How walkable is Old Montreal?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Old Montreal has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montréal, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,786 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Old Montreal. The nearest grocery is Loblaws, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Marché de la Villette4 min
- Terra Verde5 min
- Vegania1 min
- Sushi Sama1 min
- The Boho Lab1 min
- Boutique Swell and Ginger1 min
- Tommy1 min
- Cafeterra1 min
- CIBC Branch & ABM - Montreal2 min
- BMO Bank of Montreal3 min
- Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle4 min
- Parc de La Presse4 min
- Notre Theatre11 min
- American Academy of Montereal18 min
- Wilson & Lafleur6 min
- Indigo6 min
- Le French Quarter1 min
- Canada Railway Museum2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Old Montreal at 45.5034, -73.5575. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 123 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Old Montreal
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Old Montreal. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montréal
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gay Village | 1.8 km | 94 |
| Outremont | 4.2 km | 86 |
| Côte-des-Neiges | 5.2 km | 85 |
| Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | 5.3 km | 81 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montréal page.
Questions about walking in Old Montreal
Is Old Montreal walkable?
Yes. Old Montreal in Montréal has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Old Montreal more walkable than the rest of Montréal?
Old Montreal is more walkable than Montréal as a whole: it scores 97, against 82 for the 5 km around Montréal's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Montréal neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Montréal?
Of the 5 Montréal neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Old Montreal (97), Gay Village (94) and Outremont (86).
How is the walkability score of Old Montreal 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 Old Montreal it is the average of 51 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.