How walkable is Minsk?
Minsk has a walkability score of 76 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 220th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
958 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Minsk. The nearest grocery is Соседи, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, coffee and parks.
- Соседи740 m · 9 min
- СОСЕДИ ЭКСПРЕСС980 m · 12 min
- Океан1.3 km · 17 min
- Бар-бильярд отеля Монастырский490 m · 6 min
- Biskvitoff Torty510 m · 6 min
- Charlie550 m · 7 min
- Гарадскі дом Шлюбаў400 m · 5 min
- 4play420 m · 5 min
- ЭкоДекорМинск510 m · 6 min
- V3-Club440 m · 6 min
- Гурман680 m · 8 min
- Sorso680 m · 9 min
- Сбер Банк (Беларусь)900 m · 11 min
- BelSwissBank930 m · 12 min
- Альфа-Банк940 m · 12 min
- Unnamed park30 m · 1 min
- Парк Марата Казея70 m · 1 min
- Парк Янкі Купалы170 m · 2 min
- ГУО "Гимназия 24 г. Минска"940 m · 12 min
- Авансцена школа-студия1.6 km · 20 min
- Гимназия № 42 лауреата Нобелевской премии Ж.И. Алфёрова2.2 km · 28 min
- Белкнига1.3 km · 16 min
- Allbook1.4 km · 17 min
- Библиотека МГЛУ1.4 km · 17 min
- Театральная касса Национального Академического Большого Театра Оперы И Балета600 m · 8 min
- Дзяржаўны літаратурны музей Янкі Купалы610 m · 8 min
- KВITKI BY - Кассы Театра Оперы и Балета620 m · 8 min
Measured from the representative point at 53.9092, 27.5665. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 35 street intersections per km², and blocks average 133 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 4%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 48 to 95, and Minsk's score of 76 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 83 | Map |
| 1 km north | 76 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 72 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 48 | Map |
| 1 km south | 72 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 94 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 433 km | 94 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 476 km | 100 |
| Moscow, Russia | 677 km | 92 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 693 km | 93 |
| Voronezh, Russia | 821 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Minsk
Is Minsk a walkable city?
Yes. Central Minsk has a walkability score of 76 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 220th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Minsk compare with nearby cities?
Minsk is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Minsk scores 76, against Kyiv (94, 433 km away), Warsaw (100, 476 km away) and Moscow (92, 677 km away).
How is Minsk'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 Minsk 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.