How walkable is Wuppertal?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Wuppertal has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the least walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Germany.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,271 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Wuppertal. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- EUROSPAR Markt, 2 min
- ALDI Nord, 2 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bäckerei Dahlmann, 1 min
- Sternenhimmel, 1 min
Shopping
- Apotheke am Berg, 1 min
- HörKnör, 1 min
Coffee
- Café Brosio, 1 min
- Genusswelt Finkay, 2 min
Banks
- Stadtsparkasse Wuppertal, 2 min
- Commerzbank, 3 min
Parks
- Platz der Republik, 9 min
- Schniewindscher Park, 10 min
Schools
- Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. - Tagesstätte für psychisch Erkrankte, 5 min
- cambio CarSharing-Station Alte Feuerwache, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Immanuel Buchhandlung, 2 min
- Zentralbibliothek Wuppertal, 7 min
Culture & entertainment
- Von Der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal, 6 min
- Serhat Event Saal, 6 min
Measured from the centre at 51.2602, 7.1446, the point near Wuppertal'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 164 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Wuppertal's score of 52 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 52 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 from 3 to 5 km out. 29 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. 27% 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.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Wuppertal. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 52 | 20% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 19% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Essen, Germany | 24 km | 71 |
| Bochum, Germany | 26 km | 60 |
| Düsseldorf, Germany | 26 km | 78 |
| Duisburg, Germany | 33 km | 55 |
| Dortmund, Germany | 36 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Wuppertal
Is Wuppertal a walkable city?
Partly. Wuppertal has a walkability score of 52 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. 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 22nd of 22 cities in Germany and joint 570th 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. Wuppertal ranks 22nd with 52.
How does Wuppertal compare with nearby cities?
Wuppertal is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 52, against Essen (71, 24 km away), Bochum (60, 26 km away) and Düsseldorf (78, 26 km away).
Which part of Wuppertal is most walkable?
Wuppertal's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 62) and falls most to the north (24).
How is Wuppertal's walkability score calculated?
For Wuppertal it is the average of 62 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 17 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. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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