--- title: "Is Leipzig walkable? Walkability score 72/100 · How Walkable" description: "Leipzig scores 72/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Germany." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/leipzig updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Germany](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany) 3. Leipzig # How walkable is Leipzig? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Leipzig has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 8th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Germany, with 1 other. 72 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #8 of 22 tied, in Germany * #255 of 690 tied, worldwide * 98 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=51.33573&lon=12.38926&q=Leipzig%2C%20Germany) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 2,408 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Leipzig. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 2.8 of 3 points * Aldi, 6 min * Netto Marken-Discount, 7 min * Konsum Leipzig, 8 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Steinecke, 1 min * Literaturcafé Leipzig, 4 min * Papa Johns Pizza, 4 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Urs Apotheke Inh. Thomas Neitemeier, 2 min * Leder-Schmidt, 4 min * Tcg Warehouse, 5 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Franz Morish Kaffeerösterei, 1 min * Café Im Grassi Restaurant, 4 min * Caffeshop Caffeista Lipsia, 4 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * apoBank Beratungsbüro Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, 8 min * Commerzbank, 9 min * Debeka, 9 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Rabensteinplatz, 4 min * Johannisplatz, 4 min * Lene-Voigt-Park, 5 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Fröbel Kindergarten Am Gutenbergplatz, 4 min * Erste Hilfe Trainingscenter Leipzig, 5 min * Kombinierte Tageseinrichtung Musikus, 7 min ### Books & libraries 0.9 of 1 point * City Comics, 6 min * Bibliothek Medizin/Naturwissenschaften, 8 min * Hummel Richard Versandbuchhandlung, 9 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Grassi Museum, 1 min * Sommertheater der HMT Leipzig, 3 min * Museum fur Volkerkunde, 4 min Measured from the centre at 51.3357, 12.3893, the point near Leipzig's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the centre there are about 77 street intersections per km², and blocks average 110 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Leipzig's score of 72 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 63 from 3 to 5 km out. 25 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 59% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Leipzig, one hexagon per square kilometre. 59% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 20, is 4 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/germany/leipzig.svg?v=3e3202877b2c) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Leipzig. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 98 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 98 | 100% | 6 | | 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 75% | 24 | | 3 to 5 km out | 63 | 42% | 36 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Dresden](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/dresden), Germany | 101 km | 73 | | [Berlin](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/berlin), Germany | 150 km | 90 | | [Prague](https://howwalkable.com/cities/czechia/prague), Czechia | 201 km | 85 | | [Hanover](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/hanover), Germany | 215 km | 71 | | [Nuremberg](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/nuremberg), Germany | 229 km | 72 | ## Questions about walking in Leipzig ### Is Leipzig a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Leipzig has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 8th of 22 cities in Germany and joint 255th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in Germany? Berlin is the most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Germany, with a score of 90. Leipzig ranks joint 8th with 72. ### How does Leipzig compare with nearby cities? Leipzig is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 72, against Dresden (73, 101 km away), Berlin (90, 150 km away) and Prague (85, 201 km away). ### Which part of Leipzig is most walkable? Leipzig's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 87) and falls most to the east (45). ### How is Leipzig's walkability score calculated? For Leipzig it is the average of 66 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 39 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score. This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. 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