How far is Palermo from the sea?
Palermo sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.4 km (0.3 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Sicily, Italy.
To the coast
0.4 km
0.3 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
427 km
with Vatican
Setting
On the coast
179th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
PalermoNearest 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.
Palermo at a glance
- Coordinates
- 38.1166° N, 13.3636° E
- Region
- Sicily, Italy
- Distance to the coast
- 0.4 km (0.3 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 38.1192° N, 13.3672° E (Sicily, Italy)
- Nearest land border
- 427 km (266 miles), with Vatican
- Among Italy's cities
- 6th farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Palermo from the sea?
Palermo sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.4 km (0.3 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Sicily, Italy.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.4 km (0.3 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 Palermo from the nearest border?
Palermo is 427 km (266 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vatican, in a straight line.
Where in Palermo is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (38.1166° N, 13.3636° 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.