How walkable is Novosibirsk?
Novosibirsk has a walkability score of 69 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 7th most walkable of 7 cities ranked in Russia.
What's within walking distance
614 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Novosibirsk. The nearest grocery is Ярче!, about 15 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for coffee and parks.
- Ярче!1.2 km · 15 min
- Экомаркет 7lime_ru1.3 km · 17 min
- Organic Shop1.4 km · 17 min
- VAER, Магазин Пивных Традиций620 m · 8 min
- Серебряниковская, 23670 m · 8 min
- Nobel Bar720 m · 9 min
- Lebukle600 m · 7 min
- ROOM600 m · 7 min
- Wildberries600 m · 8 min
- Бизнес и кофе350 m · 4 min
- Кофейня I dolci600 m · 7 min
- Котокафе «Murchim»840 m · 10 min
- Сбербанк880 m · 11 min
- ВТБ880 m · 11 min
- Банк Интеза1.0 km · 13 min
- парк Бугакова40 m · 1 min
- Unnamed park410 m · 5 min
- Сквер студенческих отрядов670 m · 8 min
- Новосибирский Центр Вальдорфской Педагогики890 m · 11 min
- Частный садик ЭЛИТ Новосибирск1.5 km · 18 min
- Детская библиотека840 m · 11 min
- Новосибирская Государственная Областная Научная Библиотека1.1 km · 14 min
- «КапиталЪ», книжный магазин1.2 km · 16 min
- Novosibirsk Globus Theatre580 m · 7 min
- Государственный концертный зал им. А.М. Каца780 m · 10 min
- Новосибирская филармония | Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society780 m · 10 min
Measured from the representative point at 55.0226, 82.9317. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 38 street intersections per km², and blocks average 179 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 6%, 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 50 to 95, and Novosibirsk's score of 69 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 69 | Map |
| 1 km north | 89 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 50 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 77 | Map |
| 1 km south | 66 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 60 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 95 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1,382 km | 74 |
| Kazan, Russia | 2,139 km | 80 |
| Srinagar, India | 2,418 km | 66 |
| Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia | 2,448 km | 83 |
| Rawalpindi, Pakistan | 2,512 km | 61 |
Questions about walking in Novosibirsk
Is Novosibirsk a walkable city?
Partly. Central Novosibirsk has a walkability score of 69 out of 100, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It ranks 7th of 7 cities in Russia and 237th 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. Novosibirsk ranks 7th with 69.
How does Novosibirsk compare with nearby cities?
Novosibirsk sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Novosibirsk scores 69, against Almaty (74, 1382 km away), Kazan (80, 2139 km away) and Srinagar (66, 2418 km away).
How is Novosibirsk'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 Novosibirsk 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.