How far is Dar es Salaam from the sea?
Dar es Salaam is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
To the coast
1.9 km
1.2 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
235 km
with Kenya
Setting
On the coast
759th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
Dar es SalaamNearest point on the coast
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Dar es Salaam at a glance
- Coordinates
- 6.8235° S, 39.2695° E
- Region
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Distance to the coast
- 1.9 km (1.2 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 6.8225° S, 39.2868° E (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
- Nearest land border
- 235 km (146 miles), with Kenya
- Among Tanzania's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Dar es Salaam from the sea?
Dar es Salaam is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.9 km (1.2 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 Dar es Salaam from the nearest border?
Dar es Salaam is 235 km (146 miles) from the nearest land border, with Kenya, in a straight line.
Where in Dar es Salaam is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (6.8235° S, 39.2695° 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 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.