Flight time from San José to Washington, D.C.

How long is the flight time from San José to Washington, D.C.?

The flight time between San José and Washington, D.C. is 4 hours 35 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between San José and Washington, D.C.?

The flight distance from San José (Costa Rica) to Washington, D.C. (United States) is 1995 miles or 3210 kilometers or 1732 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to San José is Guanacaste Airport (LIR) and the nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Map of flight path from San José to Washington, D.C.

The map of the shortest flight path between San José, Costa Rica and Washington, D.C., United States is displayed below.

San José Details

San José is located in Costa Rica.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 10° 57' 6.2'' Longitude: W 85° 8' 10''
Latitude	10.95173
Longitude	-85.1361
Country	Costa Rica

Nearby airports

Guanacaste Airport (LIR)

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Time Difference between San José and Washington, D.C.

Time difference between San José (Costa Rica) and Washington, D.C. (United States) is 1 Hours.
Washington, D.C. time is 1 Hours ahead of San José.

Current local time in San José	Current local time in Washington, D.C.
2025-12-21, 23:24:40 CST	2025-12-22, 00:24:40 EST