How walkable is Turin?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Turin has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Italy.
What's within walking distance of the centre
5,250 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Turin. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Carrefour Express, 4 min
- Carrefour Express VIA DELL'ARCIVESCOVADO N.1 - TORINO (TO), 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- Piscitella, 2 min
- Slow Juice, 3 min
Shopping
- Busatti Nouvelle Epoque, 2 min
- Tabaccheria Sigari Pregiati Scommesse, 2 min
Coffee
- Nuovo Caffe Arsenale, 2 min
- Bar Le Colonne, 3 min
Banks
- Fineco, 3 min
- Allianz Bank Financial Advisors, 3 min
Parks
- Aiuola Balbo, 14 min
- Giardini Reali, 15 min
Schools
- Liceo Savoia, 3 min
- Centro Einaudi, 3 min
Books & libraries
- Libreria Milone, 3 min
- Biblioteca della Regione Piemonte "Umberto Eco", 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Aiace Torino, 4 min
- Associazione Italia-Laos, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 45.0666, 7.6773, the point near Turin'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 218 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Turin's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 93 from 1 to 3 km out and 78 from 3 to 5 km out. 83% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Turin. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 99 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 93 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 78 | 74% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Genoa, Italy | 124 km | 75 |
| Milan, Italy | 126 km | 94 |
| Nice, France | 156 km | 55 |
| Lyon, France | 234 km | 83 |
| Zurich, Switzerland | 264 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in Turin
Is Turin a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Turin has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 99. 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 4th of 10 cities in Italy and joint 62nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Italy?
Milan and Rome tie as the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Italy, each with a score of 94. Turin ranks 4th with 85.
How does Turin compare with nearby cities?
Turin sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against Genoa (75, 124 km away), Milan (94, 126 km away) and Nice (55, 156 km away).
Which part of Turin is most walkable?
Turin's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 98) and falls most to the south-east (19).
How is Turin's walkability score calculated?
For Turin 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; 70 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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