How walkable is Budapest?
Budapest has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 38th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
2,446 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Budapest. The nearest grocery is CBA Attila Csemege, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- CBA Attila Csemege200 m · 2 min
- Dóczy Delicatesse260 m · 3 min
- Budavár Élelmiszer üzlet540 m · 7 min
- Spíler Biergarten220 m · 3 min
- Zsidai Csoport250 m · 3 min
- Fortuna U.21260 m · 3 min
- Gx Design Stúdió, Építész-Mérnök-Tervező-Iroda-Kft200 m · 3 min
- Elite Fashion210 m · 3 min
- Handicrafts and Folk Art Shop290 m · 4 min
- 4Minutes Cafe170 m · 2 min
- St.George Restaurant And Café290 m · 4 min
- Vörös Sün Kávézó390 m · 5 min
- K&H Bank490 m · 6 min
- Raiffeisen Bank560 m · 7 min
- CIB Bank600 m · 8 min
- Klarissza-udvar90 m · 1 min
- Vérmező320 m · 4 min
- 1686-os emlékpark340 m · 4 min
- Kosztolányi Dezső Gimnázium470 m · 6 min
- Budapesti Egyetemi Katolikus Gimnázium és Kollégium600 m · 8 min
- Toldy Ferenc Ovi610 m · 8 min
- Cseh Tamás Archívum160 m · 2 min
- National Archives of Hungary310 m · 4 min
- Litea Könyvesbolt és Teázó380 m · 5 min
- Telefónia Múzeum Budapest140 m · 2 min
- HM Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum210 m · 3 min
- Museum of Military History, Budapest210 m · 3 min
Measured from the representative point at 47.5028, 19.0289. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 132 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 81 to 100, and Budapest's score of 99 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 93 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 81 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna, Austria | 214 km | 100 |
| Belgrade, Serbia | 319 km | 100 |
| Prague, Czechia | 445 km | 99 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 545 km | 100 |
| Munich, Germany | 563 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Budapest
Is Budapest a walkable city?
Yes. Central Budapest has a walkability score of 99 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 38th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Budapest compare with nearby cities?
Budapest is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Budapest scores 99, against Vienna (100, 214 km away), Belgrade (100, 319 km away) and Prague (99, 445 km away).
How is Budapest's walkability score 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 Budapest it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.