How walkable is Keelung?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Keelung has a walkability score of 54 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 least walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,896 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Keelung. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- 魔咖啡VIP會館, 2 min
- 沐光咖啡 Mu Light, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- 聚川園餡餅粥 基隆店, 1 min
- 義美清涼飲食店, 1 min
Shopping
- 母子鱷魚基隆旗艦店, 1 min
- 自由皮鞋, 1 min
Coffee
- 好喝ㄟ GoodDrink, 1 min
- 漾漾咖啡, 1 min
Banks
- 土地銀行, 2 min
- 中國信託, 2 min
Parks
- 希望之丘親子遊樂場, 2 min
- 東一碼頭公園, 5 min
Schools
- 基隆市私立飛揚幼兒園｜何嘉仁幼校｜推薦 人氣 口碑, 4 min
- 筌勝幼兒園, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Sea To See Bookafé, 4 min
- 十大書坊, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- 秀泰影城, 2 min
- 基隆凱悅KTV, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 25.1309, 121.7459, the point near Keelung'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 79 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Keelung's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of the centre, 48 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 52 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. 33% 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 Keelung. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 81 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 48 | 12% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 40% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Taipei, Taiwan | 23 km | 90 |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 30 km | 87 |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | 47 km | 66 |
| Hsinchu, Taiwan | 86 km | 58 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 153 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Keelung
Is Keelung a walkable city?
Partly. Keelung has a walkability score of 54 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 100. 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 8 cities in Taiwan and joint 543rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Taiwan?
Taichung is the most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Taiwan, with a score of 92. Keelung ranks 8th with 54.
How does Keelung compare with nearby cities?
Keelung is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Taipei (90, 23 km away), New Taipei City (87, 30 km away) and Taoyuan (66, 47 km away).
Which part of Keelung is most walkable?
Keelung's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 81) and falls most to the north (14).
How is Keelung's walkability score calculated?
For Keelung it is the average of 39 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 13 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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