Distance from San Jose to Lugano

The distance between San Jose, United States and Lugano, Switzerland is 9,552 kilometers (5,935 miles).

San Jose, California, United States

Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

From San Jose to Lugano, the straight-line distance is 9,552 kilometers, heading northeast. San Jose is at only 23 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 Jose, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.3394° N 121.895° W

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)
  • Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO)
  • San Carlos Airport (SQL)
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 Jose

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Jose to New York City 4,112 km
From San Jose to Los Angeles 492 km
From San Jose to Chicago 2,964 km
From San Jose to Houston 2,593 km
From San Jose to Phoenix 990 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

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 9,552 km
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Bucharest, Romania Valencia, Venezuela 9,551 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Amsterdam, Netherlands 9,553 km
Rosario, Argentina Los Angeles, United States 9,554 km
Rosario, Argentina Lisbon, Portugal 9,554 km
Warsaw, Poland Bakersfield, United States 9,554 km
Warsaw, Poland Tucson, United States 9,550 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Campinas, Brazil 9,554 km
Phoenix, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 9,550 km
Barcelona, Spain Toluca, Mexico 9,554 km
Santiago, Chile Sacramento, United States 9,549 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Benin City, Nigeria 9,549 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Shenzhen, China 9,555 km
Detroit, United States Cairo, Egypt 9,555 km
Bucharest, Romania Colorado Springs, United States 9,556 km
São Paulo, Brazil Preston, United Kingdom 9,548 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Guarulhos, Brazil 9,556 km

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