Distance from San José to Tijuana

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Tijuana, Mexico is 4,203 kilometers (2,611 miles).

San José, Costa Rica

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

From San José to Tijuana, the straight-line distance is 4,203 kilometers, heading northwest. San José is situated at an altitude of 1,161 meters above sea level, while Tijuana is at 97 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 12-15 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 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)
Tijuana, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Tijuana

Coordinates: 32.5027° N 117.0037° W

Elevation: 97 m (318 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (TIJ)
  • Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM)
  • Ream Field (NRS)
  • Naval Air Station North Island (NZY)
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN)

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 Tijuana

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tijuana to Mexico City 2,297 km
From Tijuana to Iztapalapa 2,307 km
From Tijuana to Puebla 2,397 km
From Tijuana to Ciudad Juárez 998 km
From Tijuana to Guadalajara 1,883 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Diego, United States Honolulu, United States 4,203 km
Bogotá, Colombia Culiacán, Mexico 4,203 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Cúcuta, Colombia 4,202 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Halifax, Canada 4,202 km
Quito, Ecuador Curitiba, Brazil 4,202 km
Managua, Nicaragua Halifax, Canada 4,202 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Bucaramanga, Colombia 4,202 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Toluca, Mexico 4,202 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 4,205 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Halifax, Canada 4,201 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Raleigh, United States 4,205 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 4,205 km
Shenzhen, China Pune, India 4,205 km
Baghdad, Iraq Nottingham, United Kingdom 4,200 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 4,200 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Caracas, Venezuela 4,199 km
Torreón, Mexico Piura, Peru 4,199 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Sacramento, United States 4,208 km
Miami, United States Callao, Peru 4,198 km
Cartagena, Colombia Brasília, Brazil 4,198 km

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