--- title: "Is Antwerp walkable? Walkability score 81/100 · How Walkable" description: "Antwerp scores 81/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Belgium." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/belgium/antwerp updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Belgium](https://howwalkable.com/cities/belgium) 3. Antwerp # How walkable is Antwerp? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Antwerp has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the less walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Belgium. 81 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #2 of 2 in Belgium * #115 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=51.21269&lon=4.41460&q=Antwerp%2C%20Belgium) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 3,643 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Antwerp. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Carrefour Express, 5 min * Vreemdelingenmarkt, 6 min * Louis Delhaize, 7 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * MAEK Restaurant, 2 min * Lunet, 3 min * MAEK BAR, 3 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Zina Wigs, 2 min * Apotheek Claeys bvba, 3 min * Leytens diamonds jewelry, 3 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Café Capital, 1 min * Starbucks, 5 min * Perruche, 6 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Fintro Antwerpen, 5 min * KBC, 5 min * Bank of India, 5 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Stadspark, 1 min * Plantentuin, 9 min * Lode Sebregts Parkje, 17 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege Plus, 3 min * De Wereldreiziger, 7 min * Provinciaal Instituut Sint-Godelieve, 8 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Iedereen Leest, 5 min * ADVN, 7 min * Stripwinkel BEO, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Theater Elckerlyc, 4 min * Antwaarps Amusements Theater, 4 min * AVDM Diamonds Antwerpen, 7 min Measured from the centre at 51.2127, 4.4146, the point near Antwerp'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 175 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Antwerp's score of 81 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 89 from 1 to 3 km out and 73 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 82% 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 Antwerp, one hexagon per square kilometre. 81% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 5 km to the north-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/belgium/antwerp.svg?v=a77f056f2b42) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Antwerp. 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 | 99 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 89 | 96% | 24 | | 3 to 5 km out | 73 | 71% | 41 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Brussels](https://howwalkable.com/cities/belgium/brussels), Belgium | 41 km | 94 | | [Rotterdam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/rotterdam), The Netherlands | 78 km | 77 | | [The Hague](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/the-hague), The Netherlands | 96 km | 85 | | [Utrecht](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/utrecht), The Netherlands | 109 km | 69 | | [Amsterdam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/amsterdam), The Netherlands | 133 km | 87 | ## Questions about walking in Antwerp ### Is Antwerp a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Antwerp has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. 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 Belgium and joint 115th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in Belgium? Brussels is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Belgium, with a score of 94. Antwerp ranks 2nd with 81. ### How does Antwerp compare with nearby cities? Antwerp sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 81, against Brussels (94, 41 km away), Rotterdam (77, 78 km away) and The Hague (85, 96 km away). ### Which part of Antwerp is most walkable? Antwerp'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 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 92) and falls most to the north-west (36). ### How is Antwerp's walkability score calculated? For Antwerp it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 59 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. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is Antwerp?" Scores, rankings and text by How Walkable (https://howwalkable.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); credit How Walkable and link to this page when reusing them.