How far is Medan from the sea?
Medan is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 20 km (13 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
To the coast
20 km
13 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
165 km
with Malaysia
Setting
Near the coast
614th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MedanNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
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Medan at a glance
- Coordinates
- 3.5833° N, 98.6667° E
- Region
- Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
- Distance to the coast
- 20 km (13 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 3.7310° N, 98.7740° E (Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
- Nearest land border
- 165 km (102 miles), with Malaysia
- Among Indonesia's cities
- 7th farthest from the sea of the 16 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Medan from the sea?
Medan is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 20 km (13 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 20 km (13 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 Medan from the nearest border?
Medan is 165 km (102 miles) from the nearest land border, with Malaysia, in a straight line.
Where in Medan is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (3.5833° N, 98.6667° 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.