How walkable is Lublin?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Lublin has a walkability score of 57 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 8th most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Poland.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,781 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Lublin. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Spar Express, 5 min
- Biedronka, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Kuźnia, 4 min
- Kebab Polnocna, 5 min
Shopping
- Noble lashes Lublin, 4 min
- Domesnet. Pyć J., 5 min
Coffee
- Kaffe 2009, 6 min
- Co Ludzie Powiedzą Café, 9 min
Banks
- mBank, 9 min
- Placówka Partnerska w Lublinie, 9 min
Parks
- Skwer arcybiskupa Józefa Życińskiego, 13 min
- Plac Lecha Kaczyńskiego, 14 min
Schools
- Patria Sp. z o.o., 4 min
- Przedszkole nr 5, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Pedagogiczna Biblioteka Wojewódzka im. KEN w Lublinie, 12 min
- Biblioteka ZSS Lublin, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- Zespół Pieśni i Tańca Lublin imienia Wandy Kaniorowej, 11 min
- Dyskusyjny Klub Filmowy 16, 12 min
Measured from the centre at 51.2545, 22.5522, the point near Lublin'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 90 street intersections per km², and blocks average 102 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Lublin's score of 57 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 18 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. 38% 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 Lublin. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 59% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 13% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Warsaw, Poland | 153 km | 87 |
| Lviv, Ukraine | 188 km | 62 |
| Łódź, Poland | 222 km | 66 |
| Kraków, Poland | 228 km | 76 |
| Bydgoszcz, Poland | 375 km | 67 |
Questions about walking in Lublin
Is Lublin a walkable city?
Partly. Lublin has a walkability score of 57 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 95. 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 8th of 9 cities in Poland and joint 497th 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. Lublin ranks 8th with 57.
How does Lublin compare with nearby cities?
Lublin is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 57, against Warsaw (87, 153 km away), Lviv (62, 188 km away) and Łódź (66, 222 km away).
Which part of Lublin is most walkable?
Lublin's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 78) and falls most to the north (28).
How is Lublin's walkability score calculated?
For Lublin it is the average of 73 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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