--- title: "Is Zurich walkable? Walkability score 76/100 · How Walkable" description: "Zurich scores 76/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Switzerland." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/switzerland/zurich updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Switzerland](https://howwalkable.com/cities/switzerland) 3. Zurich # How walkable is Zurich? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Zurich has a walkability score of 76 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 181st of 690 cities worldwide. 76 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * 415,367 people * #181 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=47.37056&lon=8.53342&q=Zurich%2C%20Switzerland) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 3,786 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Zurich. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * L'Essenza, 5 min * Coop, 5 min * Migrolino, 5 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Nagasui Restaurant & Take Away, 1 min * 2\. Akt Sportsbar, 1 min * Stamped Burgers & Fries, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * JUCAN Zürich, 1 min * Premium Trade, 1 min * Jenni Uhren AG, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Lingo, 2 min * Boréal Coffee Shop Talacker, 3 min * Miyuko, 4 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, 1 min * BBVA (Suiza) SA, 3 min * Bordier & Cie Banquiers Privés, 3 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Basteiplatz, 3 min * Kasernenareal, 8 min * Mentona-Moser-Anlage, 9 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Stiftung Pasitos, 2 min * Schanzengraben 1, 2 min * Academic Gateway, 6 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Schweizer Baumuster-Zentrale, 6 min * SLSP AG, 6 min * Analph Comic Shop, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich, 1 min * Haus Konstruktiv, 4 min * EWZ Unterwerk Selnau, 4 min Measured from the centre at 47.3706, 8.5334, the point near Zurich'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 172 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Zurich's score of 76 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 from 3 to 5 km out. 33 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. 66% 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 Zurich, one hexagon per square kilometre. 65% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 15, is 4 km to the east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/switzerland/zurich.svg?v=32a0ccb7565e) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Zurich. 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 | 98 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 78% | 23 | | 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 46% | 28 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Stuttgart](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/stuttgart), Germany | 164 km | 66 | | [Augsburg](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/augsburg), Germany | 208 km | 66 | | [Milan](https://howwalkable.com/cities/italy/milan), Italy | 217 km | 94 | | [Mannheim](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/mannheim), Germany | 236 km | 67 | | [Munich](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/munich), Germany | 242 km | 87 | ## Questions about walking in Zurich ### Is Zurich a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Zurich has a walkability score of 76 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 181st of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable. ### How does Zurich compare with nearby cities? Zurich sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 76, against Stuttgart (66, 164 km away), Augsburg (66, 208 km away) and Milan (94, 217 km away). ### Which part of Zurich is most walkable? Zurich'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 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 90) and falls most to the north-east (49). ### How is Zurich's walkability score calculated? For Zurich it is the average of 58 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. City position and population from GeoNames. 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