How far is Santiago from the sea?
Santiago is inland, 89 km (55 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Valparaíso, Chile.
To the coast
89 km
55 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
60 km
with Argentina
Setting
Inland
84th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
SantiagoNearest 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.
Santiago at a glance
- Coordinates
- 33.4569° S, 70.6483° W
- Region
- Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
- Distance to the coast
- 89 km (55 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 33.5295° S, 71.6043° W (Valparaíso, Chile)
- Nearest land border
- 60 km (38 miles), with Argentina
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba | Argentina | 624 km (388 miles) |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Lima | Peru | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 51 km (32 miles) |
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 317 km (197 miles) |
Questions
How far is Santiago from the sea?
Santiago is inland, 89 km (55 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Valparaíso, Chile.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 89 km (55 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 Santiago from the nearest border?
Santiago is 60 km (38 miles) from the nearest land border, with Argentina, in a straight line.
Where in Santiago is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (33.4569° S, 70.6483° 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 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.