How far is Istanbul from the sea?
Istanbul is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Istanbul, Turkey.
To the coast
1.3 km
0.8 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
132 km
with Bulgaria
Setting
On the coast
153rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
IstanbulNearest 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.
Istanbul at a glance
- Coordinates
- 41.0138° N, 28.9497° E
- Region
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Distance to the coast
- 1.3 km (0.8 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 41.0022° N, 28.9541° E (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Nearest land border
- 132 km (82 miles), with Bulgaria
- Among Turkey's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Istanbul from the sea?
Istanbul is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Istanbul, Turkey.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1.3 km (0.8 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 Istanbul from the nearest border?
Istanbul is 132 km (82 miles) from the nearest land border, with Bulgaria, in a straight line.
Where in Istanbul is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (41.0138° N, 28.9497° 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.