--- title: "Is Łódź walkable? Walkability score 66/100 · How Walkable" description: "Łódź scores 66/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Poland." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/lodz updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Poland](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland) 3. Łódź # How walkable is Łódź? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Łódź has a walkability score of 66 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 6th most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Poland. 66 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #6 of 9 in Poland * #354 of 690 tied, worldwide * 89 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=51.77058&lon=19.46669&q=%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA%2C%20Poland) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,603 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Łódź. The nearest grocery is about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 1.6 of 3 points * Netto, 13 min * Carrefour Express, 13 min * ATP-FED Ośrodek leczenia skoliozy, skrzywień kręgosłupa i fizjoterapii, 14 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Sklep cukierniczy Śródmiejskiej Spółdzielni Spożywców Społem, 2 min * T-Pizza, 2 min * Quale Restaurant, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Żabka, 1 min * Musnet s.c. Szot J., Florczak A., 3 min * Apteka Melissa, 3 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Fratelli tutti, 4 min * Coffee to Go, 4 min * Clakier caffe, 5 min ### Banks 0.9 of 1 point * mBank Oddział Bankowości Detalicznej, 6 min * Bank Pocztowy S.A. w Bydgoszczy. Oddział, 11 min * Millennium Bank, 12 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Park Moniuszki, 1 min * Skwer Aliny Margolis-Edelman, 6 min * Skwer Studentów 1981 roku, 8 min ### Schools 0.9 of 1 point * SAN ON-Line, 7 min * Międzynarodowe Przedszkole Edukacji Innowacyjnej w Łodzi, 7 min * Przedszkole Miejskie nr 220, 9 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Księgarnia Odkrywcy, 2 min * Empik, 2 min * Kiermasz Ksiazek A-Z, 4 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Ośrodek Teatralny Łdk, 6 min * Kino Szpulka, 6 min * Teatr Wielki, 6 min Measured from the centre at 51.7706, 19.4667, the point near Łódź'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 72 street intersections per km², and blocks average 99 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests. ## How far walkability reaches Łódź's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 71 from 1 to 3 km out and 58 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 53% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Łódź, one hexagon per square kilometre. 53% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 12, is 5 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/poland/lodz.svg?v=f07604b4e9de) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Łódź. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 89 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 90 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 71 | 63% | 27 | | 3 to 5 km out | 58 | 39% | 41 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Warsaw](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/warsaw), Poland | 117 km | 87 | | [Bydgoszcz](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/bydgoszcz), Poland | 181 km | 67 | | [Wrocław](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/wroclaw), Poland | 185 km | 71 | | [Poznań](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/poznan), Poland | 188 km | 74 | | [Kraków](https://howwalkable.com/cities/poland/krakow), Poland | 193 km | 76 | ## Questions about walking in Łódź ### Is Łódź a walkable city? Partly. Łódź has a walkability score of 66 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 89. 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 6th of 9 cities in Poland and joint 354th 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. Łódź ranks 6th with 66. ### How does Łódź compare with nearby cities? Łódź is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Warsaw (87, 117 km away), Bydgoszcz (67, 181 km away) and Wrocław (71, 185 km away). ### Which part of Łódź is most walkable? The streets just around Łódź's centre are its most walkable, averaging 90 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the north-east (34). ### How is Łódź's walkability score calculated? For Łódź it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 40 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. 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