Mexico & Central America
SIM cards, eSIM and internet in El Salvador
137 MbpsMedian fixed download
Internet and SIM cards in El Salvador
Median fixed broadband is 137 Mbps and mobile 38 Mbps (Speedtest Global Index, 2026-08). Tigo or Claro SIMs cost a few dollars at the airport and malls (passport needed); weekly and monthly data packs are cheap.
Mobile carriers
Key facts
- Tourist SIM: Tigo or Claro SIMs cost a few dollars at the airport and malls (passport needed); weekly and monthly data packs are cheap.
- eSIM: local carriers sell eSIMs to visitors.
Internet & coworking by place
Sources
- Speedtest Global Index: El Salvador
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: El Salvador
- Government of Canada travel advice: El Salvador
- Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería
- World Bank open data
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