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

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

The flight time between Washington, D.C. and San José is 4 hours 42 minutes.

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

The flight distance from Washington, D.C. (United States) to San José (Costa Rica) is 2048 miles or 3296 kilometers or 1779 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 Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and the nearest airport to San José is Guanacaste Airport (LIR).

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

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

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)

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)

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

Time difference between Washington, D.C. (United States) and San José (Costa Rica) is 2 Hours.
San José time is 2 Hours behind Washington, D.C..

Current local time in Washington, D.C.	Current local time in San José
2026-07-27, 23:46:24 EDT	2026-07-27, 21:46:24 CST