How walkable is Mysore?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mysore (Mysuru) has a walkability score of 56 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 joint 26th most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
669 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mysore. The nearest grocery is about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- S S Alteration Taiolrs Mysore,Devraj urs Road, 13 min
- Sri Raghavendra stores, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Supriya Restaurant, 5 min
- Mylari Agrahara, 5 min
Shopping
- Sree Padmavthi Trading & Co Wholesale Dealers of Dry Fruits, 4 min
- Laxmi Lubricants, 4 min
Coffee
- Cote Cafe, 12 min
- Chai Lije Master Franchise, 15 min
Banks
- Indian Overseas Bank, 5 min
- ICICI Bank Mysore Rama Vilasa Road, 6 min
Parks
- Subbarayanakere Park, 7 min
- Tataiah Park, 9 min
Schools
- Sphatika Vidhyalaya, 8 min
- Maharaja High School and Pre - Universitty College, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Chethana Book House, 7 min
- Oriental Research Institute, Mysuru, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Ragahvendra Swamy Temple Near Shanthala Theatres, Mysore, 8 min
- Jaganmohan Palace Art Gallery and Auditorium, 9 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 12.3018, 76.6507, the point near Mysore'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 373 street intersections per km², and blocks average 50 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mysore's score of 56 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of the centre, 62 from 1 to 3 km out and 48 from 3 to 5 km out. 30% 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 Mysore. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 86 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 86 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 62 | 44% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 48 | 14% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru, India | 128 km | 84 |
| Coimbatore, India | 148 km | 52 |
| Kozhikode, India | 150 km | 46 |
| Mangaluru, India | 206 km | 49 |
| Kochi, India | 266 km | 58 |
Questions about walking in Mysore
Is Mysore a walkable city?
Partly. Mysore has a walkability score of 56 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 86. 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 joint 26th of 60 cities in India and joint 509th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Bengaluru is the most walkable of the 60 cities ranked in India, with a score of 84. Mysore ranks joint 26th with 56.
How does Mysore compare with nearby cities?
Mysore sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 56, against Bengaluru (84, 128 km away), Coimbatore (52, 148 km away) and Kozhikode (46, 150 km away).
Which part of Mysore is most walkable?
Mysore's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 86. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 76) and falls most to the south-east (5).
How is Mysore's walkability score calculated?
For Mysore it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 25 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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