How walkable is Hamburg?
Hamburg 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 is the 2nd most walkable of 4 cities ranked in Germany.
What's within walking distance
4,250 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Hamburg. The nearest grocery is Feinkost Brügmann, about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Feinkost Brügmann360 m · 5 min
- Farmer's Snack Flagshipstore370 m · 5 min
- Mutterland City920 m · 12 min
- Schanzenbäckerei50 m · 1 min
- Alsterinsel160 m · 2 min
- Nomad Restaurant Hamburg180 m · 2 min
- Heinemann Duty Free60 m · 1 min
- Rituals60 m · 1 min
- Freerider120 m · 2 min
- Poldi100 m · 1 min
- McCafé280 m · 3 min
- Dunkin'290 m · 4 min
- Reisebank AG370 m · 5 min
- Consilisto Berenberg Privat-Treuhand430 m · 5 min
- Seb440 m · 6 min
- Kleine Moorweide140 m · 2 min
- Unnamed park200 m · 2 min
- Gustav-Mahler-Park220 m · 3 min
- Kita Neue Rabenstrasse360 m · 4 min
- Sophie Barat Schule400 m · 5 min
- Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht460 m · 6 min
- EBC Hochschule340 m · 4 min
- PB Hamburg Bhf Dammtor340 m · 4 min
- Zbw360 m · 4 min
- Konzertdirektion Dr. Rudolf Goette160 m · 2 min
- CinemaxX Hamburg Dammtor230 m · 3 min
- Alsterkoche im RC-Favorite Gaststatte250 m · 3 min
Measured from the representative point at 53.5597, 9.9930. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 84 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 97 to 100, and Hamburg'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 | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin, Germany | 256 km | 98 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 289 km | 100 |
| Köln, Germany | 358 km | 99 |
| Brussels, Belgium | 489 km | 100 |
| Prague, Czechia | 491 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Hamburg
Is Hamburg a walkable city?
Yes. Central Hamburg 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 2nd of 4 cities in Germany and 12th 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. Hamburg ranks 2nd with 100.
How does Hamburg compare with nearby cities?
Hamburg is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Hamburg scores 100, against Berlin (98, 256 km away), Copenhagen (100, 289 km away) and Köln (99, 358 km away).
How is Hamburg'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 Hamburg 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.