How far is Ankara from the sea?
Ankara is inland, 186 km (116 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
186 km
116 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
466 km
with Bulgaria
Setting
Inland
66th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
AnkaraNearest 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.
Ankara at a glance
- Coordinates
- 39.9199° N, 32.8543° E
- Region
- Ankara, Turkey
- Distance to the coast
- 186 km (116 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 41.1375° N, 31.3413° E
- Nearest land border
- 466 km (290 miles), with Bulgaria
- Among Turkey's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul | Turkey | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Bucharest | Romania | 198 km (123 miles) |
| Athens | Greece | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Thessaloníki | Greece | 0.6 km (0.4 miles) |
| Jerusalem | Israel | 52 km (32 miles) |
| Alexandria | Egypt | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Questions
How far is Ankara from the sea?
Ankara is inland, 186 km (116 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 186 km (116 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 Ankara from the nearest border?
Ankara is 466 km (290 miles) from the nearest land border, with Bulgaria, in a straight line.
Where in Ankara is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (39.9199° N, 32.8543° 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.