Distance from Mexico City to San Jose

The distance between Mexico City, Mexico and San Jose, United States is 2,971 kilometers (1,846 miles).

Mexico City, Mexico

San Jose, California, United States

From Mexico City to San Jose, the straight-line distance is 2,971 kilometers, heading northwest. Mexico City is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, while San Jose is at only 23 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 10-12 days
Motorcycle 3-4 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 4-5 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Mexico City, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 19.4285° N 99.1277° W

Elevation: 2,240 m (7,349 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)
San Jose, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.3394° N 121.895° W

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)
  • Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO)
  • San Carlos Airport (SQL)

Other distances from San Jose

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Jose to New York City 4,112 km
From San Jose to Los Angeles 492 km
From San Jose to Chicago 2,964 km
From San Jose to Houston 2,593 km
From San Jose to Phoenix 990 km

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From To Distance (kilometers)
San Jose, United States Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 2,971 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 2,971 km
Belmopan, Belize Manhattan, United States 2,971 km
La Paz, Bolivia Barcelona, Venezuela 2,970 km
Recife, Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil 2,972 km
Detroit, United States Tlalpan, Mexico 2,972 km
San Jose, United States Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 2,972 km
Kingston, Jamaica Manaus, Brazil 2,972 km
Monterrey, Mexico Portland, United States 2,972 km
Tehran, Iran Budapest, Hungary 2,972 km
Puebla, Mexico Ibagué, Colombia 2,973 km
Detroit, United States Xochimilco, Mexico 2,973 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Patna, India 2,973 km
Istanbul, Turkey Belfast, United Kingdom 2,973 km
San Jose, United States Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 2,969 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,973 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Columbus, United States 2,974 km
Accra, Ghana Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 2,968 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Palma, Spain 2,974 km

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