How far is Quanzhou from the sea?

Quanzhou is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Fujian, China.

To the coast

4.5 km

2.8 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

1,141 km

with Vietnam

Setting

On the coast

709th farthest from the sea of 861 cities

QuanzhouNearest point on the coast

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Quanzhou at a glance

Coordinates
24.9139° N, 118.5858° E
Region
Fujian, China
Distance to the coast
4.5 km (2.8 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
24.8781° N, 118.6073° E (Fujian, China)
Nearest land border
1,141 km (709 miles), with Vietnam
Among China's cities
166th farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
XiamenChina0.9 km (0.6 miles)
PutianChina9.8 km (6.1 miles)
FuzhouChina21 km (13 miles)
LongyanChina113 km (71 miles)
TaichungTaiwan21 km (13 miles)
ChaozhouChina28 km (18 miles)

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Questions

How far is Quanzhou from the sea?

Quanzhou is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Fujian, China.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 4.5 km (2.8 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 Quanzhou from the nearest border?

Quanzhou is 1,141 km (709 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vietnam, in a straight line.

Where in Quanzhou is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (24.9139° N, 118.5858° 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.