How far is Chinook, WA from San José, 08?
The driving distance from Chinook, WA to San José, 08 is about 3523.4 miles (5670.4 km), with a travel time of about 63h 53m by car.
- The straight-line flight distance is about 3431.4 miles (5522.3 km).
- For a round trip, plan for roughly 127h 46m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
- A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT.
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Drive time stays fixed at 63h 53m.
Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
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A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.
City and county seat of Otoe County, Nebraska, United States
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Driving Route Map
The map below follows the saved road route between Chinook and San José.
Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions
Step-by-step road directions between Chinook and San José.
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Start on the route
4.3 mi · 7 min
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Turn right
4.3 mi · 6 min
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Turn left onto West Marine Drive
1541 ft · 52 sec · West Marine Drive
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Turn slight right onto West Bond Street
3032 ft · 2 min · West Bond Street
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Turn right onto 7th Street
744 ft · 29 sec · 7th Street
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Continue on Exchange Street
1.5 km · 2 min · Exchange Street
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At the end of the road, turn right onto Marine Drive
2634 ft · 1 min · Marine Drive
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Continue on Leif Erickson Drive
1.9 mi · 4 min · Leif Erickson Drive
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Continue on Lower Columbia River Highway
43.2 mi · 1 hr 1 min · Lower Columbia River Highway
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Take the exit slight right toward WA 433 North: Longview, Seattle
1079 ft · 37 sec
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Continue on Oregon Way
2.6 mi · 6 min · Oregon Way
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Turn right onto Tennant Way
3.1 mi · 5 min · Tennant Way
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Take the exit slight right toward I 5 South: Portland
3159 ft · 1 min
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Merge slight left
28.6 mi · 31 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 205 South: Salem
14.7 mi · 19 min
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Take the exit slight right toward I 84 East, US 30 East: The Dalles
1.2 km · 1 min
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Continue on Columbia River Highway
158.1 mi · 2 hr 56 min · Columbia River Highway
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Continue on Old Oregon Trail Highway
237 mi · 4 hr 12 min · Old Oregon Trail Highway
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Continue on Idaho Medal of Honor Highway
1.1 km · 48 sec · Idaho Medal of Honor Highway
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Continue on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
21.7 mi · 25 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
172.3 mi · 2 hr 43 min · Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
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Take the exit slight right
134.8 mi · 2 hr 8 min
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Keep slight right to continue on Cheyenne
39.1 mi · 41 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 80 East: Cheyenne
2247 ft · 55 sec
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Merge slight left onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
388.3 mi · 6 hr 21 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Continue on Purple Heart Trail
440.2 mi · 7 hr 22 min · Purple Heart Trail
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Take the exit slight right toward US 77 South, To NE 2: Beatrice, Nebraska City
2614 ft · 44 sec
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Continue on Homestead Expressway
4.7 mi · 6 min · Homestead Expressway
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Continue on US Highway 77
4.1 mi · 5 min · US Highway 77
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Keep slight left to continue on Nebraska Highway 2
9.4 mi · 10 min · Nebraska Highway 2
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Continue on Rokeby Road
4 mi · 4 min · Rokeby Road
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Continue on F Road
3 mi · 3 min · F Road
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Continue on Highway 2
1.1 km · 57 sec · Highway 2
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Continue on F Road
4.6 mi · 5 min · F Road
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Continue on Highway 2
3 mi · 3 min · Highway 2
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Continue on H Road
3.5 mi · 4 min · H Road
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Continue on Highway 2
2.9 mi · 3 min · Highway 2
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Continue on I Road
2.2 mi · 2 min · I Road
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Continue on Highway 2
11.8 mi · 13 min · Highway 2
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Continue on Highway 75
1.4 mi · 2 min · Highway 75
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Continue on Highway 2
2.4 mi · 3 min · Highway 2
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Continue on State Highway 2
3.1 mi · 4 min · State Highway 2
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Take the exit right
1586 ft · 39 sec
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Merge slight left
117.1 mi · 2 hr 6 min
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Merge slight right
2.2 mi · 2 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 435 East: Saint Louis
28 mi · 31 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 70, US 24 West, US 40: Saint Louis, Kansas City, Sports Complex
1500 ft · 23 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis
1.2 mi · 2 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis
143 m · 12 sec
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Merge slight left onto George Brett Super Highway
2213 ft · 29 sec · George Brett Super Highway
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Continue on Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway
2.9 mi · 3 min · Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway
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Continue on Clifton J. Scott Memorial Highway
1.8 mi · 2 min · Clifton J. Scott Memorial Highway
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Continue on Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway
2.6 mi · 3 min · Truman/Eisenhower Presidential Highway
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Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
52.5 mi · 57 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Continue on U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway
32 mi · 34 min · U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway
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Keep slight left to continue on U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway
22.4 mi · 24 min · U.S. Submarine Veterans' Memorial Highway
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Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
1.8 mi · 2 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Continue on Highway Patrol Sgt. Benjamin Booth Memorial Highway
1.6 mi · 2 min · Highway Patrol Sgt. Benjamin Booth Memorial Highway
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Continue on Sheriff Roger I. Wilson Memorial Highway
1.9 mi · 2 min · Sheriff Roger I. Wilson Memorial Highway
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Continue on Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
111.4 mi · 2 hr 13 min · Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
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Take the exit slight right toward Bermuda Road
