How far is Porto Alegre from the sea?
Porto Alegre is inland, 99 km (61 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
To the coast
99 km
61 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
330 km
with Uruguay
Setting
Inland
454th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
Porto AlegreNearest 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.
Porto Alegre at a glance
- Coordinates
- 30.0328° S, 51.2302° W
- Region
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Distance to the coast
- 99 km (61 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 30.3258° S, 50.2604° W (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
- Nearest land border
- 330 km (205 miles), with Uruguay
- Among Brazil's cities
- 6th farthest from the sea of the 14 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Curitiba | Brazil | 54 km (33 miles) |
| Montevideo | Uruguay | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Asunción | Paraguay | 896 km (557 miles) |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 51 km (32 miles) |
| Campinas | Brazil | 134 km (83 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Porto Alegre from the sea?
Porto Alegre is inland, 99 km (61 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 99 km (61 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 Porto Alegre from the nearest border?
Porto Alegre is 330 km (205 miles) from the nearest land border, with Uruguay, in a straight line.
Where in Porto Alegre is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (30.0328° S, 51.2302° 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 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.