ExploCountry guide · Central America
El Salvador travel guide: visa, weather, holidays and plugs
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays and the plug you need for El Salvador. Capital: San Salvador.
Do you need a visa for El Salvador?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 89 passports can enter El Salvador without a visa.
All 198 passports for El Salvador · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for El Salvador
El Salvador at a glance
- Capital
- San Salvador
- Region
- Central America, North America
- Currency
- United States dollar ($, USD)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Calling code
- +503
- Drives on the
- right
- Power
- Type A, B · 120 V · 60 Hz
Weather in San Salvador
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in El Salvador
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
Power plugs and voltage in El Salvador
- Type Atwo flat pins
- Type Btwo flat pins and a round earth pin
Mains power is 120 V at 60 Hz. Phone and laptop chargers usually accept 100 to 240 V, so they only need the right plug. Hair dryers, kettles and other single-voltage appliances need a matching voltage or a converter.
Do I need an adapter for El Salvador? Adapter guide for El Salvador
Hand-curated, so a good first answer: confirm before you fly.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for El Salvador or read the six-month rule explained.
- What to eat. Dishes to try in El Salvador, with how locals have them. Money, language and the driving side for every country: currency, languages, which side of the road.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for El Salvador?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 89 passports can enter El Salvador without a visa and 109 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for El Salvador.
What plug type and voltage does El Salvador use?
El Salvador uses plug types A, B at 120 V and 60 Hz. Check that your devices accept that voltage before you plug them in. Plug data is hand-curated, so confirm before you fly.
Which side of the road do they drive on in El Salvador?
Traffic keeps to the right in El Salvador.
What currency does El Salvador use?
United States dollar ($, USD).
What is the calling code for El Salvador?
+503.
What is the capital of El Salvador?
San Salvador.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.