How walkable is Óbuda?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Óbuda has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Budapest, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,080 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Óbuda. The nearest grocery is CBA, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- SPAR3 min
- PENNY. Pacsirtamező3 min
- Kata Drink Bár3 min
- Ray Burger Budapest3 min
- Nemzeti Dohánybolt2 min
- Rossmann Drogéria2 min
- Repülő Seprű Élmény és Varázs Kávézó4 min
- Dunai Cukrászat5 min
- OTP Bank5 min
- MBH Bank5 min
- Flórián tér1 min
- Kerényi Grácia park9 min
- Andor Ilona Zenei Általános és Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola5 min
- Mókus Bölcsőde, Bp., III. kerület5 min
- Műszaki Könyvesbolt8 min
- Krúdy Gyula Könyvtár8 min
- MNM KK - Magyar Kereskedelmi és Vendéglátóipari Múzeum4 min
- Musée des bains5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Óbuda at 47.5385, 19.0397. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 103 street intersections per km², and blocks average 91 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Óbuda
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of Óbuda. Rings mark 450 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Budapest
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pest | 5 km | 98 |
| Budapest District IV | 5.9 km | 72 |
| Budapest District VIII | 6.4 km | 90 |
| Budapest District IX | 9 km | 66 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Budapest page.
Questions about walking in Óbuda
Is Óbuda walkable?
Yes. Óbuda in Budapest has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Óbuda more walkable than the rest of Budapest?
Óbuda is more walkable than Budapest as a whole: it scores 96, against 88 for the 5 km around Budapest's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Óbuda 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 Óbuda it is the average of 57 points spread evenly across the 850 m 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.