Distance from San José to Madrid

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Madrid, Spain is 8,507 kilometers (5,286 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Madrid, Spain

From San José to Madrid, the straight-line distance is 8,507 kilometers, heading northeast. San José is at 50 meters above sea level, while Madrid is at 665 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
San José, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 10.9519° N 85.1357° W

Elevation: 50 m (164 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Upala Airport (UPL)
  • San Carlos (NCR)
  • Los Chiles Airport (LSL)
  • Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)
  • La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)
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)

Other distances from San José

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San José to San José 161 km
From San José to Alajuela 145 km
From San José to Limón 253 km
From San José to Liberia 48 km
From San José to San Francisco 153 km

Other distances from Madrid

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Salvador, El Salvador Sevilla, Spain 8,507 km
San Jose, United States Cardiff, United Kingdom 8,507 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Vienna, Austria 8,507 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chicago, United States 8,506 km
San Jose, United States Newport, United Kingdom 8,508 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Lisbon, Portugal 8,508 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,508 km
Managua, Nicaragua Preston, United Kingdom 8,506 km
Denver, United States Goiânia, Brazil 8,506 km
Helsinki, Finland Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8,505 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,509 km
Torreón, Mexico Mar del Plata, Argentina 8,509 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina The Bronx, United States 8,505 km
Detroit, United States Puente Alto, Chile 8,505 km
Kumasi, Ghana Puente Alto, Chile 8,510 km
Hyderābād, India Vigo, Spain 8,504 km
Taipei, Taiwan Bucharest, Romania 8,510 km
Kano, Nigeria Queens, United States 8,510 km
Recife, Brazil Mazatlán, Mexico 8,511 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Swansea, United Kingdom 8,511 km

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