Distance from Quito to San José

The distance between Quito, Ecuador and San José, Costa Rica is 1,282 kilometers (796 miles).

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

San José, Costa Rica

From Quito to San José, the straight-line distance is 1,282 kilometers, heading northwest. Quito is situated at an altitude of 2,854 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Quito, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 0.2299° S 78.525° W

Elevation: 2,854 m (9,364 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
  • Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX)
  • Chachoán Airport (ATF)
  • Jumandy Airport (TNW)
  • Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA)
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 Quito

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Quito to Guayaquil 265 km
From Quito to Cuenca 300 km
From Quito to Ambato 113 km
From Quito to Portoviejo 233 km
From Quito to Machala 371 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

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Saltillo, Mexico Tulsa, United States 1,282 km
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Buenos Aires, Argentina Salta, Argentina 1,284 km
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Jacksonville, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 1,284 km
New South Memphis, United States Baltimore, United States 1,280 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Valledupar, Colombia 1,284 km
Kingston, Jamaica Valencia, Venezuela 1,285 km
Managua, Nicaragua Havana, Cuba 1,285 km
Reynosa, Mexico Albuquerque, United States 1,279 km
Fort Worth, United States Tucson, United States 1,279 km
Houston, United States Cancún, Mexico 1,279 km
Winnipeg, Canada Denver, United States 1,285 km
Oslo, Norway Cardiff, United Kingdom 1,279 km
Houston, United States Tonalá, Mexico 1,285 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Havana, Cuba 1,279 km
Havana, Cuba Mixco, Guatemala 1,279 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Belmopan, Belize 1,278 km
Santiago, Chile Mar del Plata, Argentina 1,286 km

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