How walkable is Vũng Tàu?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Vũng Tàu has a walkability score of 65 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 4th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in Vietnam.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,704 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Vũng Tàu. 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 culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Nông Sản Bốn Mùa, 6 min
- Samlinhchivt, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Mì Cay Seoul Vũng Tàu, 1 min
- Bo Ne 3 Ngon, 1 min
Shopping
- Gốm xưa - Đồ xưa - Độc lạ Vũng Tàu, 1 min
- 160STORE Ba Cu - Vũng Tàu, 1 min
Coffee
- Highlands Coffee 199 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, 2 min
- SUPER KIDS Coffee 288 Lê Hồng Phong, 3 min
Banks
- Ngân Hàng TMCP Đông Á, 4 min
- ATM Sacombank, 5 min
Parks
- Quảng trường Trưng Vương, 16 min
- Đài liệt sĩ, 17 min
Schools
- Trường Mầm Non 19/5, 1 min
- Trường Mầm Non Phường 3, 3 min
Books & libraries
- Thư viện thành phố Vũng Tàu, 16 min
- Nhà Sách Đông Hải, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Clb Song Ân Music. 47 Lê Hồng Phong, P7. Tp - Vũng Tàu, 6 min
- Karaoke 88, 8 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 10.3538, 107.0843, the point near Vũng Tàu'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 94 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Vũng Tàu's score of 65 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 61 from 1 to 3 km out and 53 from 3 to 5 km out. 58 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. 52% 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 Vũng Tàu. 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 | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 61 | 31% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 53 | 50% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Biên Hòa, Vietnam | 72 km | 60 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 73 km | 93 |
| Cần Thơ, Vietnam | 146 km | 58 |
| Rạch Giá, Vietnam | 223 km | 33 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 273 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Vũng Tàu
Is Vũng Tàu a walkable city?
Partly. Vũng Tàu has a walkability score of 65 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 4th of 19 cities in Vietnam and joint 378th 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. Vũng Tàu ranks 4th with 65.
How does Vũng Tàu compare with nearby cities?
Vũng Tàu sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 65, against Biên Hòa (60, 72 km away), Ho Chi Minh City (93, 73 km away) and Cần Thơ (58, 146 km away).
Which part of Vũng Tàu is most walkable?
Vũng Tàu's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 64) and falls most to the north-west (31).
How is Vũng Tàu's walkability score calculated?
For Vũng Tàu it is the average of 33 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 17 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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