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Time difference between Chile and Costa Rica

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Chile has multiple time zones, that reason we now list some of the most important places with their respective local times.

Actual local time in Chile

City Time
Santiago (most of Chile) ??:??
Valparaíso (most of Chile) ??:??
Antofagasta (most of Chile) ??:??
Araucanía (most of Chile) ??:??
Atacama (most of Chile) ??:??
Bío-Bío (most of Chile) ??:??
Coquimbo (most of Chile) ??:??
Los Lagos (most of Chile) ??:??
Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (most of Chile) ??:??
Maule (most of Chile) ??:??
Region Metropolitana (most of Chile) ??:??
Tarapacá (most of Chile) ??:??
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) ??:??

Actual local time in Costa Rica

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    Chile time changes in 2026

  • -04 standard time (UTC-4) takes effect on 2026-04-05 at 03:00.
  • -03 daylight saving time (UTC-3) takes effect on 2026-09-06 at 04:00.
  • -06 standard time (UTC-6) takes effect on 2026-04-05 at 03:00.
  • -05 daylight saving time (UTC-5) takes effect on 2026-09-06 at 04:00.

If it's 12PM in Chile, what time is it in Costa Rica?

When it's 12:00 PM in Santiago, Chile, time in San José, Costa Rica is 09:00 AM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between Chile and Costa Rica

City of Chile:
City of Costa Rica:

Santiago, Chile's latitude is -32.45 and its longitude is -70.66. San José, Costa Rica's latitude is 9.94 and its longitude is -84.1. The distance in kilometers between Chile and Costa Rica is 4,925 km.

 

Traveling from Santiago to San José

By car, it would take you approximately 61.56 hours to get to San José, Costa Rica driving non-stop from Santiago, Chile at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 8.21 hours to get to San José, Costa Rica taking a direct flight from Santiago, Chile.

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