El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

has

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links by

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, rail,

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and air. El Salvador has over 10,000 km of roads, and one passenger rail service. There are several seaports on the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

, and two international

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Railways

A weekday passenger service links

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

and Apopa, a journey of 40 minutes. Of a total of 602 km narrow gauge () rail, much is abandoned. In November 2013 the government rail agency FENADESAL announced plans for development of four electrified railways serving San Salvador, Sitio del Niño ( La Libertad),

El Salvador International Airport El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez), , previously known as Comalapa International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional d ...

, La Unión, and the Honduran frontier.

Railway links with adjacent countries

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

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Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

- none

Highways

*''total:'' 10,029 km *''paved:'' 1,986 km (including 327 km of

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s) *''unpaved:'' 8,043 km (1999 est.) The RN-21 (Bulevar Monseñor Romero) (East–West) is the very first freeway to be built in

and in

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. The freeway passes the northern area of the city of Santa Tecla, La Libertad. It has a small portion serving Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, and merges with the

RN-5 (Autopista Comalapa) The RN-5 (Autopista Comalapa, Boulevard Los Proceres) serves as one of the main highways in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador. The highway connects the metropolitan area with the El Salvador International Airport, located in San Luis Talpa, La ...

(East–West, Boulevard de Los Proceres/Autopista del Aeropuerto) in

. The total length of the RN-21 is and is currently working as a traffic reliever in the metropolitan area. The RN-21 was named in honor of Monseñor Romero. The first phase of the highway was completed in 2009, and the second phase in November 2012.

Ports and harbors

Pacific Ocean

* Acajutla * Puerto Cutuco * La Libertad * La Unión *

Puerto El Triunfo Puerto El Triunfo is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador. Beginning as a coffee trade port, Puerto El Triunfo was founded in 1875 as a need for the exportation of the coffee industry in northern Usulután. This city is loc ...

Merchant marine

none (1999 est.)

Airports

75 (2006 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

*''total:'' 4 *''over 3,047 m:'' 1 *''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 1 *''914 to 1,523 m:'' 2 (2006 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

*''total:'' 71 *''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 1 *''914 to 1,523 m:'' 14 *''under 914 m:'' 56 (2006 est.)

Heliports

1 (2006 est.)

Airports by name

Airport of the Pacific The Airport of the Pacific ( es, Aeropuerto del Pacífico) is a planned joint-use civilian international airport and military base which will be located in Conchagua, El Salvador, and will serve the city of La Unión. The airport was propo ...

(under construction) *

* Ilopango International Airport

References

External links

{{Commons category, Transport in El Salvador