How walkable is Yogyakarta?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Yogyakarta has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,260 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Yogyakarta. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Sate Kambing Pak Parno, 10 min
- Warung Nayla, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- Roemi Xtraordinary Ice Cream, 1 min
- Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, 1 min
Shopping
- House Of Donatello, 2 min
- Telkom Kotabaru Yogyakarta, 3 min
Coffee
- Murraya Coffee, 2 min
- Silol Kopi and Eatery, 3 min
Banks
- CIMB Niaga ATM, 5 min
- PT Bank Intenasional Indonesia Maybank, KC Yogyakarta, 5 min
Parks
- Taman Embung Langensari, 13 min
- 还会、, 17 min
Schools
- Stella Duce 1 Senior High School, 5 min
- Kumon ungaran, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Perpustakaan Kota Yogyakarta, 4 min
- Artemedia Jogja Sudirman, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Kawasan Pariwisata Borobudur, 3 min
- Crecendo Music Gallery, 4 min
Measured from the centre at -7.7858, 110.3738, the point near Yogyakarta'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 156 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Yogyakarta's score of 86 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 91 from 1 to 3 km out and 81 from 3 to 5 km out. 86% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Yogyakarta. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 91 | 97% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 81 | 78% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Surakarta, Indonesia | 58 km | 68 |
| Semarang, Indonesia | 90 km | 72 |
| Cirebon, Indonesia | 234 km | 57 |
| Tasikmalaya, Indonesia | 242 km | 42 |
| Malang, Indonesia | 251 km | 72 |
Questions about walking in Yogyakarta
Is Yogyakarta a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Yogyakarta has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. 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 3rd of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 52nd 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. Yogyakarta ranks 3rd with 86.
How does Yogyakarta compare with nearby cities?
Yogyakarta is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 86, against Surakarta (68, 58 km away), Semarang (72, 90 km away) and Cirebon (57, 234 km away).
Which part of Yogyakarta is most walkable?
Yogyakarta's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 92) and falls most to the north-west (64).
How is Yogyakarta's walkability score calculated?
For Yogyakarta it is the average of 91 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 78 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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