How walkable is Berceni?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Berceni has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.4 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Bucharest, which scores 88 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
558 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Berceni. The nearest grocery is Penny, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and schools.
- Mega Image Shop and Go4 min
- Kaufland5 min
- RestaurantRond2 min
- Casa Voicu2 min
- Macelaria Abruzzo2 min
- Farmacie Oncologica Veterinara Arsinelaveting2 min
- 5 to Go11 min
- Starbucks11 min
- Alpha Bank4 min
- Banca Transilvania8 min
- Unnamed park2 min
- Părculeț Negureni7 min
- Octav Onicescu National College6 min
- Grădinița IILO - Gradinita Privata Sector 4, Cresa si AfterSchool10 min
- Filiala Otilia Cazimir - Biblioteca Metropolitană Bucureşti20 min
- Biblioteca Metropolitana Filiala Alexandru Macedonski20 min
- Cinema City Romania15 min
- Memorial House Tudor Arghezi18 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Berceni at 44.3887, 26.1180. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 121 street intersections per km², and blocks average 87 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Berceni
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.4 km around the centre of Berceni. Rings mark 700 m and 1.4 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bucharest
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Centrul Civic | 4.3 km | 98 |
| Cotroceni | 6 km | 95 |
| Pantelimon | 7.2 km | 77 |
| Aviației | 10.6 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bucharest page.
Questions about walking in Berceni
Is Berceni walkable?
Yes. Berceni in Bucharest has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.4 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Berceni more walkable than the rest of Bucharest?
Berceni is about as walkable as Bucharest as a whole: it scores 88, against 88 for the 5 km around Bucharest's centre. It ranks 4th 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 Berceni 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 Berceni it is the average of 59 points spread evenly across the 1.4 km 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.