How far is Zurich from the sea?
Zurich lies well inland, 327 km (203 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
327 km
203 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
24 km
with Germany
Setting
Far inland
43rd farthest from the sea of 182 cities
ZurichNearest 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.
Zurich at a glance
- Coordinates
- 47.3667° N, 8.5500° E
- Region
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Distance to the coast
- 327 km (203 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 44.4272° N, 8.7458° E
- Nearest land border
- 24 km (15 miles), with Germany
- Among Switzerland's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 2 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
Questions
How far is Zurich from the sea?
Zurich lies well inland, 327 km (203 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 327 km (203 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 Zurich from the nearest border?
Zurich is 24 km (15 miles) from the nearest land border, with Germany, in a straight line.
Where in Zurich is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (47.3667° N, 8.5500° 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.