Distance from La Fortuna to San Jose

The distance between La Fortuna, Costa Rica and San Jose, United States is 4,768 kilometers (2,963 miles).

La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

San Jose, California, United States

From La Fortuna to San Jose, the straight-line distance is 4,768 kilometers, heading northwest. La Fortuna is situated at an altitude of 256 meters above sea level, while San Jose is at only 23 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 15-18 days
Motorcycle 5-6 days
Car 4-5 days
Airplane 6-8 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 10.4709° N 84.6454° W

Elevation: 256 m (840 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)
  • Chacarita Airport (JAP)
  • Upala Airport (UPL)
  • Los Chiles Airport (LSL)
  • Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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)

Other distances from San Jose

Distances 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

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between La Fortuna and San Jose.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Salvador, Brazil Santa Marta, Colombia 4,768 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Wichita, United States 4,769 km
Dublin, Ireland Kano, Nigeria 4,769 km
Manaus, Brazil Charlotte, United States 4,767 km
Arequipa, Peru Veracruz, Mexico 4,769 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Edmonton, Canada 4,769 km
Sucre, Bolivia Belmopan, Belize 4,767 km
Trujillo, Peru Culiacán, Mexico 4,766 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Wichita, United States 4,766 km
Recife, Brazil Benin City, Nigeria 4,770 km
Nairobi, Kenya Bengaluru, India 4,771 km
Abuja, Nigeria Reading, United Kingdom 4,765 km
Cartagena, Colombia Mexicali, Mexico 4,771 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Edmonton, Canada 4,772 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Honolulu, United States 4,772 km
Columbus, United States Cuenca, Ecuador 4,763 km
Los Angeles, United States Halifax, Canada 4,763 km
Quito, Ecuador South Boston, United States 4,773 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Barcelona, Venezuela 4,774 km
La Paz, Bolivia Mérida, Mexico 4,762 km

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