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Time difference between Mexico and Costa Rica

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

Actual local time in Mexico

City Time
México City (Central Mexico) ??:??
Aguascalientes (Central Mexico) ??:??
Baja California (Baja California) ??:??
Baja California Sur (?) ??:??
Campeche (Campeche, Yucatan) ??:??
Chiapas (Central Mexico) ??:??
Chihuahua (?) ??:??
Coahuila de Zaragoza (Durango; Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas (most areas)) ??:??
Colima (?) ??:??
Distrito Federal (Central Mexico) ??:??
Durango (Central Mexico) ??:??
Guanajuato (Central Mexico) ??:??
Guerrero (Central Mexico) ??:??
Hidalgo (Central Mexico) ??:??
Jalisco (Central Mexico) ??:??
Michoacán de Ocampo (Central Mexico) ??:??
Morelos (Central Mexico) ??:??
Nayarit (Central Mexico) ??:??
Nuevo León (Central Mexico) ??:??
Oaxaca (Central Mexico) ??:??
Puebla (Central Mexico) ??:??
Querétaro de Arteaga (Central Mexico) ??:??
Quintana Roo (Quintana Roo) ??:??
San Luis Potosí (Central Mexico) ??:??
Sinaloa (Baja California Sur, Nayarit (most areas), Sinaloa) ??:??
Sonora (Sonora) ??:??
Tabasco (Central Mexico) ??:??
Tamaulipas (Central Mexico) ??:??
Tlaxcala (Central Mexico) ??:??
Veracruz-Llave (Central Mexico) ??:??
Yucatán (Central Mexico) ??:??
Zacatecas (Central Mexico) ??:??

Actual local time in Costa Rica

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    Mexico time changes in 2026

  • PDT daylight saving time (UTC-7) takes effect on 2026-03-08 at 10:00.
  • PST standard time (UTC-8) takes effect on 2026-11-01 at 09:00.

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

When it's 12:00 PM in México City, Mexico, time in San José, Costa Rica is 12:00 PM.

Inverse calculation

Distance between Mexico and Costa Rica

City of Mexico:
City of Costa Rica:

México City, Mexico's latitude is 19.4333 and its longitude is -99.1333. San José, Costa Rica's latitude is 9.94 and its longitude is -84.1. The distance in kilometers between Mexico and Costa Rica is 1,929 km.

 

Traveling from México City to San José

By car, it would take you approximately 24.11 hours to get to San José, Costa Rica driving non-stop from México City, Mexico at a constant speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

By plane, it would take you approximately 3.22 hours to get to San José, Costa Rica taking a direct flight from México City, Mexico.

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