How walkable is Samut Prakan?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Samut Prakan has a walkability score of 64 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 less walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Thailand.
What's within walking distance of the centre
852 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Samut Prakan. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- ร้านน้ำดื่มสะอาด, 8 min
- ไข่ไก่ ปากน้ำ บางพลี สมุทรปรากรร, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- Rin Rin Bubble Milk Tea สาขาปากน้ำ สมุทรปราการ, 2 min
- Hom cafe and restaurant, 3 min
Shopping
- Amway Shop, 3 min
- แอมเวย์ปากน้ำ, 3 min
Coffee
- Charmy Coffee And Eatery, 4 min
- คาเฟ่ อเมซอน, 5 min
Banks
- ธนาคารกรุงเทพ จำกัด สาขาบิ๊กซี ศรีนครินทร์, 12 min
- ธนาคารกรุงศรีอยุธยา สาขาถนนศรีนครินทร์-สุขุมวิท, 14 min
Parks
- Rama IX Health Park, 17 min
- เขื่อนริมแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาสมุทรปราการ, 18 min
Schools
- ร.ร.สตรีสมุทรปราการ, 4 min
- โรงเรียนฉัตรสุดา, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Se-Ed Book Center สาขาบิ๊กซีสมุทรปราการ, 23 min
- B2S, 26 min
Culture & entertainment
- โบ๊ทโคโยตี้, 6 min
- บ้านปลายศรีฯ ซาวน่า Ban Plai-Sri Sauna, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 13.5976, 100.6064, the point near Samut Prakan'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 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Samut Prakan's score of 64 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 82 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 58 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 48% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Samut Prakan. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 82 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 58% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 58 | 37% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok, Thailand | 20 km | 92 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 521 km | 70 |
| Vientiane, Laos | 532 km | 55 |
| Yangon, Myanmar | 596 km | 59 |
| Rạch Giá, Vietnam | 631 km | 33 |
Questions about walking in Samut Prakan
Is Samut Prakan a walkable city?
Partly. Samut Prakan has a walkability score of 64 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 91. 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 2nd of 2 cities in Thailand and joint 388th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Thailand?
Bangkok is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Thailand, with a score of 92. Samut Prakan ranks 2nd with 64.
How does Samut Prakan compare with nearby cities?
Samut Prakan sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 64, against Bangkok (92, 20 km away), Phnom Penh (70, 521 km away) and Vientiane (55, 532 km away).
Which part of Samut Prakan is most walkable?
Samut Prakan's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 82 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 81) and falls most to the south-west (42).
How is Samut Prakan's walkability score calculated?
For Samut Prakan it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 37 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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