Alajuela: facts

At a glance

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Alajuela Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 47,494
• Coordinates: 10.0172° N, 84.2127° W
• Time zone: America/Costa_Rica (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Colon (CRC)
• Distance to the capital, San Jose: 17 km (10 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO): 2.6 km (1.6 mi), straight line
• Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ): 10 km (6 mi), straight line
• La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON): 64 km (40 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sabanilla: 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
• Heredia: 11 km (7 mi)
• San Pablo: 13 km (8 mi)
• San Rafael: 13 km (8 mi)
• San Juan: 16 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Jose, 17 km (10 mi)