Distance from San Salvador to Cancún

The distance between San Salvador, El Salvador and Cancún, Mexico is 865 kilometers (537 miles).

San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

From San Salvador to Cancún, the straight-line distance is 865 kilometers, heading north. San Salvador is situated at an altitude of 653 meters above sea level, while Cancún is at only 11 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 3-4 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1 day
Helicopter 4-5 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
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)
Cancún, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Cancun

Coordinates: 21.1743° N 86.8466° W

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Isla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
  • Cancún International Airport (CUN)
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM)
  • Cupul National Airport (TZM)
  • Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA)

Other distances from San Salvador

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Salvador to Soyapango 6 km
From San Salvador to San Miguel 111 km
From San Salvador to Santa Ana 53 km
From San Salvador to Mejicanos 4 km
From San Salvador to Santa Tecla 10 km

Other distances from Cancún

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cancún to Mexico City 1,297 km
From Cancún to Tijuana 3,235 km
From Cancún to Iztapalapa 1,292 km
From Cancún to Puebla 1,211 km
From Cancún to Ciudad Juárez 2,273 km

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Mexico City, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 864 km
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Rome, Italy Barcelona, Spain 864 km
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Charlotte, United States Queens, United States 863 km
Shenzhen, China Hanoi, Vietnam 867 km
Sucre, Bolivia San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 863 km
Shanghai, China Seoul, South Korea 867 km
Manhattan, United States Charlotte, United States 863 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 862 km
Cartagena, Colombia Maracay, Venezuela 868 km
Fort Worth, United States Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 868 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Barquisimeto, Venezuela 861 km
Portland, United States San Francisco, United States 861 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 861 km
Fort Worth, United States El Paso, United States 870 km

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