How walkable is Berlin?
Berlin has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 4 cities ranked in Germany.
What's within walking distance
4,241 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Berlin. The nearest grocery is DeliKater, about 6 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- DeliKater520 m · 6 min
- EDEKA Ungefroren540 m · 7 min
- Biomarkt540 m · 7 min
- Solidrinks100 m · 1 min
- MacLaren's Pub - Bar & Restaurant210 m · 3 min
- Kulturkahn Helene260 m · 3 min
- Johanenlies30 m · 1 min
- Ben Weide60 m · 1 min
- Websitebutler200 m · 3 min
- Kaffeestube300 m · 4 min
- Café Re330 m · 4 min
- Kugelei Cafe360 m · 5 min
- N26 GmbH190 m · 2 min
- ARAG Versicherung450 m · 6 min
- Postbank Filiale650 m · 8 min
- Unnamed park200 m · 3 min
- Köllnischer Park400 m · 5 min
- Fernsehturmanlage zw. Fernsehturm u. Spandauer Str.570 m · 7 min
- EU FH - Campus Berlin350 m · 4 min
- BEST-Sabel Designschule410 m · 5 min
- Ehemaliges Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster450 m · 6 min
- Gedenkbibliothek290 m · 4 min
- Minilibris die Welt der Miniaturbücher Buchhandel320 m · 4 min
- Antiquariat Clemens Paulusch Gmbh400 m · 5 min
- Direktorenhaus40 m · 1 min
- Hemp Museum260 m · 3 min
- Theater Im Nikolaiviertel290 m · 4 min
Measured from the representative point at 52.5154, 13.4105. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 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 96 to 100, and Berlin's score of 98 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg, Germany | 256 km | 100 |
| Prague, Czechia | 280 km | 99 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 355 km | 100 |
| Köln, Germany | 479 km | 99 |
| Munich, Germany | 505 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Berlin
Is Berlin a walkable city?
Yes. Central Berlin has a walkability score of 98 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 4th of 4 cities in Germany and 45th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Germany?
Munich is the most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in Germany, with a score of 100. Berlin ranks 4th with 98.
How does Berlin compare with nearby cities?
Berlin is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Berlin scores 98, against Hamburg (100, 256 km away), Prague (99, 280 km away) and Copenhagen (100, 355 km away).
How is Berlin'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 Berlin 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.