How walkable is Kaohsiung?
Kaohsiung has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance
4,201 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kaohsiung. The nearest grocery is 台灣住服聯盟生活消費合作社三多站, about 6 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 台灣住服聯盟生活消費合作社三多站510 m · 6 min
- 放鬆貓日子｜咖啡、貓罐、乾糧540 m · 7 min
- 麻雀屋580 m · 7 min
- Hi Thai 嗨泰雲泰越風味館90 m · 1 min
- 米禾食間Miiho90 m · 1 min
- 90in玖零艾恩 手搖飲專賣店100 m · 1 min
- 檜沐先生30 m · 1 min
- 全家便利商店70 m · 1 min
- Swatch120 m · 1 min
- Ruh Cafe No. 880 m · 1 min
- Starbucks110 m · 1 min
- 喬尼亞咖啡 高雄大遠百店 (Breville, Delonghi咖啡機體驗店)150 m · 2 min
- Standard Chartered230 m · 3 min
- 三多分行230 m · 3 min
- 鑫富不動產諮詢公司380 m · 5 min
- 昆滇公園200 m · 3 min
- Unnamed park380 m · 5 min
- 勞工公園720 m · 9 min
- 林森幼兒園340 m · 4 min
- 苓雅國中970 m · 12 min
- 復興國小悅讀夢想館1.0 km · 13 min
- Eslite Spectrum Far Eastern Kaohsiung Store220 m · 3 min
- 誠品書店220 m · 3 min
- 茉莉二手書店 高雄店420 m · 5 min
- Vie Show Cinemas230 m · 3 min
- Holiday KTV270 m · 3 min
- 好樂迪340 m · 4 min
Measured from the representative point at 22.6118, 120.3049. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 162 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 94 to 100, and Kaohsiung's score of 98 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km south | 94 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tainan, Taiwan | 43 km | 97 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 175 km | 99 |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 296 km | 89 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 298 km | 100 |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 633 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Kaohsiung
Is Kaohsiung a walkable city?
Yes. Central Kaohsiung has a walkability score of 98 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 3rd of 5 cities in Taiwan and 44th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Taiwan?
Taipei is the most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in Taiwan, with a score of 100. Kaohsiung ranks 3rd with 98.
How does Kaohsiung compare with nearby cities?
Kaohsiung sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Kaohsiung scores 98, against Tainan (97, 43 km away), Taichung (99, 175 km away) and New Taipei City (89, 296 km away).
How is Kaohsiung'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 Kaohsiung 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.