SAL · Layover Guide
San Salvador
Stop in San Salvador.
Best layover: 4–16h
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48
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Visa-free · US passport45 min to center
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in San Salvador for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 48 · Discover 41 · Ease 15
Why San Salvador scores 48
Airport qualityLounges, facilities, routing
48DiscoverThings to do in the city
41EaseTransit ease, visa access
15Getting there
Bus — 45 min to city center
45
min to center
bus- 01Bus — 45 min to city center
- 01Parque Cuscatlán and Monument to Memory and Truth, San Salvador
- 02Mercado Central de San Salvador for pupusas and local crafts
- 03Iglesia El Rosario with its stunning stained-glass interior
- 04Museo de Arte de El Salvador (MARTE) in Colonia San Benito
- 05Zona Rosa restaurant and bar district for Salvadoran food and nightlife
Experiences in San Salvador
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Where to stay →Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
2 lounges
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