How far is Tijuana from the sea?
Tijuana is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 11 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
To the coast
11 km
7 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
4.6 km
with United States
Setting
Near the coast
118th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
TijuanaNearest 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.
Tijuana at a glance
- Coordinates
- 32.5027° N, 117.0037° W
- Region
- Baja California, Mexico
- Distance to the coast
- 11 km (7 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 32.4953° N, 117.1227° W
- Nearest land border
- 4.6 km (2.9 miles), with United States
- Among Mexico's cities
- 4th farthest from the sea of the 4 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Tijuana from the sea?
Tijuana is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 11 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 11 km (7 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 Tijuana from the nearest border?
Tijuana is 4.6 km (2.9 miles) from the nearest land border, with United States, in a straight line.
Where in Tijuana is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (32.5027° N, 117.0037° W). 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 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.