Distance from San Francisco to Lugano

The distance between San Francisco, Costa Rica and Lugano, Switzerland is 9,455 kilometers (5,875 miles).

San Francisco, Heredia Province, Costa Rica

Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

From San Francisco to Lugano, the straight-line distance is 9,455 kilometers, heading northeast. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 1,131 meters above sea level, while Lugano is at 284 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
San Francisco, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 9.9938° N 84.1274° W

Elevation: 1,131 m (3,711 ft)

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

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 46.0101° N 8.96° E

Elevation: 284 m (932 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Lugano Airport (LUG)
  • Locarno Airport (ZJI)
  • Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)
  • Milano Linate Airport (LIN)
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)

Other distances from San Francisco

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to San José 8 km
From San Francisco to Alajuela 10 km
From San Francisco to Limón 120 km
From San Francisco to Liberia 160 km
From San Francisco to San José 153 km

Other distances from Lugano

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Lugano to Bern 156 km
From Lugano to Zürich 154 km
From Lugano to Basel 202 km
From Lugano to Lausanne 188 km
From Lugano to Winterthur 167 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San Francisco and Lugano.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Jakarta, Indonesia Istanbul, Turkey 9,455 km
Hyderābād, India Canberra, Australia 9,455 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Arlington, United States 9,455 km
Paris, France Bangkok, Thailand 9,454 km
Tokyo, Japan Preston, United Kingdom 9,456 km
Seoul, South Korea Bakersfield, United States 9,454 km
Winnipeg, Canada Campinas, Brazil 9,454 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Surrey, Canada 9,454 km
Helsinki, Finland Valledupar, Colombia 9,453 km
Istanbul, Turkey Kansas City, United States 9,453 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Sacramento, United States 9,457 km
Vienna, Austria Montería, Colombia 9,457 km
San Antonio, United States Budapest, Hungary 9,452 km
Tehran, Iran Montréal, Canada 9,458 km
Tehran, Iran Laval, Canada 9,458 km
Rome, Italy São Paulo, Brazil 9,458 km
Warsaw, Poland San Jose, United States 9,451 km
Los Angeles, United States Sevilla, Spain 9,451 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 9,451 km
London, United Kingdom Guarulhos, Brazil 9,460 km

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