Santa Ana: 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.
Santa Ana is a city of 176,661 people in El Salvador (Santa Ana Department), 645 m (2,116 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 81 km (50 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Santa Ana runs from about 11 h 20 min a day in late December to 13 h in late June (computed for 13.99° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Santa Ana 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), 81 km (50 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, 57 km).
Flights to Santa Ana: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Santa Ana · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Guatemala City, 126 km (Guatemala) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tegucigalpa, 254 km (Honduras) — flights · tours
- San Pedro Sula, 236 km (Honduras) — flights · tours
- Villa Nueva, 126 km (Guatemala) — buses · car rental · tours
- San Salvador, 52 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Mixco, 134 km (Guatemala) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tapachula, 308 km (Mexico)
- Soyapango, 55 km — buses · car rental · tours
- San Miguel, 159 km — buses · car rental
- Danlí, 321 km (Honduras)
Twin towns and sister cities: La Ceiba, Callao, León, Piracicaba, Miramar, Acajutla, Nejapa.
Common questions
Which airport serves Santa Ana?
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), 81 km (50 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Santa Ana?
About 176,661 people live in Santa Ana, across 400 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Santa Ana in?
America/El_Salvador, currently UTC-6.
What currency is used in Santa Ana?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Santa Ana?
Guatemala City (126 km), Tegucigalpa (254 km), San Pedro Sula (236 km), Villa Nueva (126 km), San Salvador (52 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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.