Distance from Los Angeles to San José

The distance between Los Angeles, United States and San José, Costa Rica is 4,387 kilometers (2,726 miles).

Los Angeles, California, United States

San José, Costa Rica

From Los Angeles to San José, the straight-line distance is 4,387 kilometers, heading southeast. Los Angeles is at 96 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
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Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Elevation: 96 m (315 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
  • San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT)
  • Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
San José, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 9.9333° N 84.0833° W

Elevation: 1,161 m (3,809 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)
  • Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
  • Guapiles Airport (GPL)
  • Quepos Managua Airport (XQP)
  • Chacarita Airport (JAP)

Other distances from Los Angeles

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Los Angeles to New York City 3,944 km
From Los Angeles to Chicago 2,807 km
From Los Angeles to Houston 2,211 km
From Los Angeles to Phoenix 575 km
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia 3,852 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Los Angeles and San José.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago San Luis Potosí, Mexico 4,387 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Tucson, United States 4,387 km
Quito, Ecuador Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,386 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 4,386 km
Trujillo, Peru Guadalupe, Mexico 4,388 km
Cartagena, Colombia Fortaleza, Brazil 4,385 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Accra, Ghana 4,385 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Cúcuta, Colombia 4,389 km
Salvador, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia 4,390 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Arlington, United States 4,384 km
São Paulo, Brazil Ibagué, Colombia 4,384 km
Austin, United States Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 4,384 km
Fort Worth, United States Cuenca, Ecuador 4,390 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Campinas, Brazil 4,383 km
Sucre, Bolivia Tegucigalpa, Honduras 4,382 km
Trujillo, Peru Monterrey, Mexico 4,392 km
Rosario, Argentina Bogotá, Colombia 4,392 km
Torreón, Mexico Chiclayo, Peru 4,392 km
Morelia, Mexico Callao, Peru 4,393 km
Quito, Ecuador Baltimore, United States 4,381 km

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