Distance from San José to Los Angeles

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Los Angeles, United States is 4,387 kilometers (2,726 miles).

San José, Costa Rica

Los Angeles, California, United States

From San José to Los Angeles, the straight-line distance is 4,387 kilometers, heading northwest. San José is situated at an altitude of 1,161 meters above sea level, while Los Angeles is at 96 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
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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)
Los Angeles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W

Elevation: 96 m (315 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO)
  • San Gabriel Valley Airport (EMT)
  • Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)

Other distances from Los Angeles

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Los Angeles to New York City 3,944 km
From Los Angeles to Chicago 2,807 km
From Los Angeles to Houston 2,211 km
From Los Angeles to Phoenix 575 km
From Los Angeles to Philadelphia 3,852 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago San Luis Potosí, Mexico 4,387 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Tucson, United States 4,387 km
Quito, Ecuador Porto Alegre, Brazil 4,386 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 4,386 km
Trujillo, Peru Guadalupe, Mexico 4,388 km
Cartagena, Colombia Fortaleza, Brazil 4,385 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Accra, Ghana 4,385 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Cúcuta, Colombia 4,389 km
Salvador, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia 4,390 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Arlington, United States 4,384 km
São Paulo, Brazil Ibagué, Colombia 4,384 km
Austin, United States Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 4,384 km
Fort Worth, United States Cuenca, Ecuador 4,390 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Campinas, Brazil 4,383 km
Sucre, Bolivia Tegucigalpa, Honduras 4,382 km
Trujillo, Peru Monterrey, Mexico 4,392 km
Rosario, Argentina Bogotá, Colombia 4,392 km
Torreón, Mexico Chiclayo, Peru 4,392 km
Morelia, Mexico Callao, Peru 4,393 km
Quito, Ecuador Baltimore, United States 4,381 km

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