How far is Maiduguri from the sea?
Maiduguri is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 918 km (570 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
918 km
570 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
107 km
with Cameroon
Setting
Far inland
86th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MaiduguriNearest 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.
Maiduguri at a glance
- Coordinates
- 11.8469° N, 13.1571° E
- Region
- Borno, Nigeria
- Distance to the coast
- 918 km (570 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 4.7821° N, 8.7830° E
- Nearest land border
- 107 km (67 miles), with Cameroon
- Among Nigeria's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 13 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Maiduguri from the sea?
Maiduguri is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 918 km (570 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 918 km (570 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 Maiduguri from the nearest border?
Maiduguri is 107 km (67 miles) from the nearest land border, with Cameroon, in a straight line.
Where in Maiduguri is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (11.8469° N, 13.1571° 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.