How far is Pretoria from the sea?
Pretoria lies well inland, 431 km (268 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
431 km
268 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
212 km
with Botswana
Setting
Far inland
244th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
PretoriaNearest 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.
Pretoria at a glance
- Coordinates
- 25.7449° S, 28.1878° E
- Region
- Gauteng, South Africa
- Distance to the coast
- 431 km (268 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 25.9703° S, 32.4823° E
- Nearest land border
- 212 km (132 miles), with Botswana
- Among South Africa's cities
- 3rd farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Pretoria from the sea?
Pretoria lies well inland, 431 km (268 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 431 km (268 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 Pretoria from the nearest border?
Pretoria is 212 km (132 miles) from the nearest land border, with Botswana, in a straight line.
Where in Pretoria is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (25.7449° S, 28.1878° 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.