How far is Busan from the sea?
Busan sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.6 km (0.4 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Busan, South Korea.
To the coast
0.6 km
0.4 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
367 km
with North Korea
Setting
On the coast
172nd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
BusanNearest 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.
Busan at a glance
- Coordinates
- 35.1017° N, 129.0300° E
- Region
- Busan, South Korea
- Distance to the coast
- 0.6 km (0.4 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 35.0964° N, 129.0309° E (Busan, South Korea)
- Nearest land border
- 367 km (228 miles), with North Korea
- Among South Korea's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Busan from the sea?
Busan sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.6 km (0.4 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Busan, South Korea.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.6 km (0.4 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 Busan from the nearest border?
Busan is 367 km (228 miles) from the nearest land border, with North Korea, in a straight line.
Where in Busan is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (35.1017° N, 129.0300° 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.