How far is Almaty from the sea?
Almaty is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 1,884 km (1,170 miles) away in a straight line. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 2,178 km (1,353 miles) away in a straight line, in Pakistan. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
1,884 km
1,170 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
30 km
with Kyrgyzstan
Setting
Far inland
2nd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
AlmatyNearest point on the coastNearest ocean coast (the Caspian is a lake)
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.
Almaty at a glance
- Coordinates
- 43.2525° N, 76.9115° E
- Region
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Distance to the coast
- 1,884 km (1,170 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 46.3650° N, 53.4136° E
- Nearest ocean coast
- 2,178 km (1,353 miles), in a straight line, in Pakistan (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 30 km (19 miles), with Kyrgyzstan
- Among Kazakhstan's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Almaty from the sea?
Almaty is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 1,884 km (1,170 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1,884 km (1,170 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 Almaty from the nearest border?
Almaty is 30 km (19 miles) from the nearest land border, with Kyrgyzstan, in a straight line.
Where in Almaty is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (43.2525° N, 76.9115° E). 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.