How walkable is Nha Trang?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Nha Trang has a walkability score of 62 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 5th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in Vietnam.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,686 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nha Trang. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Hải Sản Khô 56C, 3 min
- Mio, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Cơm Tấm Tiều Châu Sài Gòn, 1 min
- Lantern Garden, 1 min
Shopping
- N.a chât's - Trần Bình Trọng, 1 min
- Juneshop Nha Trang, 1 min
Coffee
- 20 Le Dai Hanh Nha Trang, 1 min
- Coffee Holic-Nghiện Cafe, 1 min
Banks
- Ngân hàng TP Bank Nha Trang Khánh Hòa, 10 min
- MBBank - Khánh Hòa, 11 min
Parks
- Công Viên Yến Phi, 27 min
- Central Park, 27 min
Schools
- Superbrain Nha Trang, 2 min
- Popodoo Nha Trang, 2 min
Books & libraries
- Viện Kiểm Sát Nhân Dân Tỉnh Khánh Hòa, 15 min
- Trung Tâm Sách Phước Hải - Sách Khánh Hoà, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Angel Karaoke & Rooftop Lounge, 3 min
- Karaoke Sweet, 3 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 26 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 12.2412, 109.1874, the point near Nha Trang'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 169 street intersections per km², and blocks average 67 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Nha Trang's score of 62 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 51 from 3 to 5 km out. 37 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. 50% 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 Nha Trang. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 63% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 51 | 31% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam | 134 km | 46 |
| Quy Nhơn, Vietnam | 171 km | 60 |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 296 km | 60 |
| Vũng Tàu, Vietnam | 313 km | 65 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 321 km | 93 |
Questions about walking in Nha Trang
Is Nha Trang a walkable city?
Partly. Nha Trang has a walkability score of 62 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 95. 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 5th of 19 cities in Vietnam and joint 423rd 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. Nha Trang ranks 5th with 62.
How does Nha Trang compare with nearby cities?
Nha Trang is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 62, against Buôn Ma Thuột (46, 134 km away), Quy Nhơn (60, 171 km away) and Biên Hòa (60, 296 km away).
Which part of Nha Trang is most walkable?
The streets just around Nha Trang's centre are its most walkable, averaging 96 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 95. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 75) and falls most to the south-west (10).
How is Nha Trang's walkability score calculated?
For Nha Trang it is the average of 54 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 27 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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