How far is Luanda from the sea?
Luanda is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Bengo, Angola.
To the coast
2.3 km
1.5 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
319 km
with Democratic Republic of the Congo
Setting
On the coast
747th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
LuandaNearest 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.
Luanda at a glance
- Coordinates
- 8.8368° S, 13.2343° E
- Region
- Bengo, Angola
- Distance to the coast
- 2.3 km (1.5 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 8.8296° S, 13.2144° E (Bengo, Angola)
- Nearest land border
- 319 km (198 miles), with Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Noire | Republic of the Congo | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 365 km (227 miles) |
| Kananga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,034 km (643 miles) |
| Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,153 km (717 miles) |
| Yaoundé | Cameroon | 191 km (119 miles) |
| Douala | Cameroon | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Luanda from the sea?
Luanda is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Bengo, Angola.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 2.3 km (1.5 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 Luanda from the nearest border?
Luanda is 319 km (198 miles) from the nearest land border, with Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a straight line.
Where in Luanda is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (8.8368° S, 13.2343° 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.