 Megara is located in the westernmost part of Attica, near the Megara Gulf, a bay of the Saronic Gulf.The coastal plain around Megara is referred to as Megaris, which is also the name of the ancient city state centered on Megara.Megara is 8 km west of Nea Peramos, 18 km west of Eleusis, 19 km east of Agioi Theodoroi, 34 km west of Athens and 37 km east of Corinth.