How far is Manila from the sea?
Manila is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines.
To the coast
2.4 km
1.5 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
None
Philippines has no land border
Setting
On the coast
142nd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
ManilaNearest 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.
Manila at a glance
- Coordinates
- 14.6042° N, 120.9822° E
- Region
- Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
- Distance to the coast
- 2.4 km (1.5 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 14.6020° N, 120.9604° E (Metropolitan Manila, Philippines)
- Nearest land border
- None: Philippines has no land border
- Among Philippines's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Quezon City | Philippines | 10 km (6.3 miles) |
| Davao | Philippines | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 38 km (24 miles) |
| Hanoi | Vietnam | 92 km (57 miles) |
| Shanghai | China | 19 km (12 miles) |
| Chon Buri | Thailand | 0.7 km (0.5 miles) |
Questions
How far is Manila from the sea?
Manila is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 2.4 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 Manila from the nearest border?
Philippines has no land border with another country, so the nearest foreign territory is across the sea.
Where in Manila is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (14.6042° N, 120.9822° 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.