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The most walkable neighbourhoods in Riyadh
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
10 neighbourhoods of Riyadh ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Al Hamra leads with 72/100, then the King Abdullah Financial District (68) and Umm Salim (67). 1 of the 10 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Al Faisaliyyah (35).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Hamra | 72 |
| 2 | King Abdullah Financial District | 68 |
| 3 | Umm Salim | 67 |
| 3 | Al Rabwah | 67 |
| 5 | Al Dubiyah | 56 |
| 6 | Al Mansurah | 55 |
| 7 | Manfuhah Al Jadidah | 46 |
| 8 | Al Oud | 45 |
| 9 | Al Khaldiyeh | 38 |
| 10 | Al Faisaliyyah | 35 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Riyadh's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Al Hamra
Al Hamra lies the furthest out of these five, 10.6 km north-east of Riyadh's busiest point, and scores 72/100. It has the most restaurants of the five: 111 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Bake Away, about 4 minutes away. It has the fewest cultural venues of the five, none. 63% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Al Hamra.
King Abdullah Financial District
The King Abdullah Financial District scores 68/100, 9.7 km north-west of Riyadh's busiest point. None of the others has as many cafés, with 77 in a 30 minute walk; Draft cafe is the nearest, about 5 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is libraries and bookshops, with none. 45% of its area scores 70 or more. More on the King Abdullah Financial District.
Umm Salim
Umm Salim scores 67/100, 6.9 km south of Riyadh's busiest point. Cultural venues are where it leads the others, 7 of them within a 30 minute walk, starting with Riyadh National Zoo, about 4 minutes away. 42% of its area scores 70 or more.
Al Rabwah
Al Rabwah is the most central of these five, 6.3 km east of Riyadh's busiest point, and scores 67/100. It has the most schools of the five: 3 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest براعم الغد, about 4 minutes away. 45% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Al Rabwah.
Al Dubiyah
Al Dubiyah scores 56/100, 8.2 km south of Riyadh's busiest point. 166 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 17 minutes away. It has the fewest schools of the five, none. 9% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Al Dubiyah.
Centre and outskirts
Al Hamra is 10.6 km from Riyadh's centre, and the nearest ranked neighbourhood to the centre is Al Rabwah, 6.3 km away, scoring 67.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Riyadh.
Riyadh as a whole scores 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Riyadh's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Riyadh?
Al Hamra is the most walkable of the 10 neighbourhoods we rank in Riyadh, with a walkability score of 72 out of 100 (Very Walkable). It is followed by the King Abdullah Financial District (68) and Umm Salim (67).
Which neighbourhoods of Riyadh are least walkable?
Of the 10 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Al Faisaliyyah (35), Al Khaldiyeh (38) and Al Oud (45). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Riyadh's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Riyadh scores 70 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.