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How walkable is Sarajevo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Sarajevo has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 97, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It ranks joint 649th of 690 cities worldwide, though fuller map data would likely place it higher.
What's within walking distance of the centre
842 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Sarajevo. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Konzum Grbavica, 11 min
- TC Robot Hrasno, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Fast Food Lux, 3 min
- Dock Hookah Lounge, 3 min
Shopping
- Loris Optics, 2 min
- Toby Pet Shop i Veterinarska Apoteka, 2 min
Coffee
- Caffe bar Twins, 2 min
- Caffe Bar A2, 2 min
Banks
- UniCredit, 8 min
- Intesa Sanpaolo Banka, 9 min
Parks
- Park 4, 10 min
- Park 3, 11 min
Schools
- Osnovna Muzicka i Baletska Skola Novo Sarajevo, 3 min
- PPU Smart, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine, 18 min
- MyBook, 28 min
Culture & entertainment
- Ljeto na Vilsu, 6 min
- Muzej farmacije BH, 6 min
Measured from the centre at 43.8486, 18.3876, the point near Sarajevo'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 102 street intersections per km², and blocks average 87 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Sarajevo's score of 42 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of the centre, 50 from 1 to 3 km out and 32 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. 29% 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 Sarajevo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 77 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 50 | 30% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 32 | 21% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade, Serbia | 199 km | 77 |
| Pristina, Kosovo | 263 km | 35 |
| Zagreb, Croatia | 288 km | 71 |
| Tirana, Albania | 305 km | 49 |
| Skopje, North Macedonia | 325 km | 55 |
Questions about walking in Sarajevo
Is Sarajevo a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Sarajevo has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 97. 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 joint 649th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Sarajevo compare with nearby cities?
Sarajevo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 42, against Belgrade (77, 199 km away), Pristina (35, 263 km away) and Zagreb (71, 288 km away).
Which part of Sarajevo is most walkable?
Sarajevo's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 60) and falls most to the south-east (0).
How is Sarajevo's walkability score calculated?
For Sarajevo 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; 21 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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