In and around Santa Ana I spent a couple of beautiful days. The city is the perfect starting point to explore the area with its volcanoes, waterfalls, forests and hot springs by scooter.
Santa Ana is the second-largest city of the country, with ~220,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by green hills and volcanoes.
It is very popular to rent a scooter in Santa Ana and explore the area. You can do that for example at Ricks Rental (reserve a scooter a few days in advance, he does not have too many). In my opinion, the prettiest part of the ride is between Santa Ana and Ataco via Juayúa.
You can also do the Ruta de las Flores by bus.
Bus lines from Santa Ana
- Ruinas del Tazumal (Chalchuapa): Bus #218
- Los Naranjos Coffe Shop Area: Bus #216
- Juayua: Bus #238
Schedule: 6:40 am (from Gasolinera #1) and at 9:50 am, 11:45 am, 01:45 pm, 03:45 pm, 05:00 pm, 06:30 pm (from terminal) - Candelaria de la Frontera (San Cristobal Border): Bus #236
- Coatepeque Lake: Bus #220
- Volcan de Santa Ana: Bus #248 (from Sala de Espera y Abordaje, 11 Calle Pte., at 7:30 am, 0.90 USD)
- San Andres Ruins: Bus #201
- Joya de Cerén Ruins: Bus #201 to Opico detour, then take BUS #108
- Suchitoto: Bus #201 to San Salvador Terminal de Occidente (at 9:30 am, ~1:15 hours, 1.25 USD), then Bus #7c to Terminal de Oriente (at 12:00 pm, ~1 hour, 0.70 USD), then Bus #129 (at 1:20 pm, ~1 hour, 0.75 USD)
- Alegria (Usulutan): Bus #201 to San Salvador Terminal de Occidente, then taxi to Terminal del Sur, then Bus #302
- San Miguel: Bus #201 to San Salvador Terminal de Occidente , then Bus #7c to Terminal de Oriente, then Bus #301
- Perkin Lenca (Morazán): Bus #238 from San Miguel
- La Libertad: Bus #201 to Santa Tecla, then Bus #102
- Tacuba: Bus #202 to Ahuachapan, then Bus #264
- Ataco: Bus #202 to Ahuachapan , then either Bus #249 or local transport
Ruta de las Flores and Volcán de Santa Ana by Bus
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