How walkable is Amman?
Amman has a walkability score of 69 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It ranks 238th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
409 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Amman. The nearest grocery is ميني ماركت علي, about 19 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks and parks. It is weakest for groceries.
- ميني ماركت علي1.5 km · 19 min
- بستوكة سوبر ماركت1.7 km · 22 min
- سوبرماركت والبان قبلان1.7 km · 22 min
- مطاعم أنوار مكة480 m · 6 min
- عربي هنيني510 m · 6 min
- جرجير و كيوي للعصائر620 m · 8 min
- Maison 123220 m · 3 min
- Joyroom Jordan440 m · 5 min
- شركة القيسي للأزهار-Al Qaisi Flowers Company470 m · 6 min
- كوفي شوب لحظة660 m · 8 min
- مقهى البرنيس الدولي700 m · 9 min
- Primo Cafe' بريمو كافيه730 m · 9 min
- INVESTBANK230 m · 3 min
- Housing Bank2.4 km · 29 min
- حديقة القصور العامة110 m · 1 min
- Al Taj Park حديقة التاج1.1 km · 13 min
- حديقة اشارات الجوفه1.5 km · 19 min
- روضة ومدرسة الفالوجة النموذجية740 m · 9 min
- مدارس وروضة إمارة الشرق الأهلية800 m · 10 min
- حضانة نادي السندباد800 m · 10 min
- Ahliyyah School for Girls (ASG) - Amman800 m · 10 min
- International Journal of Sciences800 m · 10 min
- Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation800 m · 10 min
- Chipsy Roman Theatre شيبسي المدرج الروماني790 m · 10 min
- Odeum van Amman800 m · 10 min
- مسرح البلد.عمان الاردن800 m · 10 min
Measured from the representative point at 31.9552, 35.9450. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 70 street intersections per km², and blocks average 121 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 2%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 23 to 97, and Amman's score of 69 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 69 | Map |
| 1 km north | 23 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 47 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 51 | Map |
| 1 km south | 73 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 76 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Damascus, Syria | 176 km | 80 |
| Beirut, Lebanon | 220 km | 95 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 495 km | 88 |
| Giza, Egypt | 501 km | 82 |
| Adana, Turkey | 563 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Amman
Is Amman a walkable city?
Partly. Central Amman has a walkability score of 69 out of 100, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It ranks 238th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Amman compare with nearby cities?
Amman is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Amman scores 69, against Damascus (80, 176 km away), Beirut (95, 220 km away) and Cairo (88, 495 km away).
How is Amman'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 Amman 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.