How far is Athens from the sea?
Athens is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Attica, Greece.
To the coast
6 km
3.7 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
222 km
with Turkey
Setting
On the coast
128th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
AthensNearest 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.
Athens at a glance
- Coordinates
- 37.9838° N, 23.7278° E
- Region
- Attica, Greece
- Distance to the coast
- 6 km (3.7 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 37.9389° N, 23.6895° E (Attica, Greece)
- Nearest land border
- 222 km (138 miles), with Turkey
- Among Greece's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Athens from the sea?
Athens is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Attica, Greece.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 6 km (3.7 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 Athens from the nearest border?
Athens is 222 km (138 miles) from the nearest land border, with Turkey, in a straight line.
Where in Athens is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (37.9838° N, 23.7278° 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.