Distance from San José to Kigali

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Kigali, Rwanda is 12,812 kilometers (7,961 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Kigali, Rwanda

From San José to Kigali, the straight-line distance is 12,812 kilometers, heading east. San José is at 50 meters above sea level, while Kigali is at 1,542 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 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)
Kigali, Rwanda

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Kigali

Coordinates: 1.95° S 30.0589° E

Elevation: 1,542 m (5,059 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kigali International Airport (KGL)
  • Kirundo Airport (KRE)
  • Gisenyi Airport (GYI)
  • Goma International Airport (GOM)
  • Kamembe Airport (KME)

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 Kigali

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Kigali to Gisenyi 93 km
From Kigali to Musanze 69 km
From Kigali to Byumba 41 km
From Kigali to Nyagatare 78 km
From Kigali to Gitarama 36 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San José and Kigali.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Auckland, New Zealand Kingston, Jamaica 12,812 km
Monterrey, Mexico Gold Coast, Australia 12,812 km
Canberra, Australia Tucson, United States 12,813 km
Perth, Australia Rosario, Argentina 12,811 km
Mumbai, India Baltimore, United States 12,811 km
Stockholm, Sweden Mar del Plata, Argentina 12,814 km
Tijuana, Mexico Lahore, Pakistan 12,814 km
Kolkata, India Fresno, United States 12,810 km
Wellington, New Zealand Omaha, United States 12,809 km
Sydney, Australia Callao, Peru 12,809 km
Indianapolis, United States Vadodara, India 12,809 km
Washington, United States Nashik, India 12,815 km
Auckland, New Zealand Maracaibo, Venezuela 12,815 km
Lucknow, India Bakersfield, United States 12,808 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Kyiv, Ukraine 12,808 km
Gold Coast, Australia San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 12,816 km
Sydney, Australia Chihuahua, Mexico 12,816 km
Jaipur, India Wichita, United States 12,816 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Brampton, Canada 12,817 km
Toronto, Canada Hanoi, Vietnam 12,817 km

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