Distance from San Salvador to Cancún (Mexico)

The distance between San Salvador, Chiapas and Cancún, Quintana Roo is 705 kilometers (438 miles).

San Salvador, Chiapas, Mexico

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

From San Salvador to Cancún, the straight-line distance is 705 kilometers, heading northeast. San Salvador is situated at an altitude of 752 meters above sea level, while Cancún is at only 11 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
San Salvador, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 16.9717° N 91.8767° W

Elevation: 752 m (2,467 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Palenque International Airport (PQM)
  • San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT)
  • Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ)
  • Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)
  • Ciudad del Carmen International Airport (CME)
Cancún, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Cancun

Coordinates: 21.1743° N 86.8466° W

Elevation: 11 m (36 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Isla Mujeres Airport (ISJ)
  • Cancún International Airport (CUN)
  • Cozumel International Airport (CZM)
  • Cupul National Airport (TZM)
  • Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA)

Other distances from Cancún

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cancún to Mexico City 1,297 km
From Cancún to Tijuana 3,235 km
From Cancún to Iztapalapa 1,292 km
From Cancún to Puebla 1,211 km
From Cancún to Ciudad Juárez 2,273 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Mexico that are at equal or similar distances as between San Salvador and Cancún.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Memphis, United States Arlington, United States 705 km
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Toronto, Canada Chicago, United States 706 km
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Saltillo, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 704 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Mérida, Mexico 707 km
Mexico City, Mexico Monterrey, Mexico 703 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 707 km
Denver, United States Wichita, United States 703 km
Bogotá, Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia 707 km
Monterrey, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 708 km
Monterrey, Mexico Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 702 km
Kano, Nigeria Benin City, Nigeria 702 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 702 km
New South Memphis, United States Arlington, United States 702 km
Ahmedabad, India Nagpur, India 702 km
Surat, India Jaipur, India 702 km
Monterrey, Mexico Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 702 km
Mexico City, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 702 km
Monterrey, Mexico Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 709 km

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