How far is Bangkok from the sea?
Bangkok is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 km (15 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
24 km
15 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
144 km
with Myanmar
Setting
Near the coast
106th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
BangkokNearest 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.
Bangkok at a glance
- Coordinates
- 13.7540° N, 100.5014° E
- Region
- Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand
- Distance to the coast
- 24 km (15 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 13.5517° N, 100.5904° E
- Nearest land border
- 144 km (89 miles), with Myanmar
- Among Thailand's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Chon Buri | Thailand | 0.7 km (0.5 miles) |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 38 km (24 miles) |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | 92 km (57 miles) |
| Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 36 km (23 miles) |
| Kolkata | India | 58 km (36 miles) |
| Chongqing | China | 870 km (541 miles) |
Questions
How far is Bangkok from the sea?
Bangkok is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 km (15 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 24 km (15 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 Bangkok from the nearest border?
Bangkok is 144 km (89 miles) from the nearest land border, with Myanmar, in a straight line.
Where in Bangkok is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (13.7540° N, 100.5014° 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.