How walkable is Taipei?
Taipei has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 cities ranked in Taiwan.
What's within walking distance
10,869 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Taipei. The nearest grocery is 萬家福, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- 萬家福170 m · 2 min
- 中山建國北190 m · 2 min
- CTP CAFE210 m · 3 min
- BANCO Pizzeria50 m · 1 min
- 橋下客家粄條60 m · 1 min
- Subway60 m · 1 min
- 全家本部店10 m · 1 min
- 日本象印長安客戶服務中心50 m · 1 min
- 瑞奇貝拉家具70 m · 1 min
- 沐鴉咖啡50 m · 1 min
- Cama Cafe 長安伊通60 m · 1 min
- PH Coffee 胖虎咖啡130 m · 2 min
- 新光銀行60 m · 1 min
- 長安分行250 m · 3 min
- 永豐商業銀行250 m · 3 min
- 伊通公園180 m · 2 min
- 松江公園400 m · 5 min
- 興亞公園440 m · 6 min
- 小伊園幼兒園190 m · 2 min
- 中山女高350 m · 4 min
- 台北市立中山女子高級中學390 m · 5 min
- 有河書店320 m · 4 min
- Librairie Le Pigeonnier370 m · 5 min
- 重本書店430 m · 5 min
- 樹火紀念紙博物館190 m · 2 min
- 袖珍博物館310 m · 4 min
- 南港動物園430 m · 5 min
Measured from the representative point at 25.0486, 121.5350. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 121 street intersections per km², and blocks average 112 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 100 to 100, and Taipei's score of 100 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| New Taipei City, Taiwan | 7 km | 89 |
| Taichung, Taiwan | 132 km | 99 |
| Tainan, Taiwan | 266 km | 97 |
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 298 km | 98 |
| Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 811 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Taipei
Is Taipei a walkable city?
Yes. Central Taipei has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 5 cities in Taiwan and 1st 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. Taichung is second with 99.
How does Taipei compare with nearby cities?
Taipei is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Taipei scores 100, against New Taipei City (89, 7 km away), Taichung (99, 132 km away) and Tainan (97, 266 km away).
How is Taipei'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 Taipei 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.