How far is Amsterdam from the sea?
Amsterdam is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 23 km (14 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Flevoland, Netherlands.
To the coast
23 km
14 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
95 km
with Germany
Setting
Near the coast
109th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
AmsterdamNearest 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.
Amsterdam at a glance
- Coordinates
- 52.3740° N, 4.8897° E
- Region
- Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Distance to the coast
- 23 km (14 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 52.4072° N, 5.2155° E (Flevoland, Netherlands)
- Nearest land border
- 95 km (59 miles), with Germany
- Among The Netherlands's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Amsterdam from the sea?
Amsterdam is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 23 km (14 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Flevoland, Netherlands.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 23 km (14 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 Amsterdam from the nearest border?
Amsterdam is 95 km (59 miles) from the nearest land border, with Germany, in a straight line.
Where in Amsterdam is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (52.3740° N, 4.8897° 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 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.