How walkable is Moscow?
Moscow has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 7 cities ranked in Russia.
What's within walking distance
2,993 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Moscow. The nearest grocery is Унция, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Унция770 m · 10 min
- Супермаркет770 m · 10 min
- Азбука вкуса Тверская 5/6910 m · 11 min
- Бар-буфет «Николай»30 m · 1 min
- Ресторан Sun&Moon40 m · 1 min
- LUWO40 m · 1 min
- SHE40 m · 1 min
- Prada110 m · 1 min
- Wonder Wander shop140 m · 2 min
- Кофемания100 m · 1 min
- Москва Брюсов Переулок, 2/14, стр 8180 m · 2 min
- Coffee Bean180 m · 2 min
- СВЕТ на БОЛЬШОЙ НИКИТСКОЙ МАГАЗИН80 m · 1 min
- Азиатско-Тихоокеанский банк420 m · 5 min
- Райффайзенбанк580 m · 7 min
- сквер Строителей Москвы340 m · 4 min
- Сквер ТАСС440 m · 5 min
- Unnamed park450 m · 6 min
- Школа № 1520 им. Капцовых100 m · 1 min
- St Andrew's Playgroup220 m · 3 min
- ГБОУ Школа 123 г. Москва300 m · 4 min
- Библиотека Шанинки390 m · 5 min
- Библиотека 168 ЮЗАО410 m · 5 min
- ГИЛЕЯ670 m · 8 min
- モスクワ音楽院50 m · 1 min
- РУБИНШТЕЙНА Н.Г. МУЗЕЙ В БОЛЬШОМ ЗАЛЕ МОСКОВСКОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ КОНСЕРВАТОРИИ И90 m · 1 min
- Малый зал Консерватории (МЗК)100 m · 1 min
Measured from the representative point at 55.7565, 37.6040. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 53 street intersections per km², and blocks average 140 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 3%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 86 to 97, and Moscow's score of 92 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 86 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 90 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 91 | Map |
| 1 km south | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 92 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia | 402 km | 83 |
| Voronezh, Russia | 466 km | 92 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 636 km | 93 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 677 km | 76 |
| Kazan, Russia | 720 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Moscow
Is Moscow a walkable city?
Yes. Central Moscow has a walkability score of 92 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 2nd of 7 cities in Russia and 117th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Russia?
Saint Petersburg is the most walkable of the 7 cities ranked in Russia, with a score of 93. Moscow ranks 2nd with 92.
How does Moscow compare with nearby cities?
Moscow sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Moscow scores 92, against Nizhniy Novgorod (83, 402 km away), Voronezh (92, 466 km away) and Saint Petersburg (93, 636 km away).
How is Moscow'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 Moscow 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.