Flight time from San José to Panamá

How long is the flight time from San José to Panamá?

The flight time between San José and Panamá is 0 hours 43 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between San José and Panamá?

The flight distance from San José (Costa Rica) to Panamá (Panama) is 318 miles or 512 kilometers or 276 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 Panamá is Tocumen International Airport (PTY).

Map of flight path from San José to Panamá

The map of the shortest flight path between San José, Costa Rica and Panamá, Panama is displayed below.

San José Details

San José is located in Costa Rica.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 9° 55' 60'' Longitude: W 84° 4' 60''
Latitude	9.93333
Longitude	-84.08333
Country	Costa Rica

Nearby airports

Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)

Panamá Details

Panamá is located in Panama.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 8° 59' 37'' Longitude: W 79° 31' 11''
Latitude	8.9936
Longitude	-79.51973
Country	Panama

Nearby airports

Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC)
Panamá Pacífico International Airport (BLB)
Tocumen International Airport (PTY)
Scarlett Martinez International Airport (RIH)

Time Difference between San José and Panamá

Time difference between San José (Costa Rica) and Panamá (Panama) is 1 Hours.
Panamá time is 1 Hours ahead of San José.

Current local time in San José	Current local time in Panamá
2026-05-16, 19:51:16 CST	2026-05-16, 20:51:16 EST