How far is Rotterdam from the sea?
Rotterdam is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 km (15 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
To the coast
24 km
15 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
49 km
with Belgium
Setting
Near the coast
107th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
RotterdamNearest 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.
Rotterdam at a glance
- Coordinates
- 51.9225° N, 4.4792° E
- Region
- Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Distance to the coast
- 24 km (15 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 52.0942° N, 4.2642° E (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)
- Nearest land border
- 49 km (31 miles), with Belgium
- Among The Netherlands's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Rotterdam from the sea?
Rotterdam is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 24 km (15 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 24 km (15 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 Rotterdam from the nearest border?
Rotterdam is 49 km (31 miles) from the nearest land border, with Belgium, in a straight line.
Where in Rotterdam is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (51.9225° N, 4.4792° 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.