How walkable is Gdańsk?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Gdańsk has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the least walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Poland.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,346 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Gdańsk. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Kuchnie Świata, 7 min
- Biedronka, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bar Za BramĄ, 3 min
- Monastico, 4 min
Shopping
- TK Maxx, 4 min
- House, 4 min
Coffee
- Costa Coffee, 4 min
- McCafé, 5 min
Banks
- Oddział PKO Banku Polskiego, 5 min
- PKO BP, 5 min
Parks
- Skwer im. Polskich Harcerzy w byłym Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku, 3 min
- Park poforteczny „Grodzisko”, 4 min
Schools
- Przedszkole Niepubliczne Panienka z Okienka, 9 min
- Pascal Gdańsk, 10 min
Books & libraries
- NURTY - księgarnia IKM, 4 min
- Empik, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Robopark Olsztyn, 7 min
- Muzeum Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, 7 min
Measured from the centre at 54.3523, 18.6414, the point near Gdańsk's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 89 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Gdańsk's score of 55 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 82 within 1 km of the centre, 56 from 1 to 3 km out and 48 from 3 to 5 km out. 28 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 30% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Gdańsk. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 82 | 57% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 56 | 27% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 48 | 26% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bydgoszcz, Poland | 143 km | 67 |
| Poznań, Poland | 245 km | 74 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 284 km | 87 |
| Szczecin, Poland | 288 km | 64 |
| Łódź, Poland | 293 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Gdańsk
Is Gdańsk a walkable city?
Partly. Gdańsk has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 9th of 9 cities in Poland and joint 520th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Poland?
Warsaw is the most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Poland, with a score of 87. Gdańsk ranks 9th with 55.
How does Gdańsk compare with nearby cities?
Gdańsk is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against Bydgoszcz (67, 143 km away), Poznań (74, 245 km away) and Warsaw (87, 284 km away).
Which part of Gdańsk is most walkable?
Gdańsk's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 82 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the north-east (5).
How is Gdańsk's walkability score calculated?
For Gdańsk it is the average of 63 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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