How walkable is Trastevere?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Trastevere has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Rome, which scores 94 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
4,403 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Trastevere. The nearest grocery is Carrefour Express, about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Forme Dispensa5 min
- Carrefour Express Via Tavolacci 1 - ROMA (RM)6 min
- Da Meo Patacca2 min
- Fieramosca Roma2 min
- Altro Sud2 min
- La Cravatta Su Misura Laboratorio Artigiano3 min
- Ortica4 min
- Ripa Caffe5 min
- BPER BANCA S.P.A.6 min
- UniCredit6 min
- Giardino Piero Piccioni6 min
- Foro Boario7 min
- Girogirotondo10 min
- Liceo Renzo Levi13 min
- Biblioteca della Soprintendenza Speciale Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio di R1 min
- Biblioteca dell'ICCROM1 min
- Museo di Santa Maria in Cappella3 min
- Efilsitra Acting Studio4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Trastevere at 41.8859, 12.4765. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 158 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Trastevere
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 750 m around the centre of Trastevere. Rings mark 400 m and 750 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Rome
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Testaccio | 750 m | 100 |
| Sant'Eustachio | 1.3 km | 99 |
| Monti | 1.7 km | 99 |
| Esquilino | 2.7 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Rome page.
Questions about walking in Trastevere
Is Trastevere walkable?
Yes. Trastevere in Rome has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 750 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Trastevere more walkable than the rest of Rome?
Trastevere is more walkable than Rome as a whole: it scores 98, against 94 for the 5 km around Rome's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Rome neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Rome?
Of the 5 Rome neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Esquilino (100), Testaccio (100) and Monti (99).
How is the walkability score of Trastevere 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 Trastevere it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 750 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.