How walkable is Cirebon?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Cirebon has a walkability score of 57 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 18th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
768 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cirebon. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and schools. It is weakest for parks.
Groceries
- Carrefour, 13 min
- Pangestu Toko, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Soto Djadoel H. Yanto Bintaro - Tangsel Cab. Cirebon, 4 min
- Sate Klatak Ampera, 4 min
Shopping
- Spirit Reload, 6 min
- Indomaret Sutomo, 7 min
Coffee
- Macarius All Day Brunch and Gelateria, 6 min
- Susu Murni Gaternia, 6 min
Banks
- PT Bank Index Selindo, 11 min
- KB Bank KCP Cipto Mangunkusumo, 11 min
Parks
- Alun-Alun Keraton Kanoman, 18 min
- Alun-Alun Kejaksan, 21 min
Schools
- SD Negeri Pekalangan, 7 min
- SD Peradaban Global Quran, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Toko Attamimi, 16 min
- Toko Buku Gramedia, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Amare Karaoke, 13 min
- Trans Studio Mini Cirebon, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest park is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -6.7219, 108.5570, the point near Cirebon's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 258 street intersections per km², and blocks average 58 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Cirebon's score of 57 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 39 from 3 to 5 km out. 24 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 37% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Cirebon. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 82 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 60% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 39 | 9% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tasikmalaya, Indonesia | 78 km | 42 |
| Bandung, Indonesia | 108 km | 87 |
| Bekasi, Indonesia | 181 km | 76 |
| Depok, Indonesia | 195 km | 73 |
| Bogor, Indonesia | 196 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Cirebon
Is Cirebon a walkable city?
Partly. Cirebon has a walkability score of 57 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 82. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 18th of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 497th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Indonesia?
Jakarta is the most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia, with a score of 91. Cirebon ranks joint 18th with 57.
How does Cirebon compare with nearby cities?
Cirebon sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 57, against Tasikmalaya (42, 78 km away), Bandung (87, 108 km away) and Bekasi (76, 181 km away).
Which part of Cirebon is most walkable?
The streets just around Cirebon's centre are its most walkable, averaging 91 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 82. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 55) and falls most to the south-east (36).
How is Cirebon's walkability score calculated?
For Cirebon it is the average of 67 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 25 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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