Distance from Rio de Janeiro to San José

The distance between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and San José, Costa Rica is 5,750 kilometers (3,573 miles).

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

San José, Costa Rica

From Rio de Janeiro to San José, the straight-line distance is 5,750 kilometers, heading northwest. Rio de Janeiro is at only 12 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 18-22 days
Motorcycle 7-8 days
Car 5-6 days
Airplane 8-10 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)
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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 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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From To Distance (kilometers)
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Mesa, United States 5,750 km
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Brampton, Canada London, United Kingdom 5,751 km
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Mississauga, Canada London, United Kingdom 5,751 km
Washington, United States Lisbon, Portugal 5,751 km
Mississauga, Canada Islington, United Kingdom 5,752 km
Vienna, Austria Vadodara, India 5,752 km
Brooklyn, United States Sevilla, Spain 5,748 km
San Francisco, United States Valledupar, Colombia 5,752 km
Washington, United States Bristol, United Kingdom 5,752 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Nagpur, India 5,748 km
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Budapest, Hungary 5,753 km
Santiago, Chile Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5,747 km
Washington, United States Leeds, United Kingdom 5,747 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Port Harcourt, Nigeria 5,754 km
Los Angeles, United States Valencia, Venezuela 5,746 km

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