How far is Edinburgh from the sea?
Edinburgh is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, United Kingdom.
To the coast
1.9 miles
3.1 km · straight line
Nearest land border
154 miles
with Ireland
Setting
On the coast
138th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
EdinburghNearest 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.
Edinburgh at a glance
- Coordinates
- 55.9521° N, 3.1965° W
- Region
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Distance to the coast
- 1.9 miles (3.1 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 55.9798° N, 3.2019° W (Unknown, United Kingdom)
- Nearest land border
- 154 miles (248 km), with Ireland
- Among United Kingdom's cities
- 7th farthest from the sea of the 8 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Edinburgh from the sea?
Edinburgh is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, United Kingdom.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.9 miles (3.1 km) 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 Edinburgh from the nearest border?
Edinburgh is 154 miles (248 km) from the nearest land border, with Ireland, in a straight line.
Where in Edinburgh is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (55.9521° N, 3.1965° W). 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.