How walkable is Thamel?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Thamel has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Kathmandu, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,860 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Thamel. The nearest grocery is Rabin mart, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- BigMart Supermarket7 min
- Uttam Mart7 min
- Titos Pub1 min
- Himalayan Thakali Kitchen1 min
- Gems Paradise1 min
- Thamel silver planet1 min
- Avocado Cafe, Thamel2 min
- Arabica Coffee Chhaya Center2 min
- Naxal Branch10 min
- Mahalaxmi Bikas Bank Limited12 min
- Unnamed park6 min
- Sahid Park7 min
- Central Campus For The Deaf Naxal,Kathmandu4 min
- Everest Secondary Boarding School/College, Thamel6 min
- Kaiser Library, Kathmandu4 min
- Tibet Book Store4 min
- Nagarkot Dohari Saajh Thamel5 min
- Museum Of Nepali Art6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Thamel at 27.7167, 85.3127. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 119 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Thamel
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Thamel. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Kathmandu
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chabahil | 3.3 km | 89 |
| Koteshwor | 5.5 km | 84 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Kathmandu page.
Questions about walking in Thamel
Is Thamel walkable?
Yes. Thamel in Kathmandu has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Thamel more walkable than the rest of Kathmandu?
Thamel is more walkable than Kathmandu as a whole: it scores 96, against 82 for the 5 km around Kathmandu's centre. It ranks 1st of the 3 Kathmandu neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Kathmandu?
Of the 3 Kathmandu neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Thamel (96), Chabahil (89) and Koteshwor (84).
How is the walkability score of Thamel 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 Thamel it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.