How far is Lagos from the sea?
Lagos is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Lagos, Nigeria.
To the coast
5.6 km
3.5 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
72 km
with Benin
Setting
On the coast
130th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
LagosNearest 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.
Lagos at a glance
- Coordinates
- 6.4541° N, 3.3947° E
- Region
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Distance to the coast
- 5.6 km (3.5 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 6.4031° N, 3.3966° E (Lagos, Nigeria)
- Nearest land border
- 72 km (45 miles), with Benin
- Among Nigeria's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Lagos from the sea?
Lagos is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Lagos, Nigeria.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 5.6 km (3.5 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 Lagos from the nearest border?
Lagos is 72 km (45 miles) from the nearest land border, with Benin, in a straight line.
Where in Lagos is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (6.4541° N, 3.3947° 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.