How far is Saint Petersburg from the sea?
Saint Petersburg is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in City of St. Petersburg, Russia.
To the coast
4.6 km
2.9 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
134 km
with Estonia
Setting
On the coast
133rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
Saint PetersburgNearest 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.
Saint Petersburg at a glance
- Coordinates
- 59.9386° N, 30.3141° E
- Region
- City of St. Petersburg, Russia
- Distance to the coast
- 4.6 km (2.9 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 59.9287° N, 30.2343° E (City of St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Nearest land border
- 134 km (83 miles), with Estonia
- Among Russia's cities
- 3rd farthest from the sea of the 3 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Saint Petersburg from the sea?
Saint Petersburg is on the coast: the nearest shoreline is 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in City of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 4.6 km (2.9 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 Saint Petersburg from the nearest border?
Saint Petersburg is 134 km (83 miles) from the nearest land border, with Estonia, in a straight line.
Where in Saint Petersburg is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (59.9386° N, 30.3141° 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.