Distance from San José to Quito

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Quito, Ecuador is 1,437 kilometers (893 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

From San José to Quito, the straight-line distance is 1,437 kilometers, heading southeast. San José is at 50 meters above sea level, while Quito is at 2,854 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
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)
Quito, Ecuador

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Guayaquil

Coordinates: 0.2299° S 78.525° W

Elevation: 2,854 m (9,364 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)
  • Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX)
  • Chachoán Airport (ATF)
  • Jumandy Airport (TNW)
  • Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA)

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 Quito

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Quito to Guayaquil 265 km
From Quito to Cuenca 299 km
From Quito to Ambato 113 km
From Quito to Portoviejo 233 km
From Quito to Machala 371 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 1,437 km
London, United Kingdom Rome, Italy 1,437 km
Morelia, Mexico El Paso, United States 1,437 km
Istanbul, Turkey Minsk, Belarus 1,436 km
London, United Kingdom Stockholm, Sweden 1,436 km
Warsaw, Poland Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 1,438 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Morelia, Mexico 1,436 km
Rome, Italy Islington, United Kingdom 1,438 km
Salvador, Brazil Guarulhos, Brazil 1,438 km
Monterrey, Mexico Memphis, United States 1,438 km
Memphis, United States Guadalupe, Mexico 1,435 km
Winnipeg, Canada London, Canada 1,439 km
San Francisco, United States Hermosillo, Mexico 1,434 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Palma, Spain 1,434 km
Cali, Colombia Managua, Nicaragua 1,441 km
Monterrey, Mexico New South Memphis, United States 1,433 km
Stockholm, Sweden Islington, United Kingdom 1,433 km
Paris, France Sevilla, Spain 1,441 km
Helsinki, Finland Vienna, Austria 1,441 km

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