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How walkable is Almaty?
Almaty has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 227th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
346 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Almaty. The nearest grocery is konditerka.kz, about 17 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries.
- konditerka.kz1.4 km · 17 min
- Interfood1.6 km · 20 min
- Meat Master1.9 km · 24 min
- Sherlock Holmes Pub Almaty340 m · 4 min
- Вахтангури350 m · 4 min
- BAR 7350 m · 4 min
- Davines300 m · 4 min
- Магазин "Japanstyle" Товары из Японии350 m · 4 min
- Wildberries380 m · 5 min
- Qrupa Cofee House370 m · 5 min
- Тулебайка580 m · 7 min
- Alberto bar650 m · 8 min
- kaspi bank460 m · 6 min
- Kaspi Bank1.4 km · 17 min
- Сбербанк, ЦСКО1.4 km · 17 min
- Unnamed park1.2 km · 15 min
- Байтұрсынұлы атындағы саябақ1.7 km · 22 min
- Қарағайлы саябағы2.1 km · 27 min
- Детский Сад Золотой Дракоша840 m · 10 min
- Детский сад 43, Алматы860 m · 11 min
- Лингвистическая Гимназия №25 им. И. Есенберлина1.0 km · 13 min
- Дом Книги Гулянда730 m · 9 min
- Алматыкiтап баспасы (Дастан)1.4 km · 18 min
- Көкжиек баспасы1.9 km · 24 min
- Музей Искусств "умай" Наурызбай Батыра 108310 m · 4 min
- Муз Тау, Зал Торжеств880 m · 11 min
- Karaoke Marakanda1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the representative point at 43.2570, 76.9222. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 43 street intersections per km², and blocks average 149 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 4%, 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 50 to 85, and Almaty's score of 74 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 85 | Map |
| 1 km north | 50 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 74 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 85 | Map |
| 1 km south | 68 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 78 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 50 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Srinagar, India | 1,037 km | 66 |
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 1,126 km | 61 |
| Amritsar, India | 1,307 km | 88 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | 1,321 km | 58 |
| Faisalabad, Pakistan | 1,360 km | 67 |
Questions about walking in Almaty
Is Almaty a walkable city?
Yes. Central Almaty has a walkability score of 74 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 227th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Almaty compare with nearby cities?
Almaty sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Almaty scores 74, against Srinagar (66, 1037 km away), Rawalpindi (61, 1126 km away) and Amritsar (88, 1307 km away).
How is Almaty'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 Almaty 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.