How far is Ordos from the sea?

Ordos is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 679 km (422 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tianjin, China.

To the coast

679 km

422 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

317 km

with Mongolia

Setting

Far inland

150th farthest from the sea of 861 cities

OrdosNearest 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.

Ordos at a glance

Coordinates
39.6086° N, 109.7816° E
Region
Nei Mongol, China
Distance to the coast
679 km (422 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
38.7688° N, 117.5646° E (Tianjin, China)
Nearest land border
317 km (197 miles), with Mongolia
Among China's cities
33rd farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
BaotouChina694 km (431 miles)
HohhotChina552 km (343 miles)
Bayan NurChina899 km (559 miles)
LüliangChina578 km (359 miles)
DatongChina396 km (246 miles)
TaiyuanChina446 km (277 miles)

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Questions

How far is Ordos from the sea?

Ordos is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 679 km (422 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Tianjin, China.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 679 km (422 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 Ordos from the nearest border?

Ordos is 317 km (197 miles) from the nearest land border, with Mongolia, in a straight line.

Where in Ordos is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (39.6086° N, 109.7816° 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 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.