How far is Soweto from the sea?
Soweto lies well inland, 467 km (290 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Maputo, Mozambique.
To the coast
467 km
290 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
231 km
with Botswana
Setting
Far inland
224th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
SowetoNearest 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.
Soweto at a glance
- Coordinates
- 26.2678° S, 27.8585° E
- Region
- Gauteng, South Africa
- Distance to the coast
- 467 km (290 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 25.9763° S, 32.5192° E (Maputo, Mozambique)
- Nearest land border
- 231 km (144 miles), with Botswana
- Among South Africa's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Soweto from the sea?
Soweto lies well inland, 467 km (290 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Maputo, Mozambique.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 467 km (290 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 Soweto from the nearest border?
Soweto is 231 km (144 miles) from the nearest land border, with Botswana, in a straight line.
Where in Soweto is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (26.2678° S, 27.8585° 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.