Are you in a Layover in El Salvador International Airport? Looking for what to do during this time? A lot of people do!
Don’t waste time at the airport and choose one of the best layover tours & experiences we have chosen especially for you. This is a simple selection of the best day tours for you to take during your short or long layover in our country. Check them below!
A stopover in El Salvador is without a doubt the best way to explore our country. The best part: we coordinate a personalized fast customs clearance and tax exemption for you with a value of usd 37 per person and tourism visa with a value of usd 12 per person. Couldn’t ask for more! (Remember – children travel for free with us)
Our top recommendations for you to book:
– Short & inexpensive – San Salvador City Tour Express
– Best seller – San Salvador & Boquerón Volcano
– Delicious – Pupusas experience
– Beach lovers – El Tunco Escape
More amazing tours in El Salvador for connecting flights
Layover San Salvador City Tour & Volcano
Layover San Salvador City from: El Salvador International Airport
Starting time: according to flight itinerary
Experience duration: 5 – 6 hrs
Difficulty: Easy
Looking to what to do during your layover in El Salvador? This is a great option for 5 to 6 hours! Come and enjoy this layover San Salvador City Tour and Volcano visiting the main streets and avenues of the Capital City.
Layover San Salvador City Tour Express
Layover San Salvador City from: El Salvador International Aiport
Starting time: 09:00 am
Experience duration: 3 hrs 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Looking to what to do during your layover in El Salvador? This is a great express option! During this experience you will discover the main residential areas of the capital, El Salvador del Mundo and San Salvador Historic Downtown.
El Tunco StopOver Beach Escape
Layover El Tunco beach from: El Salvador International Airport
Starting time: according to flight itinerary
Experience duration: 5 – 6 hrs
Difficulty: Easy
Named for its emblematic rock that has a big pig (tunco) shape, El Tunco is a popular beach in El Salvador internationally known by surfers who claim that it is one of the best beaches to practice this exciting sport.
Pupusas Layover Culinary Experience
Pupusas Layover from: El Salvador International Airport
Starting time: according to flight itinerary
Experience duration: 5 hrs
Difficulty: Easy
Ready for this delightful unique StopOver experience? Certainly, Pupusas are the most popular typical dish of El Salvador. It was declared by salvadorean congress as the National dish of the country due its cultural significance. It even has its own national day celebrated on second Sunday every November! Take this quick and exquisite tour during your layover at El Salvador International Airport.
More transit tour ideas in El Salvador
We have also prepared a simple guide for you in case you want to know everything regarding how to do a layover in El Salvador. It is simple and easy to understand.
Frequently asked questions of layovers in El Salvador
– Requirements to have a sotpover in El Salvador –
The requirements are very few: having at least 4 hours available for connection (if you have more is better), check the immigration requirements according to your citizenship here and have the desire to discover a new destination.
– Layover in El Salvador – Yellow Fever
According to the Ministry of Health of El Salvador, identified travelers from the following yellow fever endemic countries must carry a vaccination certificate (more information here):
AFRICA: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea. Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Sudan.
SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Venezuela. Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Guyana.
CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama
– Do you need a visa to stop at El Salvador? –
According to your nationality you can verify the immigration requirements according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. Normally, if you have an American visa we have no problem, the nationality you have.
– What is near the El Salvador airport? –
El Salvador International Airport is 45 minutes from the city. Around the airport there is not much to do. We suggest you at least take a transport to San Salvador or El Tunco or a guided laypver tour like our express stopover city tour in San Salvador from $ 39 per person.
– How safe is the San Salvador airport? –
It is quite safe to leave, just make sure the company hires a responsible company to the sea.
– StopOver Avianca El Salvador –
This is the program that the Government has agreed with AVIANCA in order to encourage tourism in the country eliminating the costs of air tickets when a stopover is included in El Salvador as well as the exemption of airport and migratory taxes at the time that Acquires a tourist service in the country.
– If I have a layover in El Salvador Airport can I go out? –
Of course! There are many guided and unguided options for you to enjoy. Whether you want to explore on your own or not!