How walkable is Muar?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Muar has a walkability score of 47 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 83, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 17th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
788 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Muar. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping and coffee. It is weakest for parks and books & libraries.
Groceries
- YGH Marketing Sdn Bhd - 永義發食品貿易有限公司, 7 min
- K&Y Otak-Otak, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Parit Serong, 1 min
- Z & M Zan Mei Kopitiam, 3 min
Shopping
- Meng Choon Food Industries Sdn Bhd, 4 min
- Kedai Butik Tip Top Fashion, 7 min
Coffee
- Cafe 1988, 3 min
- Cafe Lorong, 5 min
Banks
- Hong Leong Bank, 14 min
- Maybank, 15 min
Parks
- Stadium Park, 18 min
- Laman Maharani, 20 min
Schools
- Big Apple Preschool Muar, 8 min
- Taska Nur Sejahtera Muar, 9 min
Books & libraries
- City Star Book Store, 20 min
- Popular Bookstore, 21 min
Culture & entertainment
- Asam pedas Muar, 11 min
- UCF Usahawan, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest park is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 2.0442, 102.5779, the point near Muar'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 126 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Muar's score of 47 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 55 from 1 to 3 km out and 32 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 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. 28% 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 Muar. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 83 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 55 | 39% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 32 | 6% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Malacca, Malaysia | 40 km | 66 |
| Kluang, Malaysia | 83 km | 44 |
| Seremban, Malaysia | 104 km | 56 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 147 km | 64 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 157 km | 79 |
Questions about walking in Muar
Is Muar a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Muar has a walkability score of 47 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 83. 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 17th of 18 cities in Malaysia and joint 627th 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. Muar ranks 17th with 47.
How does Muar compare with nearby cities?
Muar sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 47, against Malacca (66, 40 km away), Kluang (44, 83 km away) and Seremban (56, 104 km away).
Which part of Muar is most walkable?
The streets just around Muar's centre are its most walkable, averaging 87 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 83. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 50) and falls most to the south-east (14).
How is Muar's walkability score calculated?
For Muar it is the average of 68 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 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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