How far is Vienna from the sea?
Vienna lies well inland, 342 km (212 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
To the coast
342 km
212 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
38 km
with Slovakia
Setting
Far inland
39th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
ViennaNearest 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.
Vienna at a glance
- Coordinates
- 48.2085° N, 16.3721° E
- Region
- Wien, Austria
- Distance to the coast
- 342 km (212 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 45.7702° N, 13.6318° E (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)
- Nearest land border
- 38 km (24 miles), with Slovakia
- Among Austria's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Vienna from the sea?
Vienna lies well inland, 342 km (212 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 342 km (212 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 Vienna from the nearest border?
Vienna is 38 km (24 miles) from the nearest land border, with Slovakia, in a straight line.
Where in Vienna is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (48.2085° N, 16.3721° 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 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.