How walkable is Macau?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Macau has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It ranks joint 634th of 690 cities worldwide, though fuller map data would likely place it higher.
What's within walking distance of the centre
3,428 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Macau. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- 城工家, 2 min
- 來來超級市場, 3 min
Restaurants & bars
- 南洋小食, 1 min
- 路邊茶檔, 1 min
Shopping
- 恆利玩具 / 玩具王國, 1 min
- DVM 3½ Chasing Dragon Jewelry, 1 min
Coffee
- Mind Cafe, 1 min
- Square Coffee, 1 min
Banks
- Bank of china hoi keng tin Branch, 9 min
- 大豐銀行 (筷子基), 13 min
Parks
- 得勝花園 Jardim da Vitória, 5 min
- 松山市政公園 Parque Municipal da Colina da Guia, 7 min
Schools
- Bugtongbato Elementary School, 3 min
- Pui Ching Middle School (Macau), 4 min
Books & libraries
- 珠新圖書有限公司, 2 min
- 中央圖書館 Biblioteca Central de Macau, 4 min
Culture & entertainment
- Guia Hill Lighthouse, Macau, 2 min
- 澳門茶文化館, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 22.2006, 113.5461, the point near Macau'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 380 street intersections per km², and blocks average 46 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Macau's score of 45 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk, which falls in Fai Chi Kei. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 44 from 1 to 3 km out and 31 from 3 to 5 km out. 39 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. 27% 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 Macau. 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 | 98 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 44 | 25% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 31 | 8% |
Neighbourhoods of Macau by walkability
Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Macau rather than the city as a whole.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fai Chi Kei | 94 |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 65 km | 84 |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 690 km | 81 |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 698 km | 90 |
| Haiphong, Vietnam | 726 km | 52 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 762 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Macau
Is Macau a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Macau has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 634th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Macau compare with nearby cities?
Macau is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 45, against Hong Kong (84, 65 km away), Tainan (81, 690 km away) and Kaohsiung (90, 698 km away).
Which part of Macau is most walkable?
Macau'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 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 52) and falls most to the west (6).
How is Macau's walkability score calculated?
For Macau it is the average of 52 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 14 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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