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El Salvador travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit El Salvador: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 115V, emergency 911, currency USD.

📷 Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-11-05

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about visa requirements when travelling between El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua ('Entry requirements' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSan Salvador
CurrencyUSD
LanguagesSpanish
Calling code+503
Emergency numbers911 · 913
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage115 V
Driving sideRight
Population6M
Type AType B

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📷 Photos

Olivia Isabel Flores · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Joshue · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Presidencia El Salvador from San Salvador, El Salvador, América Central · CC0 · Commons
Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Commons
Matteo Dal Zotto, Giuseppe Romeo, Luis A. Mena Aguilar, Dario Sonetti, Aurora Pe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
JMRAFFi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Alex Martínez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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