How walkable is Surakarta?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Surakarta has a walkability score of 68 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 13th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,113 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Surakarta. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Super Indo, 9 min
- Maple Horeca Supplies & Services, 15 min
Restaurants & bars
- Rujak Cingur Bu Tuti, 1 min
- Wedangan Pipo Ledeng, 2 min
Shopping
- Apotek Djempol, 2 min
- Batik Arum Madani Solo 2, 2 min
Coffee
- Butler Coffee Boutique, 2 min
- Kayu Manis Coffee and Steak, 4 min
Banks
- Bpr Central International, 5 min
- BPR Sukadana, 6 min
Parks
- Taman Kota Punggawan, 7 min
- Taman Sriwedari, 10 min
Schools
- Muhammadiyah 1 Public Senior High School, 6 min
- SMP PL Bintang Laut, 8 min
Books & libraries
- UMS Library, Surakarta, Indonesia, 8 min
- Universitas Sebelas Maret, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Perempatan Ngarsopuro, 5 min
- Monumen Pers Nasional, 6 min
Measured from the centre at -7.5678, 110.8203, the point near Surakarta'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 235 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
Surakarta's score of 68 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 58 from 3 to 5 km out. 58% 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 Surakarta. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 97 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 58 | 40% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 58 km | 86 |
| Semarang, Indonesia | 77 km | 72 |
| Malang, Indonesia | 204 km | 72 |
| Surabaya, Indonesia | 215 km | 83 |
| Cirebon, Indonesia | 268 km | 57 |
Questions about walking in Surakarta
Is Surakarta a walkable city?
Partly. Surakarta has a walkability score of 68 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 100. 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 13th of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 329th 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. Surakarta ranks 13th with 68.
How does Surakarta compare with nearby cities?
Surakarta is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 68, against Yogyakarta (86, 58 km away), Semarang (72, 77 km away) and Malang (72, 204 km away).
Which part of Surakarta is most walkable?
Surakarta's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 84) and falls most to the south-east (39).
How is Surakarta's walkability score calculated?
For Surakarta it is the average of 88 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 51 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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