How walkable is Samarinda?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Samarinda 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
777 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Samarinda. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Lancar Abadi Jaya, 11 min
- Samarinda Laundry Mart, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- KFC, 2 min
- Sejati food court, 2 min
Shopping
- Optik Seis, 2 min
- Matahari Department Store, 2 min
Coffee
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, 2 min
- Kopi Kenangan, 3 min
Banks
- Bank Muamalat, 7 min
- Bank Danaflash, 8 min
Parks
- Taman Samarendah, 9 min
- taman gatsu simpang tiga, 13 min
Schools
- SDN 010 Samarinda Ulu, 8 min
- SMP Negeri 22 Samarinda, 10 min
Books & libraries
- RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang, 19 min
- Toko Buku Bagus, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Trans Studios Samarinda, 4 min
- Jln.kulintang Gg.cipari, 14 min
Measured from the centre at -0.4917, 117.1458, the point near Samarinda'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 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Samarinda'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 89 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 43 from 3 to 5 km out. 39% 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 Samarinda. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 62% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 43 | 16% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Makassar, Indonesia | 577 km | 78 |
| Miri, Malaysia | 648 km | 50 |
| Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | 730 km | 70 |
| Kuching, Malaysia | 792 km | 67 |
Questions about walking in Samarinda
Is Samarinda a walkable city?
Partly. Samarinda 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 99. 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. Samarinda ranks joint 18th with 57.
How does Samarinda compare with nearby cities?
Samarinda sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 57, against Makassar (78, 577 km away), Miri (50, 648 km away) and Kota Kinabalu (70, 730 km away).
Which part of Samarinda is most walkable?
Samarinda's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 69) and falls most to the east (28).
How is Samarinda's walkability score calculated?
For Samarinda 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; 33 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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