The most walkable neighbourhoods in Munich
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Munich ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Kunstareal and Altstadt-Lehel share the top score of 100/100, then Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt (99) and Haidhausen (98). 18 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Denning (68). 6 of them score 98 or more, so the order among those turns on small differences.
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunstareal | 100 |
| 1 | Altstadt-Lehel | 100 |
| 3 | Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt | 99 |
| 4 | Haidhausen | 98 |
| 4 | Au | 98 |
| 4 | Maxvorstadt | 98 |
| 7 | Schwanthalerhöhe | 93 |
| 7 | Sendling | 93 |
| 7 | Giesing | 93 |
| 10 | Laim | 89 |
| 10 | Untergiesing-Harlaching | 89 |
| 10 | Schwabing | 89 |
| 13 | Neuhausen-Nymphenburg | 88 |
| 14 | Milbertshofen-Am Hart | 82 |
| 14 | Berg am Laim | 82 |
| 16 | Olympic Village | 72 |
| 16 | Pasing | 72 |
| 18 | Hadern | 71 |
| 19 | Moosach | 68 |
| 19 | Denning | 68 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Munich'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
Kunstareal
Kunstareal is the most central of these five, 600 m north-west of Munich's busiest point, and scores 100/100. It has the most banks of the five: 168 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Sparkassenverband Bayern, about 5 minutes away. More on Kunstareal.
Altstadt-Lehel
Altstadt-Lehel scores 100/100, 800 m south of Munich's busiest point. None of the others has as many libraries and bookshops, with 118 in a 30 minute walk; NS-Dokumentationszentrum München is the nearest, about 4 minutes away. More on Altstadt-Lehel.
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt
Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt scores 99/100, 1.7 km south of Munich's busiest point. Groceries are where it leads the others, 134 of them within a 30 minute walk, starting with abgefüllt und unverpackt, about a minute away. More on Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.
Haidhausen
Haidhausen lies the furthest out of these five, 2.4 km south-east of Munich's busiest point, and scores 98/100. 2,555 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 cafés, with 119.
Au
Au scores 98/100, 2.4 km south of Munich's busiest point. 3,463 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away.
Centre and outskirts
The 8 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Munich's centre average 97, and the 12 further out average 81, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Kunstareal, 600 m away, scores 100, and the farthest, Pasing, 8.5 km out, scores 72.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Munich.
Munich as a whole scores 87 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Germany with ranked neighbourhoods: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg.
Questions about Munich's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Munich?
2 of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Munich tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 100 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Kunstareal and Altstadt-Lehel.
Which neighbourhoods of Munich are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Denning (68) and Moosach (68). 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 Munich'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. Munich scores 87 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.