How walkable is Graz?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Graz has a walkability score of 59 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 less walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Austria.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,879 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Graz. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Gramm Akademie, 6 min
- BILLA, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- StadtBalkon, 2 min
- Gösser Bräu, 3 min
Shopping
- Egger & Co KG, 2 min
- Optik Rantascha e.U., 3 min
Coffee
- Cafe Astello, 3 min
- Cafe Romania, 3 min
Banks
- Steiermärkische Sparkasse, 4 min
- Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark, 5 min
Parks
- Josef-Pongratz-Platz, 2 min
- Augarten, 6 min
Schools
- KIB3 Kinderbildung & -betreuung in der Diözese Graz-Seckau, 10 min
- Sr. Klara Fietz Privat-Volksschule, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Slovenska čitalnica Gradec - Slowenischer Lesesaal Graz, 4 min
- Karl-Franzens-Universität - Hauptbibliothek, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- Tango-Baustelle, 3 min
- Club Wakuum, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 47.0673, 15.4354, the point near Graz'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 149 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
Graz's score of 59 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, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 from 3 to 5 km out. 11 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. 43% 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 Graz. 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 | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 16% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna, Austria | 145 km | 91 |
| Zagreb, Croatia | 145 km | 71 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 173 km | 70 |
| Brno, Czechia | 252 km | 71 |
| Budapest, Hungary | 276 km | 88 |
Questions about walking in Graz
Is Graz a walkable city?
Partly. Graz has a walkability score of 59 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 99. 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 2nd of 2 cities in Austria and joint 471st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Austria?
Vienna is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Austria, with a score of 91. Graz ranks 2nd with 59.
How does Graz compare with nearby cities?
Graz is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 59, against Vienna (91, 145 km away), Zagreb (71, 145 km away) and Bratislava (70, 173 km away).
Which part of Graz is most walkable?
Graz'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 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 66) and falls most to the north (34).
How is Graz's walkability score calculated?
For Graz it is the average of 80 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 34 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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