How walkable is Buôn Ma Thuột?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Buôn Ma Thuột has a walkability score of 46 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 92, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 12th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in Vietnam.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,790 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Buôn Ma Thuột. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Showroom Đặc Sản Đăk Lăk, 13 min
- Siêu Thị Thành Phát, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- Kem Dừa Mã Lai - Cúc Trần BMT, 2 min
- Lẩu Hấp Thuỷ Nhiệt ShiWah, 3 min
Shopping
- Tiệm Hoa Nhỏ, 2 min
- La.fleur, 2 min
Coffee
- Phuc Long Coffee and Tea, 2 min
- Porsche79 / Lounge cà phê sạch ăn sáng ngon Buôn Mê Thuột, 2 min
Banks
- Ngân Hàng Phát Triển Việt Nam Khu Vực Đăk Lăk Đăk Nông, 4 min
- VPBank CN Đắk Lắk, 6 min
Parks
- Công viên Nguyễn Tất Thành, 9 min
- Hoa viên Đinh Tiên Hoàng, 11 min
Schools
- Trường Mầm Non Tư Thục Họa Mi, 5 min
- Truong Tieu Hoc Nguyen Binh Khiem, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Nhà sách Giáo Dục, 6 min
- Cong Ty CP Sach - TBTH Dak Lak, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Ẩm thực - Cà Phê Karaoke Phố Việt, 6 min
- Karaoke Xuân Nghi, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 12.6869, 108.0493, the point near Buôn Ma Thuột'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 102 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
Buôn Ma Thuột's score of 46 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 63 from 1 to 3 km out and 28 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 32% 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 Buôn Ma Thuột. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 63 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 28 | 10% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nha Trang, Vietnam | 134 km | 62 |
| Quy Nhơn, Vietnam | 178 km | 60 |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 233 km | 60 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 256 km | 93 |
| Vũng Tàu, Vietnam | 279 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Buôn Ma Thuột
Is Buôn Ma Thuột a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Buôn Ma Thuột has a walkability score of 46 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 92. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 12th of 19 cities in Vietnam and joint 631st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh City is the most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in Vietnam, with a score of 93. Buôn Ma Thuột ranks 12th with 46.
How does Buôn Ma Thuột compare with nearby cities?
Buôn Ma Thuột is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 46, against Nha Trang (62, 134 km away), Quy Nhơn (60, 178 km away) and Biên Hòa (60, 233 km away).
Which part of Buôn Ma Thuột is most walkable?
Buôn Ma Thuột's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 92. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 69) and falls most to the south-east (4).
How is Buôn Ma Thuột's walkability score calculated?
For Buôn Ma Thuột it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 24 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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