How walkable is Pontianak?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Pontianak has a walkability score of 55 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 20th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
685 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Pontianak. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Salido Rumah Makan Padang, 4 min
- Om Jack Id, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Warung Kemangi Resto & Cafe, 1 min
- Alila Cafe n Resto, 2 min
Shopping
- New Mostar 2, 1 min
- Bucheri, 1 min
Coffee
- Rumah Jepin, 2 min
- SF Cafe, 3 min
Banks
- Bank Syariah Indonesia, 5 min
- PermataBank Pontianak, 5 min
Parks
- Alun-Alun Kota Pontianak, 28 min
- Museum Kalimantan Barat, 28 min
Schools
- PAUD dan TK Adhyaksa XI, 8 min
- SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Pontianak-Kalbar, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Disperpusip Kota Pontianak, 21 min
- Toko Buku Budaya, 25 min
Culture & entertainment
- Nav Karaoke, 7 min
- NAV 1 Pontianak Mall, 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 26 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -0.0358, 109.3317, the point near Pontianak'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 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Pontianak's score of 55 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 73 from 1 to 3 km out and 39 from 3 to 5 km out. 33% 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 Pontianak. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 73 | 62% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 39 | 6% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kuching, Malaysia | 209 km | 67 |
| Palembang, Indonesia | 602 km | 64 |
| Batam, Indonesia | 604 km | 61 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 627 km | 81 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 642 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Pontianak
Is Pontianak a walkable city?
Partly. Pontianak has a walkability score of 55 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 92. 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 20th of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 520th 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. Pontianak ranks joint 20th with 55.
How does Pontianak compare with nearby cities?
Pontianak is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against Kuching (67, 209 km away), Palembang (64, 602 km away) and Batam (61, 604 km away).
Which part of Pontianak is most walkable?
Pontianak's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 92. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 68) and falls most to the north (29).
How is Pontianak's walkability score calculated?
For Pontianak it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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