How far is Tehran from the sea?
Tehran is inland, 103 km (64 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 611 km (380 miles) away in a straight line, in Iran. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
103 km
64 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
293 km
with Turkmenistan
Setting
Inland
450th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
TehranNearest 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.
Tehran at a glance
- Coordinates
- 35.6944° N, 51.4215° E
- Region
- Tehran, Iran
- Distance to the coast
- 103 km (64 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 36.5969° N, 51.6746° E
- Nearest ocean coast
- 611 km (380 miles), in a straight line, in Iran (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 293 km (182 miles), with Turkmenistan
- Among Iran's cities
- 5th farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Tehran from the sea?
Tehran is inland, 103 km (64 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 103 km (64 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 Tehran from the nearest border?
Tehran is 293 km (182 miles) from the nearest land border, with Turkmenistan, in a straight line.
Where in Tehran is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (35.6944° N, 51.4215° 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.