San Salvador eSIM
100 El Salvador plans · from $4.57
San Salvador is the base for most trips here — the Centro Histórico and Zona Rosa within the city, and the surf coast, coffee country and volcanoes all within a couple of hours' drive. A travel eSIM covers the capital and the day-trip routes out of it without needing to find a SIM counter first.
Landing at Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero (SAL)
The airport sits about 40 minutes southeast of the city near the coast. Ride-hailing and hotel shuttles both operate from here — worth having data live before you land to arrange either.
eSIM plans that cover San Salvador
San Salvador is covered by every El Salvador plan below — there is no separate city-only eSIM to buy.
Choose a data plan
10 GB · 30 days
All fees included · validity starts when you first use data
How “Unlimited” works: Never cut off — each plan gives a set amount of full-speed data, then a slower speed. The exact allowance and speed are shown on every plan.Read more
Unlimited plans never run out and your eSIM is never disconnected, but every one has a fair-use limit: a set amount of full-speed data, after which the speed is reduced. The amounts differ between plans — most give a daily full-speed allowance that refills every 24 hours from when you first activate the eSIM, while Premium plans give a larger allowance for the whole plan instead. Each plan states its own allowance and the speed after it before you buy. At the reduced speed, messaging, maps, email and light browsing still work; video streaming and video calls may not. If you want every gigabyte at full speed, choose a fixed-GB plan.
Which networks you'll be on in San Salvador
Siima eSIMs for El Salvador ride Claro, Tigo, Movistar and Digicel, whichever is strongest at your location. Coverage across the capital and the main highways out of it is strong on all four.
Coverage around San Salvador
Centro Histórico & Zona Rosa
The historic center around Plaza Libertad and the restaurant/hotel district both hold strong, consistent coverage.
El Tunco & El Zonte (the surf coast)
An hour or so from the capital. Both towns, including El Zonte's Bitcoin Beach scene, keep solid coverage right up to the sand.
Ruta de las Flores
The coffee-country road through Juayúa and Ataco holds good signal in the towns themselves, with brief thin patches on the steepest mountain stretches between them.
Santa Ana Volcano & Lake Coatepeque
Reasonable coverage at the crater-lake and the volcano trailhead; the final push to the summit can dip briefly.
How much data you need
A week based in San Salvador with day trips to the coast and the Ruta de las Flores runs 3-5 GB — mostly navigation on the mountain roads.
Work it out with our data usage calculator →