Distance from Machala to San José

The distance between Machala, Ecuador and San José, Costa Rica is 1,529 kilometers (950 miles).

Machala, El Oro, Ecuador

San José, Costa Rica

From Machala to San José, the straight-line distance is 1,529 kilometers, heading north. Machala is at only 16 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,133 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 5-6 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Machala, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 3.2589° S 79.9588° W

Elevation: 16 m (52 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Manuel Serrano Airport (MCH)
  • Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR)
  • Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport (TBP)
  • Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH)
  • Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)
San José, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 9.9339° N 84.0849° W

Elevation: 1,133 m (3,717 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 Machala

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Machala to Quito 371 km
From Machala to Guayaquil 118 km
From Machala to Cuenca 114 km
From Machala to Ambato 268 km
From Machala to Portoviejo 249 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 Machala and San José.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Jacksonville, United States Kansas City, United States 1,529 km
San Francisco, United States Denver, United States 1,529 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Asunción, Paraguay 1,529 km
Cartagena, Colombia Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1,530 km
Tijuana, Mexico Torreón, Mexico 1,530 km
Winnipeg, Canada Tulsa, United States 1,528 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 1,528 km
San Antonio, United States Louisville, United States 1,530 km
Dallas, United States Puebla, Mexico 1,528 km
Saltillo, Mexico Colorado Springs, United States 1,530 km
Budapest, Hungary Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 1,530 km
Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangkok, Thailand 1,531 km
Warsaw, Poland Bradford, United Kingdom 1,531 km
El Paso, United States Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 1,527 km
Manaus, Brazil Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1,532 km
Charlotte, United States Arlington, United States 1,526 km
Tijuana, Mexico Portland, United States 1,526 km
Quito, Ecuador Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1,525 km
Havana, Cuba Memphis, United States 1,525 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 1,533 km

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