How walkable is Malacca?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Malacca has a walkability score of 66 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 8th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,663 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Malacca. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Bukit Serindit Nyonya Chang 士林烈粽之家, 8 min
- Ah Mok Shop, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- ABV, 1 min
- Xiang Ji Satay House, 1 min
Shopping
- Kedai Muzik Soon Kim Hok, 3 min
- Brilliant Electronic, 3 min
Coffee
- Root Patisserie Cafe, 1 min
- M River Cafe, 1 min
Banks
- Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad - Bandar Melaka, 8 min
- Hong Leong Bank Trade Finance SME Banking, 8 min
Parks
Schools
- Yok Bin 育民小学, 3 min
- SK Kubu, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Kolej Professional Mara Bandar Melaka, 7 min
- Syarikat Buku Thai Kuang, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Ghost Museum Melaka, 3 min
- Melaka River Park, 4 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 2.1999, 102.2472, the point near Malacca'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 122 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Malacca's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 57 from 3 to 5 km out. 28 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. 49% 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 Malacca. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 60% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 57 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Muar, Malaysia | 40 km | 47 |
| Seremban, Malaysia | 68 km | 56 |
| Kluang, Malaysia | 121 km | 44 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 122 km | 79 |
| Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 124 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Malacca
Is Malacca a walkable city?
Partly. Malacca has a walkability score of 66 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 96. 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 8th of 18 cities in Malaysia and joint 354th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Malaysia?
Petaling Jaya is the most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia, with a score of 80. Malacca ranks 8th with 66.
How does Malacca compare with nearby cities?
Malacca is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Muar (47, 40 km away), Seremban (56, 68 km away) and Kluang (44, 121 km away).
Which part of Malacca is most walkable?
Malacca's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 68) and falls most to the west (44).
How is Malacca's walkability score calculated?
For Malacca it is the average of 63 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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