How far is Hamburg from the sea?
Hamburg is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 23 km (14 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
To the coast
23 km
14 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
138 km
with Denmark
Setting
Near the coast
108th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
HamburgNearest 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.
Hamburg at a glance
- Coordinates
- 53.5507° N, 9.9930° E
- Region
- Hamburg, Germany
- Distance to the coast
- 23 km (14 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 53.5813° N, 9.6576° E (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Nearest land border
- 138 km (86 miles), with Denmark
- Among Germany's cities
- 8th farthest from the sea of the 8 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Germany | 126 km (78 miles) |
| Copenhagen | Denmark | 0.6 km (0.4 miles) |
| Essen | Germany | 163 km (101 miles) |
| Düsseldorf | Germany | 170 km (106 miles) |
| Cologne | Germany | 196 km (122 miles) |
| Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 23 km (14 miles) |
Questions
How far is Hamburg from the sea?
Hamburg is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 23 km (14 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 23 km (14 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 Hamburg from the nearest border?
Hamburg is 138 km (86 miles) from the nearest land border, with Denmark, in a straight line.
Where in Hamburg is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (53.5507° N, 9.9930° 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.