How far is Taipei from the sea?

Taipei is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 17 km (11 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Taiwan.

To the coast

17 km

11 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

None

Taiwan has no land border

Setting

Near the coast

631st farthest from the sea of 861 cities

TaipeiNearest 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.

Taipei at a glance

Coordinates
25.0531° N, 121.5264° E
Region
Taipei, Taiwan
Distance to the coast
17 km (11 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
25.1476° N, 121.3897° E (Taiwan)
Nearest land border
None: Taiwan has no land border
Among Taiwan's cities
2nd farthest from the sea of the 4 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
TaichungTaiwan21 km (13 miles)
FuzhouChina21 km (13 miles)
PutianChina9.8 km (6.1 miles)
TainanTaiwan3.2 km (2 miles)
QuanzhouChina4.5 km (2.8 miles)
KaohsiungTaiwan1.7 km (1 mile)

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Questions

How far is Taipei from the sea?

Taipei is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 17 km (11 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Taiwan.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 17 km (11 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 Taipei from the nearest border?

Taiwan has no land border with another country, so the nearest foreign territory is across the sea.

Where in Taipei is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (25.0531° N, 121.5264° 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.