# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to San Jose del Cabo (SJD)

> 6,266 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,266 km / 3,893 mi / 3,383 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 11:22 in Papeete, it's 14:22 in San Jose del Cabo)
- **Elevation difference**: 369 ft (SJD is higher than PPT)

## Airports

### [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Papeete, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.550000, -149.610000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjd-san-jose-del-cabo-los-cabos-international-airport/1ef266df-6224-6054-abc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
- ICAO: MMSD
- Timezone: America/Mazatlan
- Coordinates: 23.150000, -109.720000
- Elevation: 374 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:22 in Papeete, it's 14:22 in San Jose del Cabo.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Los Cabos International Airport (SJD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjd-san-jose-del-cabo-los-cabos-international-airport/1ef266df-6224-6054-abc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)