How walkable is Szczecin?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Szczecin has a walkability score of 64 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 7th most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Poland.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,712 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Szczecin. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Lewiatan, 5 min
- Delikatesy Centrum, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Budka, 2 min
- Asprod Piekarnia Cukiernia, 3 min
Shopping
- Cedrus Green Service. Wilk J., 3 min
- Eko Vitae, 3 min
Coffee
- Ciastki, 4 min
- Bike Cafe, 6 min
Banks
- PKO BP, 4 min
- Oddział w Szczecinie, 4 min
Parks
- Park Jana Kasprowicza, 12 min
- Plac imienia Generała Władysława Andersa, 14 min
Schools
- Niepubliczna Szkoła Podstawowa Specjalna Dobry Start, 5 min
- Zespół Szkół Budowlanych im. Kazimierza Wielkiego, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Centrum św. OTTON w Piwnicy, 6 min
- Sedina, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Fontanna Świetlna, 3 min
- Szczecin Philharmonic, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 53.4367, 14.5455, the point near Szczecin'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 116 street intersections per km², and blocks average 81 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Szczecin's score of 64 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 73 from 1 to 3 km out and 47 from 3 to 5 km out. 32 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. 47% 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 Szczecin. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 73 | 62% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 47 | 19% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin, Germany | 127 km | 90 |
| Poznań, Poland | 196 km | 74 |
| Bydgoszcz, Poland | 232 km | 67 |
| Malmö, Sweden | 262 km | 66 |
| Dresden, Germany | 270 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Szczecin
Is Szczecin a walkable city?
Partly. Szczecin has a walkability score of 64 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 99. 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 7th of 9 cities in Poland and joint 388th 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. Szczecin ranks 7th with 64.
How does Szczecin compare with nearby cities?
Szczecin is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 64, against Berlin (90, 127 km away), Poznań (74, 196 km away) and Bydgoszcz (67, 232 km away).
Which part of Szczecin is most walkable?
Szczecin's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 67) and falls most to the south-east (13).
How is Szczecin's walkability score calculated?
For Szczecin it is the average of 59 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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