Distance from Madrid to San José

The distance between Madrid, Spain and San José, Costa Rica is 8,489 kilometers (5,275 miles).

Madrid, Spain

San José, Costa Rica

From Madrid to San José, the straight-line distance is 8,489 kilometers, heading west. Madrid is at 665 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Madrid, Spain

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Coordinates: 40.4165° N 3.7026° W

Elevation: 665 m (2,182 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cuatro Vientos Airport (ECV)
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)
  • Torrejón Airport (TOJ)
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM)
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL)
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 Madrid

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Madrid to Barcelona 505 km
From Madrid to Valencia 303 km
From Madrid to Zaragoza 275 km
From Madrid to Málaga 415 km
From Madrid to Murcia 349 km

Other distances from San José

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San José to Alajuela 17 km
From San José to Limón 115 km
From San José to Liberia 167 km
From San José to San Francisco 8 km
From San José to San José 161 km

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Edmonton, Canada Bucharest, Romania 8,487 km
Dublin, Ireland Iztapalapa, Mexico 8,487 km
Santiago, Chile Detroit, United States 8,487 km
Washington, United States Accra, Ghana 8,487 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Bakersfield, United States 8,487 km
Los Angeles, United States Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,492 km
Lagos, Nigeria Montréal, Canada 8,486 km
Oslo, Norway Tucson, United States 8,492 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Queens, United States 8,486 km

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