How far is Cairo from the sea?
Cairo is inland, 106 km (66 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Al Isma`iliyah, Egypt.
To the coast
106 km
66 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
315 km
with Israel
Setting
Inland
80th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
CairoNearest 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.
Cairo at a glance
- Coordinates
- 30.0626° N, 31.2497° E
- Region
- Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Distance to the coast
- 106 km (66 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 30.3400° N, 32.3032° E (Al Isma`iliyah, Egypt)
- Nearest land border
- 315 km (196 miles), with Israel
- Among Egypt's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Cairo from the sea?
Cairo is inland, 106 km (66 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Al Isma`iliyah, Egypt.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 106 km (66 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 Cairo from the nearest border?
Cairo is 315 km (196 miles) from the nearest land border, with Israel, in a straight line.
Where in Cairo is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (30.0626° N, 31.2497° 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.