How far is Tashkent from the sea?
Tashkent is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 1,286 km (799 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Balkan, Turkmenistan. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 1,754 km (1,090 miles) away in a straight line, in Pakistan. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
1,286 km
799 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
14 km
with Kazakhstan
Setting
Far inland
12th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
TashkentNearest point on the coastNearest ocean coast (the Caspian is a lake)
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.
Tashkent at a glance
- Coordinates
- 41.2647° N, 69.2163° E
- Region
- Toshkent Shahri, Uzbekistan
- Distance to the coast
- 1,286 km (799 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 39.7954° N, 54.1389° E (Balkan, Turkmenistan)
- Nearest ocean coast
- 1,754 km (1,090 miles), in a straight line, in Pakistan (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 14 km (9 miles), with Kazakhstan
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Questions
How far is Tashkent from the sea?
Tashkent is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 1,286 km (799 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Balkan, Turkmenistan.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 1,286 km (799 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 Tashkent from the nearest border?
Tashkent is 14 km (9 miles) from the nearest land border, with Kazakhstan, in a straight line.
Where in Tashkent is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (41.2647° N, 69.2163° 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.