Given below is the flight time from San José, Costa Rica to Los Angeles, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Los Angeles from San José by air. The nearest airport to San José is Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and the nearest airport to Los Angeles is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Departure
San José
Arrival
Los Angeles

Flight time from San José to Los Angeles is 6 hours 8 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from SJO to LAX is 6 hours 8 minutes (Operated by Delta Air Lines)

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Non-stop flights could take upto 6 hours 30 minutes.

One-stop flights and connecting flights can take anywhere between 9 hours to 11 hours hours depending on the layover city.

Non-stop flight time from Costa Rica (SJO) to United States (LAX) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from San José arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles is served by 1 international airports.

JourneyDurationAirline
SJO ➝ LAX  
6 hours 8 minutes Delta Air Lines
SJO ➝ LAX  
6 hours 30 minutes United Airlines
SJO ➝ LAX  
6 hours 30 minutes United Airlines

Number of Airports in Los Angeles : 1 International Airport  
Number of Airports in San José : 2 Medium Airport

Distance Between San José, Costa Rica & Los Angeles, United States is 4380 Kilo Meters

Flight time from San José to Los Angeles via Houston • SJO to LAX via IAH

Flight duration from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport, United States on United Airlines flight is 9 hours 19 minutes

SJO to IAH
3 hrs 50 mins
IAH
 Waiting Time
2 hrs 3 mins
IAH to LAX
3 hrs 26 mins
Total Duration:
9 hrs 19 mins

Flight time from San José to Los Angeles via Denver • SJO to LAX via DEN

Flight duration from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver International Airport, United States on United Airlines flight is 9 hours 31 minutes

SJO to DEN
5 hrs 35 mins
DEN
 Waiting Time
1 hr 26 mins
DEN to LAX
2 hrs 30 mins
Total Duration:
9 hrs 31 mins

Flight time from San José, Costa Rica to airports near Los Angeles, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José to airports nearest to Los Angeles is given in the table below

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
SJO - BUR Burbank, Bob Hope Airport 15 hrs 11 mins 1 Stop
SJO - ONT Ontario, Ontario International Airport 10 hrs 22 mins 1 Stop
SJO - SNA Santa Ana, CA, John Wayne Airport 9 hrs 21 mins 1 Stop

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Airlines operating flights between San José and Los Angeles

  • American Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • United Airlines

San José time is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles

Current time in San José, Costa Rica : Mon, 18 May, 2026,
San José Timezone: CST (-06:00)

09:29 PM

Current time in Los Angeles, United States :, Mon, 18 May, 2026,
Los Angeles Timezone: PDT (-07:00)

08:29 PM

Flight Time between San José & Los Angeles • SJO - LAX Flight Duration

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SJO to LAX Flight - San José Airport to Los Angeles Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of San José Airport & Los Angeles Airport. Know the flight direction and San José to Los Angeles flight path

San José - Lat: 9.9936, Long: -84.2089
Los Angeles - Lat: 33.9435, Long: -118.409

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