How far is Beijing from the sea?
Beijing is inland, 144 km (90 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tianjin, China.
To the coast
144 km
90 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
560 km
with Mongolia
Setting
Inland
73rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
BeijingNearest 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.
Beijing at a glance
- Coordinates
- 39.9075° N, 116.3972° E
- Region
- Beijing, China
- Distance to the coast
- 144 km (90 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 39.1084° N, 117.7221° E (Tianjin, China)
- Nearest land border
- 560 km (348 miles), with Mongolia
- Among China's cities
- 3rd farthest from the sea of the 4 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Beijing from the sea?
Beijing is inland, 144 km (90 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tianjin, China.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 144 km (90 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 Beijing from the nearest border?
Beijing is 560 km (348 miles) from the nearest land border, with Mongolia, in a straight line.
Where in Beijing is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (39.9075° N, 116.3972° 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.