How far is Ashgabat from the sea?
Ashgabat lies well inland, 395 km (245 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 1,151 km (715 miles) away in a straight line, in Iran. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
395 km
245 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
25 km
with Iran
Setting
Far inland
262nd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
AshgabatNearest 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.
Ashgabat at a glance
- Coordinates
- 37.9500° N, 58.3833° E
- Region
- Ahal, Turkmenistan
- Distance to the coast
- 395 km (245 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 37.2816° N, 53.9931° E
- Nearest ocean coast
- 1,151 km (715 miles), in a straight line, in Iran (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 25 km (16 miles), with Iran
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Questions
How far is Ashgabat from the sea?
Ashgabat lies well inland, 395 km (245 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 395 km (245 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 Ashgabat from the nearest border?
Ashgabat is 25 km (16 miles) from the nearest land border, with Iran, in a straight line.
Where in Ashgabat is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (37.9500° N, 58.3833° 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.