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Buenos Aires×San José

Argentina · AR
Buenos Aires
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America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires·
No DST
Costa Rica · CR
San José
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America/Costa_Rica·
No DST

Buenos Aires is 3 hours behind San José. Scrub a time, meet in the overlap, ship the invite — before the kettle boils.

◊ at a glance

Three numbers. The ones that decide the meeting.

01
Difference
3h behind
Buenos Aires vs San José
02
Overlap
5h
Business hours 09:00 – 17:00
03
UTC offsets
GMT-3 / GMT-6
ART · Costa Rica
04
Flight
7h 8m
5,644 km · great-circle, non-stop cruise
◊ the overlap

When the world meets at work.

24-hour overlap
5h shared · 12:00 – 17:00 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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21
San José
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21
0
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18
Scrub a meeting time14:00 Buenos Aires
Same moment in San José11:00 San José
◊ hour by hour

Read the day in both zones.

Share this meeting
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14:00 Buenos Aires11:00 San José
Full 24-hour reference
Buenos AiresSan José
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21:00
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09:00Buenos Aires only
06:00
10:00Buenos Aires only
07:00
11:00Buenos Aires only
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12:00Both working
09:00
13:00Both working
10:00
14:00Both working
11:00
15:00Both working
12:00
16:00Both working
13:00
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14:00San José only
18:00
15:00San José only
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16:00San José only
20:00
17:00
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20:00
◊ common questions

Quick answers. Before you book the call.

What's the time difference between Buenos Aires and San José?

Buenos Aires is 3 hours behind San José. Buenos Aires runs on GMT-3 and San José on GMT-6. The gap can shift by an hour when either side enters or leaves daylight saving — the live clocks above always reflect the current offset.

When's the best time to schedule a meeting?

There are 5 hours where both cities are inside a 09:00–17:00 workday. Aim for the middle of that window so neither side is starting or closing out.

Does daylight saving time change the difference?

Yes, if either city observes DST. When one side shifts and the other doesn't, the gap changes by one hour. The DST badges under each clock show whether each zone is currently shifted and when the next transition lands.

How far is Buenos Aires from San José?

About 5,644 km as the crow flies (great-circle distance). A non-stop commercial flight cruises that in roughly 7h 8m, not counting airport time, winds, or routing around restricted airspace.

Can I send this meeting time as a calendar invite?

Yes. Pick a time on the slider above, open the meeting card, customize the title and duration, then download the .ics file. It imports cleanly into Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar with the correct timezone attached.

◊ keep going

One pair down. 299 cities to go.

Every pair in 300 cities runs the same clocks, the same overlap, the same one-click invite. Pick another.

BUENOS AIRES · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
GMT-3 · -34.60°, -58.38°

SAN JOSÉ · America/Costa_Rica
GMT-6 · 9.93°, -84.09°

5h shared · 3h behind