How walkable is Warsaw?
Warsaw has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 13th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
3,755 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Warsaw. The nearest grocery is Biedronka, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Biedronka350 m · 4 min
- Carrefour BIO350 m · 4 min
- Health Product Group Sp. z o.o.440 m · 5 min
- Metro Jazz Bar i Bistro100 m · 1 min
- Cosmopilitan Entertainent100 m · 1 min
- Bistro Pod Rotundą130 m · 2 min
- Świat Orientu10 m · 1 min
- Ciekawa Fotografia Ślubna20 m · 1 min
- Free Flow Research20 m · 1 min
- Costa Coffee80 m · 1 min
- Green Caffè Nero Express90 m · 1 min
- Starbucks170 m · 2 min
- PKO BP Rotunda90 m · 1 min
- Alior Bank S A Oddział W Warszawie Al Reymonta_6130 m · 2 min
- Oddział w Warszawie210 m · 3 min
- Skwer Batalionu AK "Zaremba-Piorun"420 m · 5 min
- Unnamed park690 m · 9 min
- Park Świętokrzyski730 m · 9 min
- EF Academy Polska230 m · 3 min
- Przedszkole nr 32380 m · 5 min
- NOVA Niepubliczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące dla Młodzieży390 m · 5 min
- Empik S.A110 m · 1 min
- Komikslandia140 m · 2 min
- Polanglo340 m · 4 min
- Rio Vistula, Varsovia120 m · 1 min
- Centrum Szkoleniowe Aleje280 m · 3 min
- Kino Atlantic290 m · 4 min
Measured from the representative point at 52.2298, 21.0118. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 87 street intersections per km², and blocks average 96 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 98 to 100, and Warsaw's score of 100 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 98 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Minsk, Belarus | 476 km | 76 |
| Berlin, Germany | 518 km | 98 |
| Prague, Czechia | 518 km | 99 |
| Budapest, Hungary | 545 km | 99 |
| Vienna, Austria | 556 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Warsaw
Is Warsaw a walkable city?
Yes. Central Warsaw has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 13th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Warsaw compare with nearby cities?
Warsaw is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Warsaw scores 100, against Minsk (76, 476 km away), Berlin (98, 518 km away) and Prague (99, 518 km away).
How is Warsaw's walkability score 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 Warsaw it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.