--- title: "Is Hoa Lư walkable? Walkability score 33/100 · How Walkable" description: "Hoa Lư scores 33/100 for walkability across its central 5 km, likely an underestimate: open map data lists few places outside its centre, which scores 98." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/hoa-lu updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Vietnam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam) 3. Hoa Lư # How walkable is Hoa Lư? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Hoa Lư has a walkability score of 33 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 98, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 16th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in Vietnam, with 1 other. 33 out of 100: Car-Dependent Most errands require a car. * #16 of 19 tied, in Vietnam * #680 of 690 tied, worldwide * 98 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=20.25420&lon=105.97247&q=Hoa%20L%C6%B0%2C%20Vietnam) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 758 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hoa Lư. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and books & libraries. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Konni39 Ninh Binh, 1 min * ĐIỆN MÁY YÊN Ninh, 4 min * Đặc Sản Việt .Hiền Hậu TPNB, 5 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * SEOUL Mì Cay 7 Cấp ĐỘ, 1 min * Smile Fruits Ninh Bình, 1 min * Miến Lươn Bà Phấn 997, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Biti's Official Store, 1 min * Phụ Kiện Độc Ninh Bình, 1 min * Viettel Store, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Message Coffee Ninh Bình, 1 min * Gao Coffee and Milk Tea, 3 min * Xưa Và Nay Cafe, 4 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Ngân Hàng TM CP Dầu Khí Toàn Cầu (GP-Bank Ninh Bình) - CN Ngan Hang TM CP Dau…, 4 min * Ngân hàng TMCP Ngoại thương Việt Nam - Chi nhánh Ninh Bình, 4 min * VPBank Ninh Binh, 7 min ### Parks 0.8 of 1 point * Công viên Thúy Sơn, 16 min * Công viên văn hóa Tràng An, 24 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Trường Thcs Lý Tự Trọng - Ninh Bình, 3 min * Anh Ngữ Quốc Tế Asmart Yên Khánh, 4 min * Tiểu học Lê Hồng Phong - Phường Hoa Lư - Tỉnh Ninh Bình, 5 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Nhà sách Hadosa - Ninh Bình, 4 min * Thư Viện Tỉnh Ninh Bình Thu Vien Tinh Ninh Binh, 6 min * CTY CP Sách & TBTH Ninh Bình, 6 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.9 of 1 point * Olala karaoke, 7 min * Karaoke Massage Vissai, 9 min * VF Ninh Bình Car 0946.026.994, 10 min ### Further than usual * The nearest park is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. Measured from the centre at 20.2542, 105.9725, the point near Hoa Lư'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 177 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Hoa Lư's score of 33 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 43 from 1 to 3 km out and 17 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. 16% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Hoa Lư, one hexagon per square kilometre. 16% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 3 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/vietnam/hoa-lu.svg?v=0055d5974800) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Hoa Lư. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 98 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 90 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 43 | 19% | 27 | | 3 to 5 km out | 17 | 0% | 41 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Nam Định](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/nam-dinh), Vietnam | 28 km | 30 | | [Thanh Hóa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/thanh-hoa), Vietnam | 56 km | 44 | | [Hanoi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/hanoi), Vietnam | 87 km | 87 | | [Haiphong](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/haiphong), Vietnam | 100 km | 52 | | [Bắc Giang](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/bac-giang), Vietnam | 115 km | 28 | ## Questions about walking in Hoa Lư ### Is Hoa Lư a walkable city? Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Hoa Lư has a walkability score of 33 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 98. 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 joint 16th of 19 cities in Vietnam and joint 680th 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. Hoa Lư ranks joint 16th with 33. ### How does Hoa Lư compare with nearby cities? Hoa Lư sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 33, against Nam Định (30, 28 km away), Thanh Hóa (44, 56 km away) and Hanoi (87, 87 km away). ### Which part of Hoa Lư is most walkable? Hoa Lư's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 34) and falls most to the north-east (3). ### How is Hoa Lư's walkability score calculated? For Hoa Lư 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; 12 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. 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