How far is Johannesburg from the sea?
Johannesburg lies well inland, 448 km (279 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
448 km
279 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
238 km
with Botswana
Setting
Far inland
26th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
JohannesburgNearest 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.
Johannesburg at a glance
- Coordinates
- 26.2023° S, 28.0436° E
- Region
- Gauteng, South Africa
- Distance to the coast
- 448 km (279 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 25.9759° S, 32.5183° E
- Nearest land border
- 238 km (148 miles), with Botswana
- Among South Africa's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Johannesburg from the sea?
Johannesburg lies well inland, 448 km (279 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 448 km (279 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 Johannesburg from the nearest border?
Johannesburg is 238 km (148 miles) from the nearest land border, with Botswana, in a straight line.
Where in Johannesburg is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (26.2023° S, 28.0436° 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.