How to get from San Salvador to Santa Ana by bus
This post details how I made great use of the El Salvador buses and travelled from San Salvador to Santa Ana.
I made the journey from San Salvador to Santa Ana for a second time. I was here in Santa Ana when my sister called me with the devastating news that my father had passed.
On that first trip, I trekked the Santa Ana Volcano and visited the Casa Blanca and Tazumal archaeological sites.
This time it was all about picking up where I left off.
It has taken me 4 months and 6 days to get back here.
It needed to be done.
I needed that closure.
So here I am once again in Santa Ana having arrived from San Salvador by bus.
I made the journey from San Salvador to Santa Ana for a second time. I was here in Santa Ana when my sister called me with the devastating news that my father had passed.
On that first trip, I trekked the Santa Ana Volcano and visited the Casa Blanca and Tazumal archaeological sites.
This time it was all about picking up where I left off.
It has taken me 4 months and 6 days to get back here.
It needed to be done.
I needed that closure.
So here I am once again in Santa Ana having arrived from San Salvador by bus.
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Buses from San Salvador to Santa Ana depart from the Terminal de Buses de Occidente in San Salvador.
Getting to the Occidente Bus Terminal from Hostal Cumbres del Volcan takes 17 minutes on foot:
Services from San Salvador to Santa Ana are run by Tudo. They have 'Servicio Ordinario' and Servicio Especial'. The bus number is 201.
Fare for the Servicio Ordinario is 1 USD. Journey time depends on the traffic getting out of the capital. But it's about an hour 30.
They depart frequently from early morning until 5 pm-ish
Fare for the Servicio Ordinario is 1 USD. Journey time depends on the traffic getting out of the capital. But it's about an hour 30.
They depart frequently from early morning until 5 pm-ish
Arrival point in Santa Ana is the Terminal de autobuses TUDO. It's out of town so best jump off the bus at INSA bus stop on 31 Calle Pte between 10a and 8a Avenida Sur:
And then walk down 10a Avenida Sur into town.
When heading back to San Salvador, use the INSA bus stop again going the other way of course.
If you need cash, you can get free cash withdrawals at the Banco Hipotecario bank.
When heading back to San Salvador, use the INSA bus stop again going the other way of course.
If you need cash, you can get free cash withdrawals at the Banco Hipotecario bank.