How walkable is Surat?
Surat has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 23rd most walkable of 44 cities ranked in India.
What's within walking distance
874 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Surat. The nearest grocery is Shree Krishna Market, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- Shree Krishna Market810 m · 10 min
- Super Market830 m · 10 min
- Patanjali Arogya Kendra1.4 km · 17 min
- JJ Khaman House450 m · 6 min
- shiv bakery and farsan510 m · 6 min
- Domino's Pizza | Shhlok Business Centre, Surat530 m · 7 min
- Sareez House200 m · 3 min
- Magicrete Building Solutions Private Limited200 m · 3 min
- Sudev Fashion Private Limited200 m · 3 min
- Café Coffee Day290 m · 4 min
- Teapost.motavarachha890 m · 11 min
- Mekenters900 m · 11 min
- Bank of Baroda390 m · 5 min
- Equitas Small Finance Bank460 m · 6 min
- Surat - Cloth Market490 m · 6 min
- Gopi Talav Park90 m · 1 min
- hasanji kabrestaan2.2 km · 27 min
- dutch garden2.3 km · 28 min
- Hills Nursery130 m · 2 min
- Tini Mini Nursery220 m · 3 min
- Silver Oak International460 m · 6 min
- Veer Narmad Library1.7 km · 22 min
- Rupam Cinema670 m · 8 min
- Inox Reliance Mall Surat790 m · 10 min
- Saraswati Mandir1.2 km · 15 min
Measured from the representative point at 21.1870, 72.8302. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 369 street intersections per km², and blocks average 54 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 76 to 91, and Surat's score of 82 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 91 | Map |
| 1 km north | 78 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 86 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 79 | Map |
| 1 km south | 82 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 76 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 85 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vadodara, India | 129 km | 76 |
| Nashik, India | 167 km | 81 |
| Virār, India | 194 km | 73 |
| Ahmedabad, India | 205 km | 83 |
| Kalyān, India | 220 km | 87 |
Questions about walking in Surat
Is Surat a walkable city?
Yes. Central Surat has a walkability score of 82 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 23rd of 44 cities in India and 189th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in India?
Thāne is the most walkable of the 44 cities ranked in India, with a score of 96. Surat ranks 23rd with 82.
How does Surat compare with nearby cities?
Surat is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Surat scores 82, against Vadodara (76, 129 km away), Nashik (81, 167 km away) and Virār (73, 194 km away).
How is Surat'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 Surat 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.