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How walkable is Chittagong?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Chittagong (Chattogram) 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 88, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 2nd most walkable of the 3 cities ranked in Bangladesh.
What's within walking distance of the centre
794 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Chittagong. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Khidmat An Nissa, 5 min
- Pitstop Super Store, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Mezetto, 3 min
- Sam's, 4 min
Shopping
- Anjali Beauty Concept, 3 min
- Aristocoat, 3 min
Coffee
- Rhapsody - Music Cafe, 10 min
- Broast Cafe, 11 min
Banks
- Eastern Bank Limited, 14 min
- Modhumoti Bank, O.R. Nizam Road Branch, 16 min
Parks
- CRB, 7 min
- DC Hill, 17 min
Schools
- Bagmoniram A S Govt Primary Boys School, 5 min
- কেলিশহর সরকারি প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়, 5 min
Books & libraries
- বাতিঘর, প্রেস ক্লাব, 16 min
- Baatighar Chattogram, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Zia Memorial Museum, 4 min
- Chattogram Shishu Park, 4 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 22.3501, 91.8244, the point near Chittagong'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 101 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Chittagong'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 82 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 33 from 3 to 5 km out. 28% 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 Chittagong. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 88 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 82 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 43% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 33 | 9% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | 211 km | 73 |
| Gazipur, Bangladesh | 234 km | 39 |
| Kolkata, India | 358 km | 81 |
| Guwahati, India | 428 km | 51 |
| Mandalay, Myanmar | 440 km | 46 |
Questions about walking in Chittagong
Is Chittagong a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Chittagong 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 88. 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 2nd of 3 cities in Bangladesh and joint 605th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Bangladesh?
Dhaka is the most walkable of the 3 cities ranked in Bangladesh, with a score of 73. Chittagong ranks 2nd with 49.
How does Chittagong compare with nearby cities?
Chittagong sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Dhaka (73, 211 km away), Gazipur (39, 234 km away) and Kolkata (81, 358 km away).
Which part of Chittagong is most walkable?
Chittagong's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 88. Walkability averages 82 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 65) and falls most to the south-east (22).
How is Chittagong's walkability score calculated?
For Chittagong it is the average of 82 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 23 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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