--- title: "Is Bratislava walkable? Walkability score 70/100" description: "Bratislava scores 70/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Slovakia." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/slovakia/bratislava updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Slovakia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/slovakia) 3. Bratislava # How walkable is Bratislava? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Bratislava has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks joint 285th of 690 cities worldwide. 70 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * 423,737 people * #285 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=48.14427&lon=17.12357&q=Bratislava%2C%20Slovakia) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 2,301 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bratislava. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Billa, 4 min * Seoulplaza & KOREA FOODS Panorama City, 4 min * Lidl, 6 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Burrito Fellas, 1 min * Burger Bar, 1 min * Ram’s bistro, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Thuasne Medical, 1 min * Flying Tiger Copenhagen, 2 min * Concept Story, 3 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * KABLO, 2 min * Jungle, Sky Park, 2 min * DOT.espresso bar, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * VÚB banka, 5 min * UniCredit Bank, 6 min * Tatra banka, 6 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Park na Jakubovom námestí, 4 min * PANORAMA PARK, 6 min * Zelená strecha, 6 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * ZŠ s MŠ M.R.Štefánika, Grösslingová 48, Bratislava, 3 min * Handprints International Preschool and Kindergarten, 7 min * MTAG, 7 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Staromestská knižnica, 1 min * Antikvariát YS, 3 min * Informacne centrum Prospero, 5 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Meteorit Theatre, 1 min * Rodinné centrum Prešporkovo, 3 min * Štúdio 12, 5 min Measured from the centre at 48.1443, 17.1236, the point near Bratislava's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the centre there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Bratislava's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 59 from 3 to 5 km out. 31 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 63% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Bratislava, one hexagon per square kilometre. 63% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 5 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/slovakia/bratislava.svg?v=9af5620cbbbc) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bratislava. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 100 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 90 | 86% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 75% | 24 | | 3 to 5 km out | 59 | 48% | 29 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Vienna](https://howwalkable.com/cities/austria/vienna), Austria | 55 km | 91 | | [Brno](https://howwalkable.com/cities/czechia/brno), Czechia | 122 km | 71 | | [Budapest](https://howwalkable.com/cities/hungary/budapest), Hungary | 162 km | 88 | | [Graz](https://howwalkable.com/cities/austria/graz), Austria | 173 km | 59 | | [Zagreb](https://howwalkable.com/cities/croatia/zagreb), Croatia | 274 km | 71 | ## Questions about walking in Bratislava ### Is Bratislava a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Bratislava has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 285th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable. ### How does Bratislava compare with nearby cities? Bratislava is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Vienna (91, 55 km away), Brno (71, 122 km away) and Budapest (88, 162 km away). ### Which part of Bratislava is most walkable? Bratislava's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 76) and falls most to the south-east (21). ### How is Bratislava's walkability score calculated? For Bratislava it is the average of 60 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 38 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score. This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. 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