How walkable is St. Pauli?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
St. Pauli has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 850 m 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 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Hamburg, which scores 80 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,039 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of St. Pauli. The nearest grocery is Edeka Holst, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- ALDI4 min
- Mix-Max, Kiosk-Bistro4 min
- La Belle Assiette Sas2 min
- Hui Cookshop2 min
- K&H Spielgeräte Service1 min
- Otaku Records2 min
- Kraweel2 min
- Kandie Shop3 min
- Commerzbank SB-Standort8 min
- Hamburger Volksbank, Geldautomat8 min
- Walter-Möller-Park6 min
- Arrivati-Park6 min
- CTC Fachschule für Bürokommunikation6 min
- Kita Piraten-Nest der Pestalozzi-Stiftung Hamburg8 min
- Bücherhalle Holstenstraße9 min
- nachladen.11 min
- Dokumentarfilmsalon2 min
- St. Pauli-Archiv2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of St. Pauli at 53.5539, 9.9594. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 115 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across St. Pauli
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of St. Pauli. Rings mark 400 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Hamburg
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg-Altstadt | 2.6 km | 100 |
| HafenCity | 2.7 km | 97 |
| Alsterdorf | 7 km | 74 |
| Fuhlsbüttel | 9.7 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Hamburg page.
Questions about walking in St. Pauli
Is St. Pauli walkable?
Yes. St. Pauli in Hamburg has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is St. Pauli more walkable than the rest of Hamburg?
St. Pauli is more walkable than Hamburg as a whole: it scores 99, against 80 for the 5 km around Hamburg's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 St. Pauli 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 St. Pauli it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 850 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.