1578 ft · 24 sec
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Keep slight left to continue on I 70 East: Saint Louis
810 ft · 13 sec
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Merge slight left
6.8 mi · 9 min
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Continue on Andy Gammon Memorial Highway
1.5 mi · 2 min · Andy Gammon Memorial Highway
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Keep slight right to continue on Andy Gammon Memorial Highway
1594 ft · 39 sec · Andy Gammon Memorial Highway
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Continue on Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
2.5 mi · 3 min · Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
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Take the exit slight right toward I 64 East: Louisville
3234 ft · 50 sec
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Merge slight left
74.7 mi · 1 hr 22 min
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Keep slight right to continue on Ken Gray Expressway
47.2 mi · 51 min · Ken Gray Expressway
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Take the exit slight right toward I 24 East: Nashville
1.4 mi · 1 min
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Continue straight
175.1 mi · 3 hr 8 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 24 East, I 65 South: Nashville
2.3 mi · 3 min
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Continue on I 24 East: Chattanooga, Knoxville
2.8 mi · 4 min
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Keep slight left to continue on I 40 East, I 24 East: Knoxville, Chattanooga
2.1 mi · 3 min
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Take the exit slight right toward I 24 East: Chattanooga
133.7 mi · 2 hr 30 min
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Keep slight right to continue on I 75 South: Atlanta
2869 ft · 49 sec
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Merge slight left
110.7 mi · 2 hr 3 min
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Continue on James Wendell George Parkway
2.3 mi · 3 min · James Wendell George Parkway
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Keep slight left
64.8 mi · 1 hr 12 min
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Keep slight right to continue on Larry Justice Highway
16.1 mi · 17 min · Larry Justice Highway
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Merge slight left onto Fall Line Freeway
299.4 mi · 5 hr 21 min · Fall Line Freeway
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Take the exit slight left toward Florida's Turnpike South, Orlando
261 mi · 4 hr 43 min · Florida's Turnpike
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Take the exit slight right toward Florida's Turnpike Toll South, Homestead
1197 ft · 20 sec · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
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Keep slight left to continue on Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
46.9 mi · 54 min · Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike
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Keep slight left
2930 ft · 1 min
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Merge slight left onto Dixie Highway
19.2 mi · 27 min · Dixie Highway
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Continue on Overseas Highway
104.2 mi · 2 hr 43 min · Overseas Highway
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Turn right onto North Roosevelt Boulevard
2.6 mi · 6 min · North Roosevelt Boulevard
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Continue on Truman Avenue
1.2 mi · 4 min · Truman Avenue
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At the end of the road, turn right onto Fort Street
1222 ft · 53 sec · Fort Street
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Turn slight left onto Angela Street
27 m · 9 sec · Angela Street
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Turn left onto Butler Boulevard
79 m · 13 sec · Butler Boulevard
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Continue on Quay Road
973 ft · 42 sec · Quay Road
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Enter the roundabout and take exit 1 toward Carey Circle
19 m · 3 sec
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Exit the rotary
37 m · 5 sec
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Continue on Howard England Way
656 ft · 19 sec · Howard England Way
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Turn slight right
134 m · 35 sec
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Turn sharp right
545 ft · 41 sec
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Turn left
144 m · 35 sec
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Arrive at your destination
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Car Route Details
A richer read on the saved driving route between Chinook and San José.
Long-distance drive
This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.
Purple Heart Trail
Continue on Purple Heart Trail
440 mi · 07h 22m
Route Summary
A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.
Better with a longer stop
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
Sunny near Chinook.
Trip Questions
Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.
How long does it take to drive from Chinook to San José?
The road trip is about 3523.4 miles (5670.4 km) and usually takes 63h 53m in normal driving conditions.
Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?
This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.
What is the halfway point on this route?
Nebraska City is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1760.6 miles from Chinook and 1762.8 miles from San José.
How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?
The direct path is about 3431.4 miles (5522.3 km), while the road route adds roughly 92 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.
When is the best time to leave for this route?
A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM PDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.
How much will gas cost for this route?
Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $675.73 one way or $1,351.47 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 1104.9 kg one way.
Do you cross a time zone on this route?
Yes. There is about a 1 hour time difference between Chinook and San José, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.
What should you check before leaving?
Before leaving, the latest forecast around Chinook is Sunny.
Stop Ideas Near Nebraska City
Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.
Transit and Meeting Points
Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Nebraska City.
Omaha
Lincoln
Flight Path Map
This map shows the direct air route between Chinook and San José. Straight-line distance: 3431.39 mi (5522.29 km).
#1 Chinook
Situated in Pacific County at an elevation of roughly 10 feet, this census-designated place lies along the north bank of the Columbia River estuary just inland from the Pacific Ocean.
| Population | 0 |
| Coordinates | 46.2728800, -123.9454300 |
| Altitude | 3 |
| Country | United States |
#2 San José
Located in the Central Valley, it is the largest city in Costa Rica and serves as the country's political and economic center.
| Population | 335,007 |
| Coordinates | 9.9333300, -84.0833300 |
| Altitude | - |
| Country | Costa Rica |
End: San José (-84.08333, 9.93333)
Estimated Travel Time
Distance: 5670 km by road
| Speed | Time |
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| 30 mph (48.3 km/h) | 117h 24m |
| 40 mph (64.37 km/h) | 88h 05m |
| 50 mph (80.47 km/h) | 70h 27m |
| 60 mph (96.56 km/h) | 58h 43m |
| 70 mph (112.65 km/h) | 50h 20m |
| 80 mph (129 km/h) | 43h 57m |
Fuel, Round Trip and CO2
Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.
| Fuel | $/gal | One way | Round trip |
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| Regular gas | $5.44 | $675.73 | $1,351.47 |
| Mid-grade | $5.72 | $711.04 | $1,422.09 |
| Premium | $5.98 | $743.12 | $1,486.24 |
| Diesel | $7.29 | $906.61 | $1,813.23 |
Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.
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