Distance from San José to Santiago

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Santiago, Chile is 5,149 kilometers (3,200 miles).

San José, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

From San José to Santiago, the straight-line distance is 5,149 kilometers, heading south. San José is at 50 meters above sea level, while Santiago is at 556 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 18-22 days
Motorcycle 6-7 days
Car 5-6 days
Airplane 8-10 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)
Santiago, Chile

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Santiago

Coordinates: 33.4569° S 70.6483° W

Elevation: 556 m (1,824 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)
  • De La Independencia Airport (QRC)
  • Viña del mar Airport (KNA)
  • Mendoza Aerodrome (MDZ)
  • Panguilemo Airport (TLX)

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 Santiago

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Santiago to Puente Alto 18 km
From Santiago to Antofagasta 1,087 km
From Santiago to Viña del Mar 97 km
From Santiago to Valparaíso 103 km
From Santiago to Maipú 13 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Caracas, Venezuela Montevideo, Uruguay 5,149 km
Bucharest, Romania Nashik, India 5,150 km
Mississauga, Canada Cuenca, Ecuador 5,148 km
Bucharest, Romania Mumbai, India 5,151 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Asunción, Paraguay 5,147 km
Stockholm, Sweden Lahore, Pakistan 5,152 km
San Juan, Puerto Rico Mexicali, Mexico 5,152 km
Panama City, Panama Salvador, Brazil 5,146 km
Hyderabad, India Kakamega, Kenya 5,146 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Port Harcourt, Nigeria 5,153 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 5,153 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Salta, Argentina 5,145 km
Manaus, Brazil South Boston, United States 5,153 km
Los Angeles, United States Montería, Colombia 5,153 km
Arequipa, Peru Morelia, Mexico 5,144 km
La Paz, Bolivia Tampa, United States 5,154 km
Moscow, Russia Nagpur, India 5,143 km
Vienna, Austria Lahore, Pakistan 5,155 km
Denver, United States Barcelona, Venezuela 5,155 km
Lisbon, Portugal South Boston, United States 5,143 km

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