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SJO to PBR: distance & flight time
San Jose (Juan Santamaria International Airport) → Puerto Barrios (Puerto Barrios Airport)
494 mi
795 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
494 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SJO — Juan Santamaria International Airport · San Jose, Costa Rica
- PBR — Puerto Barrios Airport · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near PBR
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport48 mi away
- TEA · Tela Airport74 mi away
- XPL · Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base113 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SJO from PBR?
The flight distance from San Jose (SJO) to Puerto Barrios (PBR) is 494 miles (795 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SJO to PBR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 SJO to PBR?
Nonstop service on SJO–PBR 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 1h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SJO to PBR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SJO–PBR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SJO to PBR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SJO–PBR 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.