Travelling bus from San Salvador to Suchitoto in El Salvador
Buses to Suchitoto run out of the Terminal Plaza Amanecer out at Soyapango, 6 km from San Salvador.
It is sometimes referred to as La Nueva Terminal de Oriente, to distinguish it from the old/original Terminal de Oriente, which is on the edge of town.
This terminal is also the one you need to set to San Miguel and La Union.
In 2022, you could take a microbus from the Calle Delgado, 2 blocks from Plaza Libertad to Suchitoto, though it is possible that this service is no longer running, or a fellow traveller couldn’t find the stop. I have been travelling for 33 years. I am good at finding buses to places where other bloggers love to say, there are no buses.
I have been to Suchitoto twice, and the second time, I took bus number 129, pictured above, back from Suchitoto to the Terminal Plaza Amanecer then got a local bus into town.
Some have said the bus ticket from San Salvador to Suchitoto is 1 USD, some said it’s 60 cents. Either way, it’s cheap.
You can also get from Santa Ana to Suchitoto by bus, a trip I made in July 2022, so you don’t have to come back to San Salvador just to get another bus out.
January 2026 – this route still works. Prices are the same. Did it today.
Perfect. Thanks so much for the update. Hope this helps people. Enjoy El Salvador!!!
Hi just did this trip and wanted to clarify – terminal oriente and terminal plaza amanecer are two different terminals, about 10-15 minutes apart. Buses to Suchitoto do not leave from terminal oriente, only from plaza amanecer. I paid $0.60 for the trip, not $1 (the fare is posted at the front of the bus on the inside).
Actually the Plaza Amanecer is known in full as the La Nueva Terminal de Oriente (or Terminal Plaza Amanecer) which is how i referred to it in my blog. The old terminal de Oriente refers to the one on the edge of town and is only used for local traffic. The one at Soyapango is referred to locally as Terminal Nueve, to avoid confusing the locals.
thanks for the update on the fare, though…. someone told me the fares last year… guess he got it wrong. or he took a different bus and was indeed 1 USD… thanks. Enjoy.
i will update my blog to make things clearer!!
Hi! thanks for this info!
I’ll visit El Salvador next month and I’m planning the trip.
Could you tell me how long the trip takes from El Salvador to Suchitoto? Do you have any information on the frequency of departures? I’d like to make a round trip in one day.
Thanks!
It’s around 50km only so buses take a bit more than an hour. Unsure of the schedule. But stop running at dusk. Sochitoto is a cool place. Recommend stay a few nights..