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title: "Is Thessaloniki walkable? Walkability score 82/100"
description: "Thessaloniki scores 82/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Greece."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/greece/thessaloniki
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3.  Thessaloniki

# How walkable is Thessaloniki?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Thessaloniki has a walkability score of 82 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 less walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Greece.

82 out of 100: Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #2 of 2 in Greece
*   #97 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   97 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=40.64461&lon=22.94381&q=Thessaloniki%2C%20Greece) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

3,823 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Thessaloniki. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.

### Groceries

3.0 of 3 points

*   Μασούτης, 4 min
*   AB Shop & Go, 7 min
*   To Bizeli, 7 min

### Restaurants & bars

2.9 of 3 points

*   Πετμεκων, 2 min
*   Asterix, 4 min
*   Ouzeri - Tavern Cafe, 5 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Βιοιατρική Πολίχνης, 5 min
*   4all, 5 min
*   Οπωροπαντοπωλείο Ο Αστέρης, 5 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Παραδοσιακό Καφενείο Καλλιθέας, 2 min
*   Elbarista, 5 min
*   Γιασεμί Garden Bar, 6 min

### Banks

0.8 of 1 point

*   Piraeus Bank, 8 min
*   Alpha Bank, 8 min
*   Alpha Bank Business Centre, 13 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Πλατεία Περιστεριών (Καλλιθέας), 2 min
*   Πάρκο Γεωργίου Ιβάνοφ, 10 min
*   Πάρκο των Εθνών, 10 min

### Schools

0.9 of 1 point

*   Σύλλογος γονέων και κηδεμόνων 10ου Δημοτικού και 8ου Νηπιαγωγείου Ευόσμου, 6 min
*   59ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Θεσσαλονίκης, 6 min
*   4ο ΓΕΛ Θεσσαλονίκης (Official), 10 min

### Books & libraries

0.9 of 1 point

*   Χαρτοραμα, 7 min
*   Παιδική Βιβλιοθήκη Καλλιθέας Δήμου Θεσσαλονίκης, 7 min
*   The Bookstore, 7 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   Μουσείο Προσφύγων, 1 min
*   Averto Theatro, 8 min
*   HobThessaloniki, 8 min

### Further than usual

*   The nearest shop is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.

Measured from the centre at 40.6446, 22.9438, the point near Thessaloniki'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 345 street intersections per km², and blocks average 55 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Thessaloniki's score of 82 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, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 76 from 3 to 5 km out. 33 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. 81% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Thessaloniki, one hexagon per square kilometre. 81% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 5 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/greece/thessaloniki.svg?v=60a1916e84e2)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Thessaloniki. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 97    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 98    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85    | 81%         | 21             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 76    | 77%         | 30             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                      | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Skopje](https://howwalkable.com/cities/north-macedonia/skopje), North Macedonia | 196 km   | 55    |
| [Plovdiv](https://howwalkable.com/cities/bulgaria/plovdiv), Bulgaria             | 227 km   | 57    |
| [Sofia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/bulgaria/sofia), Bulgaria                 | 231 km   | 82    |
| [Pristina](https://howwalkable.com/cities/kosovo/pristina), Kosovo               | 270 km   | 35    |
| [Tirana](https://howwalkable.com/cities/albania/tirana), Albania                 | 273 km   | 49    |

## Questions about walking in Thessaloniki

### Is Thessaloniki a walkable city?

Around its centre, yes. Thessaloniki has a walkability score of 82 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 97. 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 2nd of 2 cities in Greece and joint 97th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

### What is the most walkable city in Greece?

Athens is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Greece, with a score of 94. Thessaloniki ranks 2nd with 82.

### How does Thessaloniki compare with nearby cities?

Thessaloniki is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 82, against Skopje (55, 196 km away), Plovdiv (57, 227 km away) and Sofia (82, 231 km away).

### Which part of Thessaloniki is most walkable?

Thessaloniki is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south, where walkability averages 99, more than the 98 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 97. It falls most to the west (42).

### How is Thessaloniki's walkability score calculated?

For Thessaloniki it is the average of 58 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 47 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. City position and population from GeoNames.

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