How walkable is Aviației?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Aviației has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Bucharest, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
661 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Aviației. The nearest grocery is Profi, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
- MyAuchan6 min
- La Doi Pași6 min
- Ciorbărie6 min
- Crăpelniță Gastrobar6 min
- Probstdorfer5 min
- Optiela Aviației5 min
- Orygyns Specialty Coffee Aviatiei6 min
- Cube Roastery7 min
- BRD3 min
- ING Office Aviatiei7 min
- Parcul Școala Herăstrău9 min
- Parcul Bordei11 min
- Gradinița Bergman2 min
- Grădinița Miniterra Aviației2 min
- FriendsVille Family Park9 min
- Magic Castle10 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Aviației at 44.4827, 26.0971. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 101 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Aviației
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Aviației. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bucharest
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cotroceni | 6.1 km | 95 |
| Centrul Civic | 6.3 km | 98 |
| Pantelimon | 7.2 km | 77 |
| Berceni | 10.6 km | 88 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bucharest page.
Questions about walking in Aviației
Is Aviației walkable?
Yes. Aviației in Bucharest has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Aviației more walkable than the rest of Bucharest?
Aviației is more walkable than Bucharest as a whole: it scores 93, against 88 for the 5 km around Bucharest's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Bucharest neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Bucharest?
Of the 5 Bucharest neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Centrul Civic (98), Cotroceni (95) and Aviației (93).
How is the walkability score of Aviației 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 Aviației it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.