--- title: "Is Petaling Jaya walkable? Walkability score 80/100" description: "Petaling Jaya scores 80/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/petaling-jaya updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Malaysia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia) 3. Petaling Jaya # How walkable is Petaling Jaya? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Petaling Jaya has a walkability score of 80 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 most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Malaysia. 80 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #1 of 18 in Malaysia * #127 of 690 tied, worldwide * 88 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=3.12282&lon=101.62470&q=Petaling%20Jaya%2C%20Malaysia) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,895 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Petaling Jaya. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 2.4 of 3 points * Zhang Village, 8 min * Hong Yang Oriental Food, 11 min * Aeon Big Tropicana City Mall, 15 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.8 of 3 points * Shahir Firefighter Burger, 6 min * The Brew House, 6 min * Murni Discovery, 6 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Ss2/91, 2 min * Two Of Us Signature Studio, 4 min * Poppies Floral Art Malaysia, 4 min ### Coffee 1.9 of 2 points * Curate Coffee Roasters, 3 min * M'Laboori, 6 min * Bean Jr. 豆仃仔, 7 min ### Banks 0.9 of 1 point * Maybank Private Banking Centre SS2/75 Petaling Jaya, 6 min * Public Bank, 7 min * Hong Leong Bank, 7 min ### Parks 0.7 of 1 point * Section 17 Flats Park, 14 min * Starling Sky Park, 21 min * The Park, 22 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Oak Tree Child Care Centre, 2 min * Oaktree Playhouse - SS2, PJ, 2 min * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Sea, 3 min ### Books & libraries 0.6 of 1 point * SBL Books, 12 min * The Last Comic Shop, 18 min * Monsoon Books, 20 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Lisbon, Potugal, 6 min * CEO Neway SS2, 8 min * KDU Auditorium, 13 min ### Further than usual * The nearest restaurant is 6 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked. * The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. Measured from the centre at 3.1228, 101.6247, the point near Petaling Jaya'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 140 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Petaling Jaya's score of 80 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 77 from 3 to 5 km out. 81% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Petaling Jaya, one hexagon per square kilometre. 80% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 12, is 5 km to the north.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/malaysia/petaling-jaya.svg?v=5f06090690d6) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Petaling Jaya. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 88 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 94 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 86% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 77 | 75% | 48 | ## Neighbourhoods of Petaling Jaya by walkability Each neighbourhood is scored across the area around its centre, so the score describes that part of Petaling Jaya rather than the city as a whole. | # | Neighbourhood | Score | | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | 1 | [Bandar Menjalara](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/petaling-jaya/bandar-menjalara) | 91 | | 2 | [Taman OUG](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/petaling-jaya/taman-oug) | 82 | | 3 | [Pantai Dalam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/petaling-jaya/pantai-dalam) | 76 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Shah Alam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/shah-alam), Malaysia | 9 km | 69 | | [Kuala Lumpur](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/kuala-lumpur), Malaysia | 10 km | 79 | | [Bandar Baru Selayang](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/bandar-baru-selayang), Malaysia | 18 km | 68 | | [Seremban](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/seremban), Malaysia | 56 km | 56 | | [Malacca](https://howwalkable.com/cities/malaysia/malacca), Malaysia | 124 km | 66 | ## Questions about walking in Petaling Jaya ### Is Petaling Jaya a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Petaling Jaya has a walkability score of 80 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 88. 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 1st of 18 cities in Malaysia and joint 127th 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. Kuala Lumpur is next, with 79. ### How does Petaling Jaya compare with nearby cities? Petaling Jaya is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 80, against Shah Alam (69, 9 km away), Kuala Lumpur (79, 10 km away) and Bandar Baru Selayang (68, 18 km away). ### Which part of Petaling Jaya is most walkable? The streets just around Petaling Jaya's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 88. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 90) and falls most to the north-east (65). ### What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Petaling Jaya? Of the 3 Petaling Jaya neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the more walkable are Bandar Menjalara (91) and Taman OUG (82). Even the lowest, Pantai Dalam, scores 76. ### How is Petaling Jaya's walkability score calculated? For Petaling Jaya it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 68 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is Petaling Jaya?" 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