How walkable is Vienna?
Vienna has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 11th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
4,409 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Vienna. The nearest grocery is Slavianski, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Slavianski330 m · 4 min
- HOFER360 m · 5 min
- AbHof AT390 m · 5 min
- Otto Will Meer70 m · 1 min
- Otto Wagner Schützenhaus80 m · 1 min
- Ströck100 m · 1 min
- BIPA180 m · 2 min
- ZELLNER Personal Lösungen GmbH210 m · 3 min
- Poggenpohl Küchenstudio Wien220 m · 3 min
- Istros Rooftop Bar & Terrace140 m · 2 min
- Kaffeeamt.Wien220 m · 3 min
- Club Berlin360 m · 4 min
- Bank Austria230 m · 3 min
- Erste Bank - Filiale Ringturm240 m · 3 min
- Raiffeisen Private Banking550 m · 7 min
- Wilhelm-Kienzl-Park100 m · 1 min
- Jonny-Moser-Park100 m · 1 min
- Unnamed park230 m · 3 min
- Privatkindergarten Regenbogen470 m · 6 min
- Volksschule Leopoldsgasse610 m · 8 min
- PVS St. Elisabeth630 m · 8 min
- National Biblioteca Vienna440 m · 5 min
- apunkt bahoe Bookshop740 m · 9 min
- Oechsli Buch&Papier740 m · 9 min
- ZWE310 m · 4 min
- SuperCycle Vienna460 m · 6 min
- VIA - Piano & Arts Center550 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at 48.2175, 16.3721. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 164 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 98 to 100, and Vienna's score of 100 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 98 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest, Hungary | 214 km | 99 |
| Prague, Czechia | 253 km | 99 |
| Munich, Germany | 356 km | 100 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 492 km | 100 |
| Berlin, Germany | 524 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Vienna
Is Vienna a walkable city?
Yes. Central Vienna has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 11th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Vienna compare with nearby cities?
Vienna is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Vienna scores 100, against Budapest (99, 214 km away), Prague (99, 253 km away) and Munich (100, 356 km away).
How is Vienna's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Vienna it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.