Distance from San José to Athens

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Athens, Greece is 10,872 kilometers (6,756 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Athens, Attica, Greece

From San José to Athens, the straight-line distance is 10,872 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with San José at 50 meters above sea level and Athens at 84 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Athens, Greece

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Athens

Coordinates: 37.9838° N 23.7278° E

Elevation: 84 m (276 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)
  • Porto Cheli Airport (PKH)
  • Syros Airport (JSY)
  • Skiros Airport (SKU)
  • Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)

Other distances from San José

Distance 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

Other distances from Athens

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Athens to Piraeus 9 km
From Athens to Thessaloníki 303 km
From Athens to Kalamariá 296 km
From Athens to Níkaia 7 km
From Athens to Volos 168 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
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New York City, United States Tokyo, Japan 10,873 km
Calgary, Canada Ludhiana, India 10,873 km
Bucharest, Romania Curitiba, Brazil 10,873 km
Taipei, Taiwan Winnipeg, Canada 10,871 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Brasília, Brazil 10,871 km
Denver, United States Accra, Ghana 10,870 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo London, Canada 10,870 km
Bucharest, Romania Guatemala City, Guatemala 10,870 km
Wellington, New Zealand Asunción, Paraguay 10,874 km
Torreón, Mexico Kumasi, Ghana 10,869 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Toluca, Mexico 10,875 km
Moscow, Russia Managua, Nicaragua 10,869 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Kakamega, Kenya 10,868 km
Istanbul, Turkey Ibagué, Colombia 10,868 km
Manhattan, United States Tokyo, Japan 10,867 km
Lahore, Pakistan Laval, Canada 10,877 km
Phoenix, United States Auckland, New Zealand 10,867 km

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