Abstract: An approach is provided for determining a POI ride hailing pickup point based on step count information that minimizes user pickup wait time. The approach involves determining a location of a user of a ride hailing service. The approach also involves determining at least one pickup point for the ride hailing service based on the location. The approach further involves calculating a path from the location to the at least one pickup point with respect to a step count, wherein the step count indicates an estimated number of steps to be taken by the user to reach the at least one pickup point. The approach further involves providing a representation of the step count.