How walkable is Lisbon?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Lisbon has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks joint 62nd of 690 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance of the centre
5,318 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Lisbon. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- My Auchan, 3 min
- ALDI, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restaurante Terraço, 1 min
- Tivoli Caffè, 1 min
Shopping
- Ermenegildo Zegna Boutique, 1 min
- Prada, 1 min
Coffee
- Cafetaria Picasso, 2 min
- Castrense, 3 min
Banks
- Caixa Banco de Investimento, 2 min
- BBVA, 2 min
Parks
- Jardim Alfredo Keil, 6 min
- Jardim do Torel, 7 min
Schools
- Odd School, 8 min
- Escola Célia Neves, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Buchholz, 5 min
- LeYa Buchholz, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cinemateca Portuguesa, 3 min
- Teatro Tivoli, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 38.7212, -9.1469, the point near Lisbon'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 180 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Lisbon's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 90 from 1 to 3 km out and 78 from 3 to 5 km out. 33 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. 84% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Lisbon. 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 | 99 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 90 | 91% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 78 | 76% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seville, Spain | 316 km | 86 |
| Córdoba, Spain, Spain | 393 km | 64 |
| Tangier, Morocco | 443 km | 48 |
| Málaga, Spain | 472 km | 80 |
| Valladolid, Spain | 498 km | 71 |
Questions about walking in Lisbon
Is Lisbon a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Lisbon has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most 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 joint 62nd of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Lisbon compare with nearby cities?
Lisbon sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against Seville (86, 316 km away), Córdoba, Spain (64, 393 km away) and Tangier (48, 443 km away).
Which part of Lisbon is most walkable?
Lisbon'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 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 95) and falls most to the west (37).
How is Lisbon's walkability score calculated?
For Lisbon it is the average of 58 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 49 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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