How far is Toronto from the ocean?

Toronto is inland, 112 km (70 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Ontario, Canada.

To the coast

112 km

70 miles · straight line

Nearest land border

33 km

with United States

Setting

Inland

79th farthest from the ocean of 182 cities

TorontoNearest point on the coast

How far are you from the ocean?

Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.

Toronto at a glance

Coordinates
43.7064° N, 79.3986° W
Region
Ontario, Canada
Distance to the coast
112 km (70 miles), in a straight line
Nearest point on the coast
44.1867° N, 78.1738° W (Ontario, Canada)
Nearest land border
33 km (20 miles), with United States
Among Canada's cities
6th farthest from the ocean of the 8 cities measured

Nearby cities and the coast

CityCountryTo the coast
MississaugaCanada137 km (85 miles)
DetroitUnited States446 km (277 miles)
OttawaCanada71 km (44 miles)
MontréalCanada182 km (113 miles)
ColumbusUnited States517 km (322 miles)
BaltimoreUnited States0.5 km (0.3 miles)

Questions

How far is Toronto from the ocean?

Toronto is inland, 112 km (70 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Ontario, Canada.

Is that the driving distance?

No. 112 km (70 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 Toronto from the nearest border?

Toronto is 33 km (20 miles) from the nearest land border, with United States, in a straight line.

Where in Toronto is this measured from?

From the city's centre point (43.7064° N, 79.3986° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the ocean 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.