How far am I from the border?
Pick the border you mean to see how far major cities on both sides are from it, or measure the straight-line distance from where you are right now.
How far are you from the nearest border?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the nearest country border and your state or region border.
Choose a border
Each page shows how far the biggest cities on both sides are from that country's border, in a straight line.
51 borders
North America3 borders
- US borderUnited States · 2 neighboursNearest big city across the borderTijuana, Mexico4.6 km (2.9 miles)MexicoCanada
- Canadian borderCanada · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderNew York, United States247 miles (398 km)United States
- Mexican borderMexico · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderSan Ignacio, Belize73 km (46 miles)United StatesGuatemalaBelize
Europe29 borders
- German borderGermany · 9 neighboursNearest big city across the borderPrague, Czech Republic82 km (51 miles)FrancePolandAustriaCzech Republic+5 more
- French borderFrance · 8 neighboursNearest big city across the borderEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg0.8 km (0.5 miles)GermanySpainItalyBelgium+4 more
- Russian borderRussia · 14 neighboursNearest big city across the borderKharkiv, Ukraine35 km (22 miles)ChinaNorth KoreaUkraineAzerbaijan+10 more
- Ukrainian borderUkraine · 7 neighboursNearest big city across the borderTiraspol, Moldova8.7 km (5.4 miles)RussiaRomaniaBelarusHungary+3 more
- Polish borderPoland · 7 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBerlin, Germany59 km (37 miles)RussiaGermanyUkraineBelarus+3 more
- Belarus borderBelarus · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderDaugavpils, Latvia21 km (13 miles)RussiaUkrainePolandLatvia+1 more
- Spanish borderSpain · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderGibraltar, Gibraltar1.1 km (0.7 miles)MoroccoFrancePortugalGibraltar+1 more
- Portuguese borderPortugal · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderMadrid, Spain245 km (152 miles)Spain
- Italian borderItaly · 6 neighboursNearest big city across the borderVatican City, Vatican0.2 km (0.1 miles)FranceAustriaSwitzerlandSlovenia+2 more
- Swiss borderSwitzerland · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderVaduz, Liechtenstein1 km (0.6 miles)GermanyItalyFranceAustria+1 more
- Austrian borderAustria · 8 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBratislava, Slovakia3.6 km (2.2 miles)GermanyItalyHungaryCzech Republic+4 more
- Dutch borderNetherlands · 2 neighboursNearest big city across the borderAntwerp, Belgium15 km (9.3 miles)GermanyBelgium
- Belgian borderBelgium · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg12 km (7.3 miles)GermanyFranceNetherlandsLuxembourg
- Luxembourg borderLuxembourg · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBrussels, Belgium137 km (85 miles)GermanyFranceBelgium
- Czech borderCzech Republic · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBratislava, Slovakia54 km (33 miles)GermanyPolandAustriaSlovakia
- Slovak borderSlovakia · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBudapest, Hungary38 km (24 miles)UkraineHungaryPolandAustria+1 more
- Hungarian borderHungary · 7 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBratislava, Slovakia16 km (9.8 miles)UkraineRomaniaAustriaSerbia+3 more
- Romanian borderRomania · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderDebrecen, Hungary29 km (18 miles)UkraineHungarySerbiaBulgaria+1 more
- Croatian borderCroatia · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderMaribor, Slovenia35 km (22 miles)HungarySerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaSlovenia+1 more
- Serbian borderSerbia · 9 neighboursNearest big city across the borderPristina, Kosovo20 km (13 miles)RomaniaHungaryBulgariaBosnia and Herzegovina+5 more
- Greek borderGreece · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderPlovdiv, Bulgaria68 km (42 miles)TurkeyBulgariaNorth MacedoniaAlbania
- Bulgarian borderBulgaria · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderBucharest, Romania48 km (30 miles)TurkeyRomaniaSerbiaGreece+1 more
- Turkish borderTurkey · 8 neighboursNearest big city across the borderGyumri, Armenia10 km (6.2 miles)IraqIranAzerbaijanSyria+4 more
