Distance from Jalapa to San José

The distance between Jalapa, Nicaragua and San José, Costa Rica is 494 kilometers (307 miles).

Jalapa, Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua

San José, Costa Rica

From Jalapa to San José, the straight-line distance is 494 kilometers, heading southeast. Jalapa is at 686 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 14-16 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 45-60 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Jalapa, Nicaragua

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Managua

Coordinates: 13.9222° N 86.1235° W

Elevation: 686 m (2,251 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Toncontín International Airport (TGU)
  • Siuna (SIU)
  • San Pedro Airport (BZA)
  • Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base (XPL)
  • Olanchito El Arrayán Airport (OAN)
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 Jalapa

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Jalapa to Managua 198 km
From Jalapa to León 183 km
From Jalapa to Granada 221 km
From Jalapa to Masaya 216 km
From Jalapa to Chinandega 180 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 Jalapa and San José.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Amsterdam, Netherlands Manchester, United Kingdom 495 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 493 km
Tijuana, Mexico Mesa, United States 495 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Phoenix, United States 493 km
Brampton, Canada Columbus, United States 493 km
Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 493 km
Madrid, Spain Gibraltar, Gibraltar 496 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic San Juan, Puerto Rico 496 km
Los Angeles, United States San Jose, United States 492 km
Vienna, Austria Belgrade, Serbia 492 km
Accra, Ghana Ibadan, Nigeria 497 km
Paris, France Cardiff, United Kingdom 491 km
Hyderābād, India Bengaluru, India 497 km
Washington, United States Cleveland, United States 491 km
Chicago, United States Cleveland, United States 497 km
Lisbon, Portugal Valladolid, Spain 497 km
Brussels, Belgium Bristol, United Kingdom 490 km
Toronto, Canada Laval, Canada 498 km
Columbus, United States Etobicoke, Canada 498 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 489 km

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