How far is Montevideo from the sea?
Montevideo is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
1 km
0.6 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
103 km
with Argentina
Setting
On the coast
798th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MontevideoNearest 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.
Montevideo at a glance
- Coordinates
- 34.9033° S, 56.1882° W
- Region
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Distance to the coast
- 1 km (0.6 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 34.8994° S, 56.1980° W
- Nearest land border
- 103 km (64 miles), with Argentina
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Porto Alegre | Brazil | 99 km (61 miles) |
| Córdoba | Argentina | 624 km (388 miles) |
| Asunción | Paraguay | 896 km (557 miles) |
| Curitiba | Brazil | 54 km (33 miles) |
| Santiago | Chile | 89 km (55 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Montevideo from the sea?
Montevideo is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1 km (0.6 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 Montevideo from the nearest border?
Montevideo is 103 km (64 miles) from the nearest land border, with Argentina, in a straight line.
Where in Montevideo is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (34.9033° S, 56.1882° W). 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.