How walkable is Aker Brygge?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Aker Brygge has a walkability score of 98 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 2nd most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Oslo, which scores 75 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,581 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Aker Brygge. The nearest grocery is Coop Mega, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Elizabeth Arden (norway)2 min
- Joker4 min
- Sakee Sushi Bar1 min
- Pistache Gelato & Pastry1 min
- H&M1 min
- Synsam1 min
- Starbucks Aker Brygge2 min
- Vanite By Hancock2 min
- Danske Bank1 min
- KBN2 min
- Unnamed park4 min
- Trettenparken4 min
- Amigos Barnehage Avd Semillitas Familiebarnehage4 min
- Ruseløkka Barnehage4 min
- ABM Utvikling4 min
- Fashion Research Library5 min
- Latter2 min
- Nasjonalmuseet4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Aker Brygge at 59.9099, 10.7250. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 104 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Aker Brygge
- 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 Aker Brygge. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Oslo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sentrum | 1 km | 98 |
| Bjørvika | 1.7 km | 95 |
| Holmenkollen | 6.5 km | 39 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Oslo page.
Questions about walking in Aker Brygge
Is Aker Brygge walkable?
Yes. Aker Brygge in Oslo has a walkability score of 98 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 Aker Brygge more walkable than the rest of Oslo?
Aker Brygge is more walkable than Oslo as a whole: it scores 98, against 75 for the 5 km around Oslo's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 4 Oslo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Oslo?
Of the 4 Oslo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Sentrum (98), Aker Brygge (98) and Bjørvika (95).
How is the walkability score of Aker Brygge 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 Aker Brygge it is the average of 43 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.