How walkable is Kathmandu?
Kathmandu has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 78th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
1,456 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kathmandu. The nearest grocery is BigMart Supermarket, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- BigMart Supermarket630 m · 8 min
- Koirala Mart Pvt.Ltd940 m · 12 min
- Masu Pasal Pvt. Ltd.960 m · 12 min
- Mirana Bakers & Cafe110 m · 1 min
- Haadi Biryani120 m · 1 min
- Saathi Ko Ghar140 m · 2 min
- Antique Durbar Corp Pvt Ltd Dillibazar130 m · 2 min
- Dillibazar Shoe Center160 m · 2 min
- Peace Store170 m · 2 min
- The School of Coffee Beans210 m · 3 min
- The Baristas Coffee School360 m · 4 min
- King's Coffee640 m · 8 min
- Bank of Kathmandu, Naxal210 m · 3 min
- Gurkhas Finance Ltd.380 m · 5 min
- Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Ltd.710 m · 9 min
- Unnamed park490 m · 6 min
- maitidevi park1.0 km · 13 min
- Balmandir Playground1.1 km · 13 min
- Marvellous English Boarding School - MEBS160 m · 2 min
- Galaxy Public School250 m · 3 min
- Suryodaya School +2380 m · 5 min
- Insight Reading Room350 m · 4 min
- Himalaya Book Stall410 m · 5 min
- bookverse.np560 m · 7 min
- Chaubar Kathmandu260 m · 3 min
- Hamro Futsal Arena390 m · 5 min
- Mahakabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota Museum530 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at 27.7062, 85.3294. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 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 90 to 99, and Kathmandu's score of 96 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 98 | Map |
| 1 km north | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km south | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 90 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patna, India | 235 km | 84 |
| Varanasi, India | 351 km | 81 |
| Prayagraj, India | 428 km | 84 |
| Lucknow, India | 446 km | 86 |
| Ranchi, India | 485 km | 79 |
Questions about walking in Kathmandu
Is Kathmandu a walkable city?
Yes. Central Kathmandu has a walkability score of 96 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 78th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Kathmandu compare with nearby cities?
Kathmandu is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Kathmandu scores 96, against Patna (84, 235 km away), Varanasi (81, 351 km away) and Prayagraj (84, 428 km away).
How is Kathmandu'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 Kathmandu 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.