How far is Yaoundé from the sea?
Yaoundé is inland, 191 km (119 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Littoral, Cameroon.
To the coast
191 km
119 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
172 km
with Gabon
Setting
Inland
382nd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
YaoundéNearest 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.
Yaoundé at a glance
- Coordinates
- 3.8667° N, 11.5167° E
- Region
- Centre, Cameroon
- Distance to the coast
- 191 km (119 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 3.2938° N, 9.8983° E (Littoral, Cameroon)
- Nearest land border
- 172 km (107 miles), with Gabon
- Among Cameroon's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Douala | Cameroon | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Aba | Nigeria | 73 km (46 miles) |
| Port Harcourt | Nigeria | 16 km (10 miles) |
| Onitsha | Nigeria | 182 km (113 miles) |
| Benin City | Nigeria | 86 km (54 miles) |
| Abuja | Nigeria | 443 km (276 miles) |
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Questions
How far is Yaoundé from the sea?
Yaoundé is inland, 191 km (119 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Littoral, Cameroon.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 191 km (119 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 Yaoundé from the nearest border?
Yaoundé is 172 km (107 miles) from the nearest land border, with Gabon, in a straight line.
Where in Yaoundé is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (3.8667° N, 11.5167° 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.