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GUA to SAL: distance & flight time
Guatemala City (La Aurora Airport) → San Salvador (Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport)
126 mi
203 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
126 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GUA — La Aurora Airport · Guatemala City, Guatemala
- SAL — Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport · San Salvador, El Salvador
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GUA
- GSJ · San José Airport49 mi away
- AQB · Santa Cruz del Quiche Airport51 mi away
- CBV · Coban Airport62 mi away
- AAZ · Quezaltenango Airport68 mi away
Near SAL
- XPL · Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base116 mi away
- GSJ · San José Airport124 mi away
- GUA · La Aurora Airport126 mi away
- TGU · Toncontín International Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GUA from SAL?
The flight distance from Guatemala City (GUA) to San Salvador (SAL) is 126 miles (203 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUA to SAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GUA to SAL?
Nonstop service on GUA–SAL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUA to SAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GUA–SAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GUA to SAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GUA–SAL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.