How far is Nantes from the sea?
Nantes is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 38 km (24 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
38 km
24 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
425 km
with Spain
Setting
Near the coast
98th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
NantesNearest 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.
Nantes at a glance
- Coordinates
- 47.2172° N, 1.5534° W
- Region
- Pays de la Loire, France
- Distance to the coast
- 38 km (24 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 47.0553° N, 1.9985° W
- Nearest land border
- 425 km (264 miles), with Spain
- Among France's cities
- 4th farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Nantes from the sea?
Nantes is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 38 km (24 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 38 km (24 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 Nantes from the nearest border?
Nantes is 425 km (264 miles) from the nearest land border, with Spain, in a straight line.
Where in Nantes is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (47.2172° N, 1.5534° 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 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.