How far is Albuquerque from the ocean?
Albuquerque is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 460 miles (740 km) away in a straight line.
To the coast
460 miles
740 km · straight line
Nearest land border
228 miles
with Mexico
Setting
Far inland
15th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities
AlbuquerqueNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Albuquerque at a glance
- Coordinates
- 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W
- Region
- New Mexico, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 460 miles (740 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 31.1586° N, 113.0619° W
- Nearest land border
- 228 miles (366 km), with Mexico
- Among United States's cities
- 7th farthest from the ocean of the 40 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Albuquerque from the ocean?
Albuquerque is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 460 miles (740 km) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 460 miles (740 km) 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 Albuquerque from the nearest border?
Albuquerque is 228 miles (366 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.
Where in Albuquerque is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (35.0845° N, 106.6511° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.