How far is Los Angeles from the ocean?
Los Angeles is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 14 miles (22 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in California, United States.
To the coast
14 miles
22 km · straight line
Nearest land border
123 miles
with Mexico
Setting
Near the coast
110th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities
Los AngelesNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the ocean?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Los Angeles at a glance
- Coordinates
- 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W
- Region
- California, United States
- Distance to the coast
- 14 miles (22 km), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 33.9543° N, 118.4503° W (California, United States)
- Nearest land border
- 123 miles (198 km), with Mexico
- Among United States's cities
- 30th farthest from the ocean of the 40 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Los Angeles from the ocean?
Los Angeles is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 14 miles (22 km) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in California, United States.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 14 miles (22 km) 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 Los Angeles from the nearest border?
Los Angeles is 123 miles (198 km) from the nearest land border, with Mexico, in a straight line.
Where in Los Angeles is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (34.0522° N, 118.2437° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean 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.