How far is Moscow from the sea?
Moscow is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 637 km (396 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in City of St. Petersburg, Russia.
To the coast
637 km
396 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
400 km
with Belarus
Setting
Far inland
19th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
MoscowNearest 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.
Moscow at a glance
- Coordinates
- 55.7520° N, 37.6178° E
- Region
- Moscow, Russia
- Distance to the coast
- 637 km (396 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 59.8704° N, 30.1756° E (City of St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Nearest land border
- 400 km (249 miles), with Belarus
- Among Russia's cities
- 2nd farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Moscow from the sea?
Moscow is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 637 km (396 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in City of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 637 km (396 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 Moscow from the nearest border?
Moscow is 400 km (249 miles) from the nearest land border, with Belarus, in a straight line.
Where in Moscow is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (55.7520° N, 37.6178° 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.