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title: "Is Nha Trang walkable? Walkability score 62/100"
description: "Nha Trang scores 62/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/nha-trang
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3.  Nha Trang

# How walkable is Nha Trang?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

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.

62 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #5 of 19 in Vietnam
*   #423 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   95 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=12.24118&lon=109.18743&q=Nha%20Trang%2C%20Vietnam) 

## 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

3.0 of 3 points

*   BAO ngon - Nhà hàng Hấp Thuỷ Nhiệt và Bánh Bao Kẹp Đặc Biệt, 3 min
*   Hải Sản Khô 56C, 3 min
*   Mio, 4 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Bún đậu My My Nha Trang, 1 min
*   Cơm Tấm Tiều Châu Sài Gòn, 1 min
*   Lantern Garden, 1 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   TLT Telecom Nha Trang, 1 min
*   N.a chât's - Trần Bình Trọng, 1 min
*   Juneshop Nha Trang, 1 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Vintage Cafe, 1 min
*   20 Le Dai Hanh Nha Trang, 1 min
*   Coffee Holic-Nghiện Cafe, 1 min

### Banks

1.0 of 1 point

*   VPBank, 4 min
*   Ngân hàng TP Bank Nha Trang Khánh Hòa, 10 min
*   MBBank - Khánh Hòa, 11 min

### Parks

0.7 of 1 point

*   Công viên SSH, 26 min
*   Công Viên Yến Phi, 27 min
*   Central Park, 27 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Trường Mầm Non Tư Thục Đô Rê Mi One, 2 min
*   Superbrain Nha Trang, 2 min
*   Popodoo Nha Trang, 2 min

### Books & libraries

0.6 of 1 point

*   Phòng Phát Hành Kinh Sách Phật Giáo Thanh Trâm, 12 min
*   Viện Kiểm Sát Nhân Dân Tỉnh Khánh Hòa, 15 min
*   Trung Tâm Sách Phước Hải - Sách Khánh Hoà, 16 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   Viện bảo tàng hải dương học Nha Trang, 2 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Nha Trang, one hexagon per square kilometre. 50% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 7, is 3 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/vietnam/nha-trang.svg?v=1c11164b6a7c)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 95    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 96    | 100%        | 6              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70    | 63%         | 19             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 51    | 31%         | 29             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                          | Distance | Score |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Buôn Ma Thuột](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/buon-ma-thuot), Vietnam       | 134 km   | 46    |
| [Quy Nhơn](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/quy-nhon), Vietnam                 | 171 km   | 60    |
| [Biên Hòa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/bien-hoa), Vietnam                 | 296 km   | 60    |
| [Vũng Tàu](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/vung-tau), Vietnam                 | 313 km   | 65    |
| [Ho Chi Minh City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/vietnam/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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