--- title: "Is Tirana walkable? Walkability score 49/100 · How Walkable" description: "Tirana scores 49/100 for walkability across its central 5 km, likely an underestimate: open map data lists few places outside its centre, which scores 100." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/albania/tirana updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Albania](https://howwalkable.com/cities/albania) 3. Tirana # How walkable is Tirana? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Tirana has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It ranks joint 605th of 690 cities worldwide, though fuller map data would likely place it higher. 49 out of 100: Car-Dependent Most errands require a car. * 418,495 people * #605 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=41.32355&lon=19.81567&q=Tirana%2C%20Albania) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,739 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tirana. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Asia Box, 1 min * PronatyraMD Blloku, 4 min * Alb Market, 4 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Peshku NARDI, 1 min * Bufe Wine Bar, 1 min * Delicatezze di Mare da Aldo, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Farmacia Kanadeze, 1 min * Rexha Gold Jewelry, 1 min * Ottica Bruna, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Dahesa coffee bar, 1 min * The Tea Room, 2 min * Grand Cafe de Paris, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Tirana Bank, 3 min * Credins Bank, 4 min * Banka e Shqipërisë, 8 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Parku Rinia, 3 min * Vëllezërit Frashëri, 4 min * Parku i Galerisë Kombëtare të Arteve, 6 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Gjimnazi Ismail Qemali - Tirane, 1 min * Cerdhja Nr. 8, 3 min * Kopshti "4 Stinet", 3 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Librari Albania, Tirana, 3 min * Librari Vëllazëria, 4 min * Top Channel TV, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * SKENA-Jazz Club, 3 min * ArTurbina, 4 min * Kino, 4 min Measured from the centre at 41.3236, 19.8157, the point near Tirana'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 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Tirana's score of 49 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 29 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 35% 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 Tirana, one hexagon per square kilometre. 35% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 3 km to the south.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/albania/tirana.svg?v=047a9b10fa4f) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Tirana. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 100 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 98 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 57% | 28 | | 3 to 5 km out | 29 | 10% | 42 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Skopje](https://howwalkable.com/cities/north-macedonia/skopje), North Macedonia | 153 km | 55 | | [Pristina](https://howwalkable.com/cities/kosovo/pristina), Kosovo | 187 km | 35 | | [Bari](https://howwalkable.com/cities/italy/bari), Italy | 248 km | 66 | | [Thessaloniki](https://howwalkable.com/cities/greece/thessaloniki), Greece | 273 km | 82 | | [Sarajevo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina | 305 km | 42 | ## Questions about walking in Tirana ### Is Tirana a walkable city? Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Tirana has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100. 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 605th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable. ### How does Tirana compare with nearby cities? Tirana sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Skopje (55, 153 km away), Pristina (35, 187 km away) and Bari (66, 248 km away). ### Which part of Tirana is most walkable? Tirana's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 55) and falls most to the south (14). ### How is Tirana's walkability score calculated? For Tirana it is the average of 77 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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