How far is Taiyuan from the sea?
Taiyuan lies well inland, 446 km (277 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
446 km
277 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
570 km
with Mongolia
Setting
Far inland
233rd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
TaiyuanNearest 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.
Taiyuan at a glance
- Coordinates
- 37.8694° N, 112.5603° E
- Region
- Shanxi, China
- Distance to the coast
- 446 km (277 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 38.6386° N, 117.5649° E
- Nearest land border
- 570 km (354 miles), with Mongolia
- Among China's cities
- 60th farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Taiyuan from the sea?
Taiyuan lies well inland, 446 km (277 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 446 km (277 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 Taiyuan from the nearest border?
Taiyuan is 570 km (354 miles) from the nearest land border, with Mongolia, in a straight line.
Where in Taiyuan is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (37.8694° N, 112.5603° 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.