Distance from Wau to San José

The distance between Wau, Papua New Guinea and San José, Costa Rica is 14,442 kilometers (8,974 miles).

Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

San José, Costa Rica

From Wau to San José, the straight-line distance is 14,442 kilometers, heading east. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Wau at 1,179 meters above sea level and San José at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Wau, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 7.342° S 146.724° E

Elevation: 1,179 m (3,868 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Wau Airport (WUG)
  • Bulolo Airport (BUL)
  • Kokoro Airport (KOR)
  • Garaina Airport (GAR)
  • Kaintiba Airport (KZF)
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)

Other distances from Wau

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Wau to Port Moresby 241 km
From Wau to Lae 75 km
From Wau to Madang 256 km
From Wau to Buin 993 km
From Wau to Arawa 985 km

Other distances from San José

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Beijing, China Valencia, Venezuela 14,442 km
Gold Coast, Australia Havana, Cuba 14,443 km
Moscow, Russia Newcastle, Australia 14,443 km
Hyderābād, India Fort Worth, United States 14,441 km
Miami, United States Shenzhen, China 14,443 km
Cairo, Egypt Newcastle, Australia 14,443 km
Pune, India El Paso, United States 14,440 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Kampala, Uganda 14,440 km
Beijing, China Barquisimeto, Venezuela 14,440 km
El Paso, United States Kampala, Uganda 14,440 km
Canberra, Australia Medellín, Colombia 14,440 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Pune, India 14,445 km
Gold Coast, Australia Montería, Colombia 14,445 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 14,438 km
Hyderābād, India Arlington, United States 14,438 km
Maracay, Venezuela Beijing, China 14,438 km
Canberra, Australia Bogotá, Colombia 14,438 km

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