Distance from Glasgow to San José

The distance between Glasgow, United Kingdom and San José, Costa Rica is 8,438 kilometers (5,243 miles).

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

From Glasgow to San José, the straight-line distance is 8,438 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Glasgow at 40 meters above sea level and San José at 50 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/London

Coordinates: 55.8652° N 4.2576° W

Elevation: 40 m (131 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA)
  • Prestwick Airport (PIK)
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
  • Perth/Scone Airport (PSL)
  • Oban Airport (OBN)
San José, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 10.9519° N 85.1357° W

Elevation: 50 m (164 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Upala Airport (UPL)
  • San Carlos (NCR)
  • Los Chiles Airport (LSL)
  • Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)
  • La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)

Other distances from Glasgow

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Glasgow to London 556 km
From Glasgow to Birmingham 407 km
From Glasgow to Manchester 296 km
From Glasgow to Sheffield 330 km
From Glasgow to Leeds 289 km

Other distances from San José

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San José to San José 161 km
From San José to Alajuela 145 km
From San José to Limón 253 km
From San José to Liberia 48 km
From San José to San Francisco 153 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Oklahoma City, United States Curitiba, Brazil 8,438 km
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Liverpool, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,439 km
Valencia, Spain Campinas, Brazil 8,439 km
Madrid, Spain Surrey, Canada 8,436 km
Bucharest, Romania Minneapolis, United States 8,440 km
Helsinki, Finland Arlington, United States 8,436 km
Vancouver, Canada Madrid, Spain 8,440 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Valencia, Spain 8,440 km
Beijing, China Gold Coast, Australia 8,440 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Málaga, Spain 8,436 km
Lagos, Nigeria Chennai, India 8,440 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Abuja, Nigeria 8,440 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,440 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Glasgow, United Kingdom 8,440 km

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