Distance from San José to Papeete

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Papeete, French Polynesia is 7,752 kilometers (4,817 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Papeete, Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

From San José to Papeete, the straight-line distance is 7,752 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with San José at 50 meters above sea level and Papeete at 42 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 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)
Papeete, French Polynesia

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Tahiti

Coordinates: 17.5347° S 149.5684° W

Elevation: 42 m (138 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT)
  • Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ)
  • Tetiaroa Airport (TTI)
  • Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH)
  • Raiatea Airport (RFP)

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 Papeete

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Papeete to Vaitape 259 km
From Papeete to Fare 181 km
From Papeete to Faaa 5 km
From Papeete to Punaauia 11 km
From Papeete to Pirae 2 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Patna, India 7,752 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Leeds, United Kingdom 7,752 km
Mumbai, India Gibraltar, Gibraltar 7,752 km
Havana, Cuba Valencia, Spain 7,753 km
Rome, Italy Charlotte, United States 7,751 km
Portland, United States Swansea, United Kingdom 7,750 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Guadalajara, Mexico 7,750 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil León de los Aldama, Mexico 7,754 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Málaga, Spain 7,754 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Sheffield, United Kingdom 7,750 km
Abuja, Nigeria Nagpur, India 7,754 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Reading, United Kingdom 7,750 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Guarulhos, Brazil 7,750 km
Brasília, Brazil Valladolid, Spain 7,756 km
Rome, Italy Winnipeg, Canada 7,756 km
Brooklyn, United States Curitiba, Brazil 7,748 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Sydney, Australia 7,748 km
Queens, United States Curitiba, Brazil 7,748 km

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