How walkable is Rạch Giá?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Rạch Giá 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 99, 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.
What's within walking distance of the centre
724 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Rạch Giá. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- MM Mega Market Rạch Giá, 9 min
- ĐTDĐ Thành Thật, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- Na Fruits - Chuyên Giỏ Quà và Trái Cây Nhập Khẩu Rạch Giá, 1 min
- Khói, 2 min
Shopping
- Shop Đồ Si, 1 min
- Cửa Hàng ĐTDĐ Trung Apple, 2 min
Coffee
- Trà Sữa - Sữa Tươi Thanh Nhi, 2 min
- Cafe A Quý, 2 min
Banks
- BAC A BANK Chi Nhánh Kiên Giang, 3 min
- Ngân Hàng An Bình, 4 min
Parks
- Công viên Nguyễn Trung Trực, 12 min
- Công viên 16 Hécta, 13 min
Schools
- Trường mầm non Đức Trí, 5 min
- Trường Mầm Non Hoa Hồng, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Nhà Sách Phương Nam Vincom Kiên Giang, 8 min
- Nhà Sách - Siêu Thị Fahasa Kiên Giang, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- MBBank - Chi Nhánh Kiên Giang, 8 min
- CGV Cinemas - Vincom Plaza Rạch Giá, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 10.0047, 105.0855, the point near Rạch Giá'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 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Rạch Giá'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 83 within 1 km of the centre, 43 from 1 to 3 km out and 15 from 3 to 5 km out. 40 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. 20% 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 Rạch Giá. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 80% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 43 | 30% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 15 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cần Thơ, Vietnam | 78 km | 58 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 173 km | 70 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 192 km | 93 |
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 217 km | 60 |
| Vũng Tàu, Vietnam | 223 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Rạch Giá
Is Rạch Giá a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Rạch Giá 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 99. 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. Rạch Giá ranks joint 16th with 33.
How does Rạch Giá compare with nearby cities?
Rạch Giá is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 33, against Cần Thơ (58, 78 km away), Phnom Penh (70, 173 km away) and Ho Chi Minh City (93, 192 km away).
Which part of Rạch Giá is most walkable?
Rạch Giá's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 73) and falls most to the north-east (1).
How is Rạch Giá's walkability score calculated?
For Rạch Giá it is the average of 51 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 10 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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