How far is Ürümqi from the sea?
Ürümqi is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 2,353 km (1,462 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Bangladesh.
To the coast
2,353 km
1,462 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
303 km
with Mongolia
Setting
Far inland
1st farthest from the sea of 861 cities
ÜrümqiNearest 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.
Ürümqi at a glance
- Coordinates
- 43.8010° N, 87.6005° E
- Region
- Xinjiang Uygur, China
- Distance to the coast
- 2,353 km (1,462 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 22.8122° N, 91.3295° E (Unknown, Bangladesh)
- Nearest land border
- 303 km (188 miles), with Mongolia
- Among China's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | 1,884 km (1,170 miles) |
| Novosibirsk | Russia | 1,378 km (856 miles) |
| Krasnoyarsk | Russia | 1,462 km (908 miles) |
| Wuwei | China | 1,307 km (812 miles) |
| Xining | China | 1,411 km (877 miles) |
| Astana | Kazakhstan | 1,423 km (884 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Ürümqi from the sea?
Ürümqi is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 2,353 km (1,462 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Unknown, Bangladesh.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 2,353 km (1,462 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 Ürümqi from the nearest border?
Ürümqi is 303 km (188 miles) from the nearest land border, with Mongolia, in a straight line.
Where in Ürümqi is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (43.8010° N, 87.6005° 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.