How far is Accra from the sea?
Accra is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Greater Accra, Ghana.
To the coast
1.4 km
0.9 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
144 km
with Togo
Setting
On the coast
776th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
AccraNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Accra at a glance
- Coordinates
- 5.5560° N, 0.1969° W
- Region
- Greater Accra, Ghana
- Distance to the coast
- 1.4 km (0.9 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 5.5439° N, 0.1938° W (Greater Accra, Ghana)
- Nearest land border
- 144 km (89 miles), with Togo
- Among Ghana's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Accra from the sea?
Accra is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Greater Accra, Ghana.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.4 km (0.9 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Accra from the nearest border?
Accra is 144 km (89 miles) from the nearest land border, with Togo, in a straight line.
Where in Accra is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (5.5560° N, 0.1969° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.