How far is Cologne from the sea?
Cologne is inland, 196 km (122 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Netherlands.
To the coast
196 km
122 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
58 km
with Belgium
Setting
Inland
63rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
CologneNearest 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.
Cologne at a glance
- Coordinates
- 50.9333° N, 6.9500° E
- Region
- Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Distance to the coast
- 196 km (122 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 51.3749° N, 4.2444° E (Unknown, Netherlands)
- Nearest land border
- 58 km (36 miles), with Belgium
- Among Germany's cities
- 4th farthest from the sea of the 8 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Cologne from the sea?
Cologne is inland, 196 km (122 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Netherlands.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 196 km (122 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 Cologne from the nearest border?
Cologne is 58 km (36 miles) from the nearest land border, with Belgium, in a straight line.
Where in Cologne is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (50.9333° N, 6.9500° 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.