How walkable is Ardabil?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ardabil has a walkability score of 6 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: almost all errands require a car. It ranks 690th of 690 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance of the centre
904 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ardabil. There is no grocery store within a 30 minute walk. It earns full or nearly full points for parks. It is weakest for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
Restaurants & bars
Shopping
Coffee
- حس خوب, 19 min
Banks
Parks
- پارک اندیشه, 6 min
- پارک معلم, 6 min
Schools
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
Further than usual
- No grocery is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 5 minutes away.
- The nearest restaurant is 20 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- No shop is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 1 minute away.
- The nearest café is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- No bank is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 4 minutes away.
- No school is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 4 minutes away.
- No library or bookshop is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 6 minutes away.
- No cultural venue is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 4 minutes away.
Measured from the centre at 38.2342, 48.2933, the point near Ardabil'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 277 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ardabil's score of 6 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 13 within 1 km of the centre, 7 from 1 to 3 km out and 5 from 3 to 5 km out. 22 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 0% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 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 Ardabil. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 13 | 0% |
| Within 1 km | 13 | 0% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 7 | 0% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 5 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Baku, Azerbaijan | 274 km | 69 |
| Yerevan, Armenia | 390 km | 52 |
| Van, Turkey, Turkey | 429 km | 41 |
| Tbilisi, Georgia | 484 km | 58 |
| Batman, Turkey, Turkey | 629 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Ardabil
Is Ardabil a walkable city?
Not very. Ardabil has a walkability score of 6 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: almost all errands require a car. Its centre scores 13. 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 690th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Ardabil compare with nearby cities?
Ardabil is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 6, against Baku (69, 274 km away), Yerevan (52, 390 km away) and Van, Turkey (41, 429 km away).
Which part of Ardabil is most walkable?
Ardabil's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 13. Walkability averages 13 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it is much the same in every direction.
How is Ardabil's walkability score calculated?
For Ardabil it is the average of 69 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; none 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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