How walkable is Valencia?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Valencia has a walkability score of 82 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain.
What's within walking distance of the centre
5,512 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Valencia. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Carrefour Express Calle Cultura, 2 min
- La Cotizada, 3 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Riuà, 1 min
- La Mordida Valencia Centro, 1 min
Shopping
- Deportes Alvarado, 1 min
- Vintage Military, 1 min
Coffee
- Servicios Hosteleros la Cassoleta, 1 min
- Manolo Bakes, 1 min
Banks
- Inteinco, 1 min
- banca march, 2 min
Parks
- Jardí del Túria - Tram VII, 7 min
- Jardí del Túria - Tram VI, 8 min
Schools
- Mag' Au Pair, 4 min
- PEAKS Business School, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Librería Paulinas Valencia, 2 min
- Biblioteca Històrica Universitat de València, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Museo Nacional de Cerámica y Artes Suntuarias "González Martí", 2 min
- Museo del Patriarca, 3 min
Measured from the centre at 39.4739, -0.3738, the point near Valencia'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 335 street intersections per km², and blocks average 49 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Valencia's score of 82 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of the centre, 97 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 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. 79% 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.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Valencia. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 100 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 97 | 100% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 61% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Alicante, Spain | 126 km | 68 |
| Murcia, Spain | 178 km | 64 |
| Zaragoza, Spain | 247 km | 74 |
| Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 260 km | 67 |
| Madrid, Spain | 302 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Valencia
Is Valencia a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Valencia has a walkability score of 82 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 99. 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 4th of 13 cities in Spain and joint 97th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Spain?
Madrid is the most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain, with a score of 92. Valencia ranks 4th with 82.
How does Valencia compare with nearby cities?
Valencia is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 82, against Alicante (68, 126 km away), Murcia (64, 178 km away) and Zaragoza (74, 247 km away).
Which part of Valencia is most walkable?
The streets just around Valencia's centre are its most walkable, averaging 100 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 99. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 95) and falls most to the south-west (62).
How is Valencia's walkability score calculated?
For Valencia it is the average of 81 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 64 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. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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