How far is Baku from the sea?
Baku sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.4 km (0.2 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Aran, Azerbaijan. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 700 km (435 miles) away in a straight line, in Georgia. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
0.4 km
0.2 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
170 km
with Iran
Setting
On the coast
840th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
BakuNearest 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.
Baku at a glance
- Coordinates
- 40.3777° N, 49.8920° E
- Region
- Aran, Azerbaijan
- Distance to the coast
- 0.4 km (0.2 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 40.3742° N, 49.8920° E (Aran, Azerbaijan)
- Nearest ocean coast
- 700 km (435 miles), in a straight line, in Georgia (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 170 km (106 miles), with Iran
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Questions
How far is Baku from the sea?
Baku sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.4 km (0.2 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Aran, Azerbaijan.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.4 km (0.2 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 Baku from the nearest border?
Baku is 170 km (106 miles) from the nearest land border, with Iran, in a straight line.
Where in Baku is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (40.3777° N, 49.8920° 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.