How walkable is HafenCity?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
HafenCity has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Hamburg, which scores 80 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,403 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of HafenCity. The nearest grocery is Speicher & Consorten, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Weihnachtsmarkt Hafencity2 min
- REWE Abholservice Abholpunkt HafenCity3 min
- Moon 461 min
- KITCHENS Restaurant & Bar1 min
- JACK & JONES1 min
- Hamburg-überseequartier1 min
- Coffee Plaza1 min
- Cafe | Bistro2 min
- Postbank Filiale1 min
- Commerzbank SB-Standort2 min
- Grasbrookpark5 min
- Lohsepark8 min
- Baumatelier Beratung & Planung9 min
- Kita kinderzimmer Lohsepark9 min
- DER Spiegel3 min
- Wede Buchhandlung5 min
- Hamburger Singakademie2 min
- Nissis Art Gallery3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of HafenCity at 53.5429, 9.9958. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 106 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across HafenCity
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 900 m around the centre of HafenCity. Rings mark 450 m and 900 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Hamburg
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg-Altstadt | 850 m | 100 |
| St. Pauli | 2.7 km | 99 |
| Alsterdorf | 7.5 km | 74 |
| Fuhlsbüttel | 10.1 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Hamburg page.
Questions about walking in HafenCity
Is HafenCity walkable?
Yes. HafenCity in Hamburg has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is HafenCity more walkable than the rest of Hamburg?
HafenCity is more walkable than Hamburg as a whole: it scores 97, against 80 for the 5 km around Hamburg's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Hamburg neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Hamburg?
Of the 5 Hamburg neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Hamburg-Altstadt (100), St. Pauli (99) and HafenCity (97).
How is the walkability score of HafenCity 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 HafenCity it is the average of 50 points spread evenly across the 900 m 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.