How walkable is Budapest District VIII?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Budapest District VIII has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Budapest, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,828 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Budapest District VIII. The nearest grocery is HeKi Élelmiszer, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for banks.
- CBA Budapest6 min
- Spar Express7 min
- Grill Döner4 min
- Fortuna Söröző6 min
- Gepárd Építő Kft3 min
- Zárjavitó Kft3 min
- Műterem Kávézó12 min
- Nem Adom Fel Cafe and Bar12 min
- Raiffeisen Bank17 min
- Budapest Bank22 min
- Unnamed park3 min
- Koltói Anna tér3 min
- Semmelweis Egyetem Bokay Janos Tobbelcelu Szakkepzo Intezmenye5 min
- Losonci Téri Általános Iskola10 min
- Vasas Könyvtár11 min
- Mátyás téri Antikvárium11 min
- Ludovika Futópálya7 min
- Fészek Színház Kulturális Egyesület7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Budapest District VIII at 47.4906, 19.0873. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 65 street intersections per km², and blocks average 101 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Budapest District VIII
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Budapest District VIII. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Budapest
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pest | 2.6 km | 98 |
| Budapest District IX | 2.8 km | 66 |
| Óbuda | 6.4 km | 96 |
| Budapest District IV | 9.5 km | 72 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Budapest page.
Questions about walking in Budapest District VIII
Is Budapest District VIII walkable?
Yes. Budapest District VIII in Budapest has a walkability score of 90 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Budapest District VIII more walkable than the rest of Budapest?
Budapest District VIII is about as walkable as Budapest as a whole: it scores 90, against 88 for the 5 km around Budapest's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Budapest neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Budapest?
Of the 5 Budapest neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Pest (98), Óbuda (96) and Budapest District VIII (90).
How is the walkability score of Budapest District VIII 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 District VIII it is the average of 50 points spread evenly across the 1.5 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.