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El Salvador international travel guide in 2024

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El Salvador ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป

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El Salvador is part of North America with main city at San Salvador. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 25.69 ยฐC in El Salvador with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 12.08 mm. Internet speed in El Salvador is on average 3.4 Mbps. Its Developing country with a population of 7M people. The main currency is El Salvador Colon. The languages spoken are Spanish. Automatic teller machines are common in El Salvador. Current travel safety advice is Reconsider your need to travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Developing ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~25.69 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~12.08 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 7M people

El Salvador Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Reconsider your need to travel
Weโ€™ve reviewed our advice for El Salvador and included new information on the State of Emergency which remains in place (see 'Safety'). We havenโ€™t changed the level of our advice, reconsider your need to travel. We advise: Reconsider your need to travel to El Salvador due to theย high levels of gang-related violence.
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El Salvador Weather

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El Salvador Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

El Salvador uses 120V, 60Hz with sockets and plugs Type A and Type B.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Spanish

Money in El Salvador

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

El Salvador uses the United States dollar (symbol: $), code USD.Banknotes come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 dollars. Dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. Coins come in denominations of 1 dollar and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in El Salvador. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling in El Salvador

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in El Salvador is on average 3.4 Mbps. WiFi coverage in El Salvador is low. It is not as easy to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about $13.99, which includes 2 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Claro, Digicel, Movistar or Tigo. El Salvador uses GSM mobile networks GSM 850, GSM 900 and GSM 1900. If you don't want to buy SIM card in El Salvador upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call El Salvador, dial +, then 503 (the country code for El Salvador), then the area code and the local number. For local calls within El Salvador, start with the area code. In the case above area code is 2 .

Driving in El Salvador

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

Police
17
Ambulance
+213 (0) 21-235-050
Fire department
14

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El Salvador travel details

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