How walkable is Paris?
Paris has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 4th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
13,533 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Paris. The nearest grocery is Carrefour Bon Appétit - Rambuteau, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Carrefour Bon Appétit - Rambuteau100 m · 1 min
- Carrefour Express100 m · 1 min
- Express Paris Rambuteau110 m · 1 min
- Il Santo40 m · 1 min
- Au Père Tranquille40 m · 1 min
- HappyLemon Paris50 m · 1 min
- Tropico Chaussures10 m · 1 min
- Rayon d'Or Bagages20 m · 1 min
- Cop-Copine20 m · 1 min
- Le Centre Halles Cafe30 m · 1 min
- Mon waffle70 m · 1 min
- Beirut Lounge 140 m · 2 min
- Crédit Lyonnais130 m · 2 min
- LCL PARIS SEBASTOPOL140 m · 2 min
- Crédit Logement190 m · 2 min
- Jardin Nelson Mandela210 m · 3 min
- Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques590 m · 7 min
- Square du Général Morin770 m · 10 min
- Ecole maternelle Brantome370 m · 5 min
- Ecole Maternelle Publique Dussoubs (2e arrondissement)400 m · 5 min
- Lycée Professionnel Public Pierre Lescot430 m · 5 min
- Médiathèque de la Canopée160 m · 2 min
- Bibliothèque des conservatoires de la Ville de Paris (BCVP)190 m · 2 min
- Mona Lisait210 m · 3 min
- École de Théâtre de Paris Colette Louvois130 m · 2 min
- Musée de l'Illusion170 m · 2 min
- La Place - Paris190 m · 2 min
Measured from the representative point at 48.8624, 2.3488. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 199 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 99 to 100, and Paris's score of 100 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brussels, Belgium | 265 km | 100 |
| London, United Kingdom | 344 km | 100 |
| Köln, Germany | 403 km | 99 |
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 503 km | 99 |
| Milan, Italy | 641 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Paris
Is Paris a walkable city?
Yes. Central Paris has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 4th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Paris compare with nearby cities?
Paris is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Paris scores 100, against Brussels (100, 265 km away), London (100, 344 km away) and Köln (99, 403 km away).
How is Paris'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 Paris 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.