in both
directions.
Drivers use the right hand side of the road and for
safety reasons it is advisable to travel during the day
time.
A person may use a national or international driver’s
licence. Foreign vehicles can only be in the country
for 30 days. However, it is possible to request El
TRAVELLING IN EL SALVADOR
Salvador’s Transportation and Customs for an
extension of an additional 60 days.
ATTENTION
Do not show your mobile phone nor
use it while driving a car to avoid risk.
Aircraft
To access El Salvador by air, there is a modern
International Airport named Comalapa; located
exactly sixty-two kilometers from the capital, which
is equivalent to a 30-40-minute drive.
The aforementioned airport has car rental facilities, taxi
services, banks and an exchange center. In addition, it
also has daily buses that commute to the city.
TACA is the national airline. TACA recently merged
with the Colombian airline Avianca, thus becoming a
regional flight giant. The most frequent flights come
from Buenos Aires, with a stopover in Miami; from
Madrid and México City, with stopovers in Guatemala
City, and from New York. It is worth mentioning the
American airlines United, Delta, Continental and
American also fly to El Salvador.
There is another airport close to El Salvador named
Ilopango. It is used for military purposes with a civil
sector for private small aircrafts.
Ship
Nicaragua and El Salvador are interested in
creating a ferry to connect both countries through
the Gulf of Fonseca. It would have an estimated
capability of 1,100 passengers traveling between
Port of La Unión in El Salvador and Port of Corinto
in Nicaragua. Currently, it is in the research and
development phase.
El Salvador shares borders with Guatemala and Honduras
El Salvador International Airport (CEPA)