Distance from San José to Madrid

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Madrid, Spain is 8,489 kilometers (5,275 miles).

San José, Costa Rica

Madrid, Spain

From San José to Madrid, the straight-line distance is 8,489 kilometers, heading northeast. San José is situated at an altitude of 1,161 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: 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)
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 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

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

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Managua, Nicaragua Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,489 km
Dublin, Ireland Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 8,489 km
Rosario, Argentina Tulsa, United States 8,489 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Vigo, Spain 8,489 km
Oslo, Norway Bakersfield, United States 8,488 km
London, United Kingdom Mesa, United States 8,490 km
Torreón, Mexico Leeds, United Kingdom 8,490 km
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Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,490 km
Edmonton, Canada Bucharest, Romania 8,487 km
Dublin, Ireland Iztapalapa, Mexico 8,487 km
Santiago, Chile Detroit, United States 8,487 km
Washington, United States Accra, Ghana 8,487 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Bakersfield, United States 8,487 km
Los Angeles, United States Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,492 km
Lagos, Nigeria Montréal, Canada 8,486 km
Oslo, Norway Tucson, United States 8,492 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Queens, United States 8,486 km

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