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How walkable is Incheon?
Incheon has a walkability score of 80 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 8th most walkable of 9 cities ranked in South Korea.
What's within walking distance
548 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Incheon. The nearest grocery is 그리너리하우스, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks.
- 그리너리하우스400 m · 5 min
- 홈플러스1.0 km · 13 min
- 인천식품안전정보센터1.2 km · 15 min
- McDonald's420 m · 5 min
- 병천진순대500 m · 6 min
- Overthere510 m · 6 min
- STCO390 m · 5 min
- 여찐캔동하우스510 m · 6 min
- 호산펫710 m · 9 min
- 카페D540 m · 7 min
- Butter to butter 버터투버터560 m · 7 min
- 램브커피710 m · 9 min
- KEB Hana Bank1.5 km · 18 min
- GwanGyodong Branch1.8 km · 22 min
- Gyeongseodong Branch1.8 km · 22 min
- 장다리공원160 m · 2 min
- 석바위소공원340 m · 4 min
- 석바위공원410 m · 5 min
- 인천구월서초등학교230 m · 3 min
- 동인천중학교560 m · 7 min
- 인천고등학교820 m · 10 min
- 주안도서관810 m · 10 min
- 말앤북스890 m · 11 min
- 인천외국어사1.1 km · 14 min
- 인천아트센터890 m · 11 min
- CGV 인천1.0 km · 13 min
- 인천문화예술회관1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the representative point at 37.4520, 126.6953. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 29 street intersections per km², and blocks average 143 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 5%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 66 to 91, and Incheon's score of 80 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 83 | Map |
| 1 km north | 87 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 66 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 70 | Map |
| 1 km south | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 80 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 76 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul, South Korea | 27 km | 98 |
| Suwon, South Korea | 33 km | 85 |
| Daejeon, South Korea | 137 km | 93 |
| Daegu, South Korea | 244 km | 93 |
| Gwangju, South Korea | 257 km | 89 |
Questions about walking in Incheon
Is Incheon a walkable city?
Yes. Central Incheon has a walkability score of 80 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 8th of 9 cities in South Korea and 208th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in South Korea?
Seoul is the most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in South Korea, with a score of 98. Incheon ranks 8th with 80.
How does Incheon compare with nearby cities?
Incheon is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Incheon scores 80, against Seoul (98, 27 km away), Suwon (85, 33 km away) and Daejeon (93, 137 km away).
How is Incheon's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Incheon it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.