Distance from Mexico City to San Salvador

The distance between Mexico City, Mexico and San Salvador, El Salvador is 1,236 kilometers (768 miles).

Mexico City, Mexico

San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador

From Mexico City to San Salvador, the straight-line distance is 1,236 kilometers, heading southeast. Mexico City is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, while San Salvador is at 653 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
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Mexico City, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 19.4285° N 99.1277° W

Elevation: 2,240 m (7,349 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)
San Salvador, El Salvador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/El_Salvador

Coordinates: 13.6894° N 89.1872° W

Elevation: 653 m (2,142 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Ilopango International Airport (ILS)
  • Aeropuerto Internacional El Salvador (SAL)
  • Ruinas de Copan Airport (RUY)
  • Santa Rosa de Copan Airport (SDH)
  • La Aurora International Airport (GUA)

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Mexico City and San Salvador.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Chihuahua, Mexico Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 1,236 km
Denver, United States Chihuahua, Mexico 1,236 km
Mérida, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,236 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 1,236 km
Brussels, Belgium Valladolid, Spain 1,237 km
Torreón, Mexico Oklahoma City, United States 1,237 km
Nashville, United States Queens, United States 1,235 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Guatemala City, Guatemala 1,237 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 1,235 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Coyoacán, Mexico 1,235 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 1,238 km
Vienna, Austria Islington, United Kingdom 1,238 km
Adelaide, Australia Newcastle, Australia 1,238 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 1,238 km
Memphis, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,238 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 1,238 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Bakersfield, United States 1,234 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 1,239 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Barcelona, Spain 1,239 km

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