How far is Mumbai from the sea?

Mumbai is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Maharashtra, India.

To the coast

5.4 km

3.4 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

609 km

with Pakistan

Setting

On the coast

131st farthest from the sea of 182 cities

MumbaiNearest 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.

Mumbai at a glance

Coordinates
19.0728° N, 72.8826° E
Region
Maharashtra, India
Distance to the coast
5.4 km (3.4 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
19.0484° N, 72.8381° E (Maharashtra, India)
Nearest land border
609 km (378 miles), with Pakistan
Among India's cities
7th farthest from the sea of the 8 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
SuratIndia17 km (11 miles)
AhmedabadIndia75 km (46 miles)
HyderabadIndia271 km (168 miles)
BengaluruIndia264 km (164 miles)
KarachiPakistan2.4 km (1.5 miles)
ChennaiIndia1.5 km (1 mile)

Questions

How far is Mumbai from the sea?

Mumbai is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Maharashtra, India.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 5.4 km (3.4 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 Mumbai from the nearest border?

Mumbai is 609 km (378 miles) from the nearest land border, with Pakistan, in a straight line.

Where in Mumbai is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (19.0728° N, 72.8826° 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.