The most walkable neighbourhoods in Berlin
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Berlin ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Berlin-Mitte leads with 97/100, then Wilmersdorf (96) and Kreuzberg (94). 18 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Zehlendorf (65).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin-Mitte | 97 |
| 2 | Wilmersdorf | 96 |
| 3 | Kreuzberg | 94 |
| 3 | Prenzlauer Berg | 94 |
| 5 | Friedrichshain | 93 |
| 5 | Hansa quarter | 93 |
| 5 | Schöneberg | 93 |
| 5 | Neukölln | 93 |
| 5 | Charlottenburg | 93 |
| 10 | Steglitz | 92 |
| 11 | Moabit | 85 |
| 12 | Tiergarten | 84 |
| 13 | Lichtenberg | 82 |
| 14 | Wedding | 81 |
| 15 | Spandau | 80 |
| 16 | Tempelhof | 79 |
| 17 | Dahlem | 73 |
| 18 | Marzahn | 70 |
| 19 | Karlshorst | 69 |
| 20 | Zehlendorf | 65 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Berlin's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Berlin-Mitte
Berlin-Mitte is the most central of these five, 1.2 km south of Berlin's busiest point, and scores 97/100. It has the most banks of the five: 105 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Bank Of Scotland, about 4 minutes away. More on Berlin-Mitte.
Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf lies the furthest out of these five, 7.4 km south-west of Berlin's busiest point, and scores 96/100. 2,381 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is cultural venues, with 51. 98% of its area scores 70 or more.
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg scores 94/100, 3.4 km south of Berlin's busiest point. 2,818 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 6 minutes away. 96% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Kreuzberg.
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg scores 94/100, 2 km north-east of Berlin's busiest point. 2,469 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with 24. 98% of its area scores 70 or more.
Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain scores 93/100, 3.4 km south-east of Berlin's busiest point. 1,983 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, 20.
Centre and outskirts
The 2 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Berlin's centre average 96, and the 18 further out average 84, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Berlin-Mitte, 1.2 km away, scores 97, and the farthest, Zehlendorf, 14.5 km out, scores 65.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Berlin.
Berlin as a whole scores 90 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Germany with ranked neighbourhoods: Munich, Cologne, Hamburg.
Questions about Berlin's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Berlin?
Berlin-Mitte is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Berlin, with a walkability score of 97 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Wilmersdorf (96) and Kreuzberg (94).
Which neighbourhoods of Berlin are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Zehlendorf (65) and Karlshorst (69). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Berlin's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Berlin scores 90 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.