How far is Kazan from the sea?
Kazan is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 976 km (607 miles) away in a straight line. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 1,098 km (682 miles) away in a straight line, in Russia. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
976 km
607 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
460 km
with Kazakhstan
Setting
Far inland
79th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
KazanNearest point on the coastNearest ocean coast (the Caspian is a lake)
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.
Kazan at a glance
- Coordinates
- 55.7887° N, 49.1221° E
- Region
- Tatarstan, Russia
- Distance to the coast
- 976 km (607 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 47.1052° N, 51.1666° E
- Nearest ocean coast
- 1,098 km (682 miles), in a straight line, in Russia (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 460 km (286 miles), with Kazakhstan
- Among Russia's cities
- 6th farthest from the sea of the 14 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Samara | Russia | 682 km (424 miles) |
| Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 902 km (561 miles) |
| Ufa | Russia | 894 km (555 miles) |
| Yekaterinburg | Russia | 1,169 km (727 miles) |
| Moscow | Russia | 637 km (396 miles) |
| Chelyabinsk | Russia | 1,095 km (680 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Kazan from the sea?
Kazan is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 976 km (607 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 976 km (607 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 Kazan from the nearest border?
Kazan is 460 km (286 miles) from the nearest land border, with Kazakhstan, in a straight line.
Where in Kazan is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (55.7887° N, 49.1221° 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.