How far is Mandalay from the sea?
Mandalay lies well inland, 331 km (206 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rakhine, Myanmar.
To the coast
331 km
206 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
262 km
with China
Setting
Far inland
296th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MandalayNearest 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.
Mandalay at a glance
- Coordinates
- 21.9747° N, 96.0836° E
- Region
- Mandalay, Myanmar
- Distance to the coast
- 331 km (206 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 19.9417° N, 93.7485° E (Rakhine, Myanmar)
- Nearest land border
- 262 km (163 miles), with China
- Among Myanmar's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Mandalay from the sea?
Mandalay lies well inland, 331 km (206 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rakhine, Myanmar.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 331 km (206 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 Mandalay from the nearest border?
Mandalay is 262 km (163 miles) from the nearest land border, with China, in a straight line.
Where in Mandalay is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (21.9747° N, 96.0836° 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.