How walkable is Phnom Penh?
Phnom Penh has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 77th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
2,357 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Phnom Penh. The nearest grocery is 69 Cafe Mart, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 69 Cafe Mart420 m · 5 min
- ពិភពប្រហិត 007470 m · 6 min
- Ionto Cafe580 m · 7 min
- Lay Kieng Hour Bakery130 m · 2 min
- Sompovmeas Wheat Flour Shop170 m · 2 min
- Apsara Bakery180 m · 2 min
- NMKH10 m · 1 min
- Orussey Thmey Mobile Phone Shop30 m · 1 min
- វីនវិប WinWeb50 m · 1 min
- UFO Coffee70 m · 1 min
- រ៉ា គីមហុង260 m · 3 min
- Boncafe កម្ពុជា ឯ.ក. ម៉ារីស្តូបសៀមរាប310 m · 4 min
- Maybank Orussey Branch260 m · 3 min
- Active People's Microfinance Institution470 m · 6 min
- Canadia Bank Charles de Gaulle Branch520 m · 7 min
- Unnamed park990 m · 12 min
- សួនកាណាឌីយ៉ា1.4 km · 17 min
- Vattanac Capital Lifestyle Park1.5 km · 19 min
- Sovannaphumi School Bak Touk Campus480 m · 6 min
- សាលារៀន ជ័យ ថាវី - ទំព័រផ្លូវការ640 m · 8 min
- Wat Koh High School760 m · 10 min
- PBC1 Monivong (បណ្ណាតារ សឆ្កិភាព)380 m · 5 min
- Carnets d'Asie - Phnom Penh500 m · 6 min
- បណ្ណាគារ Online500 m · 6 min
- Hang Meas Film Production300 m · 4 min
- Darling Cafe & KTV530 m · 7 min
- Vfs Cambodia760 m · 9 min
Measured from the representative point at 11.5625, 104.9160. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 115 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 91 to 98, and Phnom Penh's score of 96 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 98 | Map |
| 1 km south | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cần Thơ, Vietnam | 195 km | 93 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 204 km | 91 |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 219 km | 83 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | 538 km | 98 |
| Da Nang, Vietnam | 616 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Phnom Penh
Is Phnom Penh a walkable city?
Yes. Central Phnom Penh has a walkability score of 96 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 77th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Phnom Penh compare with nearby cities?
Phnom Penh is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Phnom Penh scores 96, against Cần Thơ (93, 195 km away), Ho Chi Minh City (91, 204 km away) and Biên Hòa (83, 219 km away).
How is Phnom Penh's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Phnom Penh it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.