- Danish borderDenmark · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderHamburg, Germany138 km (86 miles)Germany
- Norwegian borderNorway · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderGothenburg, Sweden133 km (83 miles)RussiaSwedenFinland
- Swedish borderSweden · 2 neighboursNearest big city across the borderOslo, Norway62 km (38 miles)NorwayFinland
- Finnish borderFinland · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderSaint Petersburg, Russia145 km (90 miles)RussiaSwedenNorway
- Irish borderIreland · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderBirmingham, United Kingdom175 miles (282 km)United Kingdom
- UK borderUnited Kingdom · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderDublin, Ireland78 km (48 miles)Ireland
Asia10 borders
- Chinese borderChina · 14 neighboursNearest big city across the borderHanoi, Vietnam136 km (85 miles)VietnamPakistanIndiaRussia+10 more
- Indian borderIndia · 6 neighboursNearest big city across the borderPhuntsholing, Bhutan0.2 km (0.1 miles)ChinaPakistanBangladeshMyanmar+2 more
- Pakistan borderPakistan · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderKabul, Afghanistan87 km (54 miles)ChinaIndiaIranAfghanistan
- Afghan borderAfghanistan · 6 neighboursNearest big city across the borderDushanbe, Tajikistan124 km (77 miles)ChinaPakistanIranUzbekistan+2 more
- Nepal borderNepal · 2 neighboursNearest big city across the borderDelhi, India278 km (172 miles)ChinaIndia
- Bangladesh borderBangladesh · 2 neighboursNearest big city across the borderMandalay, Myanmar357 km (222 miles)IndiaMyanmar
- Thai borderThailand · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderVientiane, Lao PDR0.9 km (0.6 miles)MyanmarCambodiaMalaysiaLao PDR
- Vietnamese borderVietnam · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderTakeo, Cambodia29 km (18 miles)ChinaCambodiaLao PDR
- South Korean borderSouth Korea · 1 neighbourNearest big city across the borderPyongyang, North Korea141 km (87 miles)North Korea
- North Korean borderNorth Korea · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderSeoul, South Korea38 km (24 miles)ChinaRussiaSouth Korea
Middle East and Africa4 borders
- Iranian borderIran · 7 neighboursNearest big city across the borderYerevan, Armenia45 km (28 miles)TurkeyPakistanIraqAfghanistan+3 more
- Israeli borderIsrael · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderGaza, Palestine3 km (1.8 miles)EgyptSyriaLebanonJordan+1 more
- Egyptian borderEgypt · 4 neighboursNearest big city across the borderKhān Yūnis, Palestine8 km (5 miles)SudanLibyaIsraelPalestine
- South African borderSouth Africa · 6 neighboursNearest big city across the borderMaputsoe, Lesotho0.4 km (0.3 miles)ZimbabweMozambiqueNamibiaLesotho+2 more
South America5 borders
- Brazilian borderBrazil · 9 neighboursNearest big city across the borderCiudad del Este, Paraguay4.8 km (3 miles)PeruColombiaVenezuelaArgentina+5 more
- Argentine borderArgentina · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderSalto, Uruguay1.8 km (1.1 miles)BrazilChileBoliviaParaguay+1 more
- Chilean borderChile · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderLa Paz, Bolivia179 km (111 miles)PeruArgentinaBolivia
- Colombian borderColombia · 5 neighboursNearest big city across the borderMaracaibo, Venezuela89 km (55 miles)BrazilPeruVenezuelaEcuador+1 more
- Venezuelan borderVenezuela · 3 neighboursNearest big city across the borderGeorgetown, Guyana238 km (148 miles)BrazilColombiaGuyana
Questions
How far am I from the border?
Use the button on this page: it finds your location (on a phone, by GPS) and opens the distance to border calculator, which shows the nearest country border and your state or region border, with the country on the other side.
Can I measure to one particular country?
Yes. Open that country's page below and use your location there: the calculator opens with the country already selected and measures to its nearest edge, even when another border is closer.
Is this the distance to a border crossing?
No. Every figure is the straight-line distance to the nearest point on the border itself. The nearest official crossing can be much farther away by road.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026. See also how far major cities are from the coast.