How far is Naples from the sea?
Naples sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.8 km (0.5 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Campania, Italy.
To the coast
0.8 km
0.5 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
191 km
with Vatican
Setting
On the coast
163rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
NaplesNearest 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.
Naples at a glance
- Coordinates
- 40.8522° N, 14.2681° E
- Region
- Campania, Italy
- Distance to the coast
- 0.8 km (0.5 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 40.8446° N, 14.2682° E (Campania, Italy)
- Nearest land border
- 191 km (119 miles), with Vatican
- Among Italy's cities
- 5th farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Naples from the sea?
Naples sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.8 km (0.5 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Campania, Italy.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.8 km (0.5 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 Naples from the nearest border?
Naples is 191 km (119 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vatican, in a straight line.
Where in Naples is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (40.8522° N, 14.2681° 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.