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In Costa Rica, cities are relatively close to each other, with an average distance of 88 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.
San José | Alajuela | Limón | Liberia | San Francisco | San José | San Felipe | San Miguel | |
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San José | - | 17 km 10 mi | 115 km 71 mi | 167 km 104 mi | 8 km 5 mi | 161 km 100 mi | 4 km 3 mi | 7 km 5 mi |
Alajuela | 17 km 10 mi | - | 129 km 80 mi | 151 km 94 mi | 10 km 6 mi | 145 km 90 mi | 17 km 11 mi | 23 km 14 mi |
Limón | 115 km 71 mi | 129 km 80 mi | - | 273 km 169 mi | 120 km 74 mi | 253 km 157 mi | 118 km 73 mi | 113 km 70 mi |
Liberia | 167 km 104 mi | 151 km 94 mi | 273 km 169 mi | - | 160 km 99 mi | 48 km 30 mi | 167 km 104 mi | 173 km 107 mi |
San Francisco | 8 km 5 mi | 10 km 6 mi | 120 km 74 mi | 160 km 99 mi | - | 153 km 95 mi | 10 km 6 mi | 15 km 10 mi |
San José | 161 km 100 mi | 145 km 90 mi | 253 km 157 mi | 48 km 30 mi | 153 km 95 mi | - | 162 km 100 mi | 168 km 104 mi |
San Felipe | 4 km 3 mi | 17 km 11 mi | 118 km 73 mi | 167 km 104 mi | 10 km 6 mi | 162 km 100 mi | - | 6 km 4 mi |
San Miguel | 7 km 5 mi | 23 km 14 mi | 113 km 70 mi | 173 km 107 mi | 15 km 10 mi | 168 km 104 mi | 6 km 4 mi | - |
Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 273 km, between Limón and Liberia. If the group is expanded to the 25 largest cities, the longest distance is between Liberia and Buenos Aires, with 282 km. In the group of the 100 main cities, the longest distance is between Canoas and La Cruz, with 416 km.
Group | From → To | Distance |
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Among the main 10 cities | From Limón to Liberia | 273 km (169 mi) |
Among the main 25 cities | From Liberia to Buenos Aires | 282 km (175 mi) |
Among the main 100 cities | From Canoas to La Cruz | 416 km (258 mi) |
The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) between two cities in Costa Rica is from La Cruz to Canoas, with a displacement of 2.54 degrees of latitude, approximately equivalent to 281 km. The total distance between these cities is 416 km.
In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Tamarindo to Canoas, with a displacement of 1.77 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 329 km. The total distance between these cities is 383 km.
International routes from cities in Costa Rica reach significant distances, such as the 13,816 kilometers between San José and Sydney, covering a transcontinental connection between America and Oceania. Below are some international distances from Costa Rica.
San José → London | 8,733 km |
San José → Los Angeles | 4,387 km |
San José → Sydney | 13,816 km |
San José → Paris | 8,924 km |
San José → Tokyo | 13,191 km |
San José → Buenos Aires | 5,627 km |
Alajuela → London | 8,735 km |
Alajuela → Los Angeles | 4,371 km |
Alajuela → Sydney | 13,810 km |
Alajuela → Paris | 8,927 km |
Alajuela → Tokyo | 13,175 km |
Alajuela → Buenos Aires | 5,641 km |
Limón → London | 8,655 km |
Limón → Los Angeles | 4,468 km |
Limón → Sydney | 13,914 km |
Limón → Paris | 8,843 km |
Limón → Tokyo | 13,259 km |
Limón → Buenos Aires | 5,580 km |
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