How far is Chennai from the sea?
Chennai is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tamil Nadu, India.
To the coast
1.5 km
1 mile · straight line
Nearest land border
1,353 km
with Bangladesh
Setting
On the coast
150th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
ChennaiNearest 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.
Chennai at a glance
- Coordinates
- 13.0878° N, 80.2785° E
- Region
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Distance to the coast
- 1.5 km (1 mile), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 13.0879° N, 80.2926° E (Tamil Nadu, India)
- Nearest land border
- 1,353 km (841 miles), with Bangladesh
- Among India's cities
- 8th farthest from the sea of the 8 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Chennai from the sea?
Chennai is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tamil Nadu, India.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.5 km (1 mile) 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 Chennai from the nearest border?
Chennai is 1,353 km (841 miles) from the nearest land border, with Bangladesh, in a straight line.
Where in Chennai is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (13.0878° N, 80.2785° 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.