How walkable is Tainan?
Tainan has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance
4,631 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tainan. The nearest grocery is 寶雅北門店, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- 寶雅北門店350 m · 4 min
- 台南東門菜市場490 m · 6 min
- 臺南市東菜市公有零售市場520 m · 7 min
- 曖含光（一切用餐資訊以粉專規範為主）90 m · 1 min
- 早安美芝城90 m · 1 min
- 太空棒雞蛋糕110 m · 1 min
- BangCome謝紀皂行60 m · 1 min
- 啾咪Jumi寵物美容80 m · 1 min
- 視分之一眼鏡社120 m · 1 min
- 懨懨110 m · 1 min
- 八里亭茶飲130 m · 2 min
- 小柚豆青年《自然水果飲》190 m · 2 min
- 彰化商業銀行320 m · 4 min
- 凱基銀行東門分行580 m · 7 min
- 上海商業儲蓄銀行810 m · 10 min
- 公58公園200 m · 2 min
- 馬雅各青年公園210 m · 3 min
- 開山公園710 m · 9 min
- 博愛國小390 m · 5 min
- 國立臺南第一高級中學630 m · 8 min
- 光華女中進修學校700 m · 9 min
- 台南教會公報社150 m · 2 min
- 台灣基督長老教會歷史檔案館 Archives of the PCT190 m · 2 min
- 方家書局250 m · 3 min
- 瘋遊戲咖啡館580 m · 7 min
- 台南focus威秀影城830 m · 10 min
- Focus 威秀影城930 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at 22.9908, 120.2133. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 57 street intersections per km², and blocks average 117 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, 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 95 to 100, and Tainan's score of 97 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 97 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 43 km | 98 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 137 km | 99 |
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 263 km | 89 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | 266 km | 100 |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 625 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Tainan
Is Tainan a walkable city?
Yes. Central Tainan has a walkability score of 97 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 4th of 5 cities in Taiwan and 62nd 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. Tainan ranks 4th with 97.
How does Tainan compare with nearby cities?
Tainan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Tainan scores 97, against Kaohsiung (98, 43 km away), Taichung (99, 137 km away) and New Taipei City (89, 263 km away).
How is Tainan'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 Tainan 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.