Distance from San José to Madrid

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Madrid, Spain is 8,490 kilometers (5,275 miles).

San José, Costa Rica

Madrid, Spain

From San José to Madrid, the straight-line distance is 8,490 kilometers, heading northeast. San José is situated at an altitude of 1,133 meters above sea level, while Madrid is at 665 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: 9.9339° N 84.0849° W

Elevation: 1,133 m (3,717 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)
  • Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
  • Guapiles Airport (GPL)
  • Quepos Managua Airport (XQP)
  • Chacarita Airport (JAP)
Madrid, Spain

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Madrid

Coordinates: 40.4165° N 3.7026° W

Elevation: 665 m (2,182 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cuatro Vientos Airport (ECV)
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)
  • Torrejón Airport (TOJ)
  • Salamanca Airport (SLM)
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL)

Other distances from San José

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San José to Alajuela 17 km
From San José to Limón 115 km
From San José to Liberia 167 km
From San José to San Francisco 8 km
From San José to San José 161 km

Other distances from Madrid

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Madrid to Barcelona 505 km
From Madrid to Valencia 303 km
From Madrid to Zaragoza 275 km
From Madrid to Málaga 415 km
From Madrid to Murcia 349 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 8,490 km
Torreón, Mexico Leeds, United Kingdom 8,490 km
San Jose, United States Nottingham, United Kingdom 8,490 km
London, United Kingdom Mesa, United States 8,490 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,490 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Ibagué, Colombia 8,489 km
Dublin, Ireland Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 8,489 km
Managua, Nicaragua Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,489 km
Rosario, Argentina Tulsa, United States 8,489 km
Oslo, Norway Bakersfield, United States 8,488 km
Los Angeles, United States Liverpool, United Kingdom 8,492 km
Oslo, Norway Tucson, United States 8,492 km
San Jose, United States Birmingham, United Kingdom 8,492 km
Quito, Ecuador Sevilla, Spain 8,492 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bilbao, Spain 8,492 km
Accra, Ghana New Delhi, India 8,492 km
Oslo, Norway Belém, Brazil 8,492 km
Oslo, Norway Barquisimeto, Venezuela 8,492 km
Dublin, Ireland Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 8,488 km
Saltillo, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 8,492 km

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