How far is Douala from the sea?
Douala is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
3.9 km
2.4 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
93 km
with Equatorial Guinea
Setting
On the coast
719th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
DoualaNearest 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.
Douala at a glance
- Coordinates
- 4.0483° N, 9.7043° E
- Region
- Littoral, Cameroon
- Distance to the coast
- 3.9 km (2.4 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 4.0350° N, 9.6718° E
- Nearest land border
- 93 km (58 miles), with Equatorial Guinea
- Among Cameroon's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | 191 km (119 miles) |
| Aba | Nigeria | 73 km (46 miles) |
| Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 16 km (10 miles) |
| Onitsha | Nigeria | 182 km (113 miles) |
| Benin City | Nigeria | 86 km (54 miles) |
| Abuja | Nigeria | 443 km (276 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Douala from the sea?
Douala is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 3.9 km (2.4 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 Douala from the nearest border?
Douala is 93 km (58 miles) from the nearest land border, with Equatorial Guinea, in a straight line.
Where in Douala is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (4.0483° N, 9.7043° 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.