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GPL to SJO: distance & flight time
Guapiles (Guapiles Airport) → San Jose (Juan Santamaria International Airport)
32 mi
51 km · 28 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
32 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GPL — Guapiles Airport · Guapiles, Costa Rica
- SJO — Juan Santamaria International Airport · San Jose, Costa Rica
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GPL
- TTQ · Aerotortuguero Airport19 mi away
- SYQ · Tobias Bolanos International Airport29 mi away
- SJO · Juan Santamaria International Airport32 mi away
- BCL · Barra del Colorado Airport41 mi away
Near SJO
- SYQ · Tobias Bolanos International Airport5 mi away
- GPL · Guapiles Airport32 mi away
- JAP · Chacarita Airport38 mi away
- XQP · Quepos Managua Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GPL from SJO?
The flight distance from Guapiles (GPL) to San Jose (SJO) is 32 miles (51 km, 28 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPL to SJO?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GPL to SJO?
Nonstop service on GPL–SJO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPL to SJO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPL–SJO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GPL to SJO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GPL–SJO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.