How walkable is Dublin?
Dublin has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 25th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
3,547 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Dublin. The nearest grocery is Evergreen, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Evergreen340 m · 4 min
- Fresh The Good Food Market340 m · 4 min
- Holland & Barrett340 m · 4 min
- Pen & Player100 m · 1 min
- Club Chonradh na Gaeilge130 m · 2 min
- Di luca Restaurant160 m · 2 min
- Universal Art Supplies170 m · 2 min
- M Kennedy & Sons180 m · 2 min
- IKEA250 m · 3 min
- O'Briens Sandwich Bar Harcourt Street140 m · 2 min
- The Commons at MoLI190 m · 2 min
- Joe's Coffee200 m · 3 min
- Bank of Ireland360 m · 5 min
- AIB480 m · 6 min
- Public Service Credit Union Ltd - Ireland490 m · 6 min
- St Stephen's Green30 m · 1 min
- Iveagh Gardens160 m · 2 min
- Saint Kevin's Park410 m · 5 min
- Aungier Clinic Dublin Doctor520 m · 6 min
- Whitefriar Street National School600 m · 8 min
- Catholic University School610 m · 8 min
- An Siopa Leabhar110 m · 1 min
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, The Mercer Library210 m · 3 min
- Rathmines Library320 m · 4 min
- Museum of Literature Ireland190 m · 2 min
- Academy 92210 m · 3 min
- Green Cinema270 m · 3 min
Measured from the representative point at 53.3376, -6.2619. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 131 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 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 97 to 100, and Dublin's score of 99 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, United Kingdom | 307 km | 99 |
| London, United Kingdom | 463 km | 100 |
| Brussels, Belgium | 776 km | 100 |
| Paris, France | 781 km | 100 |
| Köln, Germany | 941 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Dublin
Is Dublin a walkable city?
Yes. Central Dublin has a walkability score of 99 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 25th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Dublin compare with nearby cities?
Dublin is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Dublin scores 99, against Birmingham (99, 307 km away), London (100, 463 km away) and Brussels (100, 776 km away).
How is Dublin'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 Dublin 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.