Distance from Mexico City to San José

The distance between Mexico City, Mexico and San José, Costa Rica is 1,929 kilometers (1,199 miles).

Mexico City, Mexico

San José, Costa Rica

From Mexico City to San José, the straight-line distance is 1,929 kilometers, heading southeast. Mexico City is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, while San José is at 1,161 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 6-7 days
Motorcycle 2-3 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 3-4 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Mexico City, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 19.4285° N 99.1277° W

Elevation: 2,240 m (7,349 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)
  • Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC)
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
  • Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO)
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 Mexico City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Mexico City to Tijuana 2,297 km
From Mexico City to Iztapalapa 11 km
From Mexico City to Puebla 106 km
From Mexico City to Ciudad Juárez 1,547 km
From Mexico City to Guadalajara 467 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 Mexico City and San José.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brasília, Brazil Manaus, Brazil 1,929 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Houston, United States 1,928 km
Vancouver, Canada Tijuana, Mexico 1,928 km
Edmonton, Canada Fresno, United States 1,930 km
Mexicali, Mexico Surrey, Canada 1,930 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Gibraltar, Gibraltar 1,928 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico New South Memphis, United States 1,931 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Valledupar, Colombia 1,931 km
Miami, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,931 km
Los Angeles, United States Wichita, United States 1,926 km
Los Angeles, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,932 km
Maracay, Venezuela Cuenca, Ecuador 1,926 km
Chicago, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1,926 km
Mexicali, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 1,926 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Cúcuta, Colombia 1,932 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Tampa, United States 1,925 km
Dallas, United States Etobicoke, Canada 1,925 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Memphis, United States 1,925 km
São Paulo, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 1,925 km
Washington, United States Arlington, United States 1,933 km

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