How walkable is Beirut?
Beirut has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 88th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
1,247 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Beirut. The nearest grocery is Al Rifai Roastery SAL - Downtown Beirut, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Al Rifai Roastery SAL - Downtown Beirut410 m · 5 min
- Archibon660 m · 8 min
- مكتبة بيت التراث1.2 km · 14 min
- Al Bohsali 1870350 m · 4 min
- Capitole By Analogue350 m · 4 min
- Hammoudi Snack420 m · 5 min
- BEIRUT SOUKS EL JAMIL STREET70 m · 1 min
- Timberland® - Beirut Souks70 m · 1 min
- Timberland® - City Mall, Lebanon70 m · 1 min
- Dunkin'620 m · 8 min
- Grand Cafe630 m · 8 min
- The Backburner Saifi720 m · 9 min
- National Bank of Kuwait80 m · 1 min
- Bank of Beirut Boot Camp420 m · 5 min
- Bank of Beirut - Riad el Soleh420 m · 5 min
- جبران خليل جبران50 m · 1 min
- د. محمد خالد300 m · 4 min
- Unnamed park400 m · 5 min
- Green lebanon school400 m · 5 min
- Dar Al Hanan School400 m · 5 min
- Educational Arab Institutes410 m · 5 min
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia510 m · 6 min
- مكتبة الأيتام Aytam Library660 m · 8 min
- Furn el chebak740 m · 9 min
- Robert Mouawad Private Museum420 m · 5 min
- Beirut National Museum730 m · 9 min
- Drink and Sing- Karaoke Pub Monot770 m · 10 min
Measured from the representative point at 33.8933, 35.5016. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 288 street intersections per km², and blocks average 54 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 89 to 100, and Beirut's score of 95 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 95 | Map |
| 1 km north | 89 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 91 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 92 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 96 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Damascus, Syria | 85 km | 80 |
| Amman, Jordan | 220 km | 69 |
| Adana, Turkey | 345 km | 96 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 392 km | 97 |
| Konya, Turkey | 520 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Beirut
Is Beirut a walkable city?
Yes. Central Beirut has a walkability score of 95 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 88th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Beirut compare with nearby cities?
Beirut sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Beirut scores 95, against Damascus (80, 85 km away), Amman (69, 220 km away) and Adana (96, 345 km away).
How is Beirut'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 Beirut 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.