Mejicanos: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Mejicanos is a city of 160,317 people in El Salvador (San Salvador Department), 652 m (2,139 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 34 km (21 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Mejicanos runs from about 11 h 21 min a day in late December to 12 h 59 min in late June (computed for 13.72° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Mejicanos is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 34 km (21 mi) from the centre, whose 10,500-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 8 km).
Flights to Mejicanos: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Mejicanos · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Guatemala City, 176 km (Guatemala) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Managua, 364 km (Nicaragua) — flights · buses · car rental
- Tegucigalpa, 218 km (Honduras) — flights · tours
- San Pedro Sula, 234 km (Honduras) — flights · tours
- Villa Nueva, 175 km (Guatemala) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- San Salvador, 4 km
- Mixco, 183 km (Guatemala) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tapachula, 356 km (Mexico)
- Soyapango, 5 km
- San Miguel, 112 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl, Guarulhos, Ixtlán de los Hervores, Quiroga.
Common questions
Which airport serves Mejicanos?
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 34 km (21 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Mejicanos?
About 160,317 people live in Mejicanos, across 22 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Mejicanos in?
America/El_Salvador, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Mejicanos?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Mejicanos?
Guatemala City (176 km), Managua (364 km), Tegucigalpa (218 km), San Pedro Sula (234 km), Villa Nueva (175 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.