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title: "Most walkable cities in The Netherlands (2026)"
description: "4 cities in The Netherlands ranked by walkability. Amsterdam leads with 87/100, then The Hague (85) and Rotterdam (77). Average 80."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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1.  [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities)
2.  The Netherlands

# Most walkable cities in The Netherlands

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Amsterdam is the most walkable city in The Netherlands, with a score of 87 out of 100. Across the 4 cities ranked, the average is 80, and 3 of them score 70 or more, meaning most errands can be done on foot across much of the city.

| # | City                                           | Region        | Population | Score |
| - | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ----- |
| 1 | [Amsterdam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/amsterdam) | North Holland | 741,636    | 87    |
| 2 | [The Hague](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/the-hague) | South Holland | 474,292    | 85    |
| 3 | [Rotterdam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/rotterdam) | South Holland | 868,135    | 77    |
| 4 | [Utrecht](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/utrecht)     | Utrecht       | 376,435    | 69    |

Rankings include cities of at least 300,000 people where open map data is complete enough to score fairly. Each score is the average across the 5 km around the city's busiest point, so it measures how far walkability reaches beyond downtown. See the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology), or [compare cities worldwide](https://howwalkable.com/cities).

![Bar chart of the 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands by walkability score: 3 score 70 to 89 and 1 score 50 to 69. The most walkable is Amsterdam, with 87.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/the-netherlands.svg?v=21b829dba558)

How many of the 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands score in each band, coloured as on the city maps.

## How The Netherlands compares

The Netherlands' 4 ranked cities average 80, against 66 across all 690 cities ranked worldwide, the 2nd highest of the 35 countries with three or more cities ranked.

From the centre of a typical city here, libraries and bookshops are nearer than is usual: the nearest is 2 minutes away on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked. Parks are further, at 8 minutes, against 4 minutes.

## Questions about walkable cities in The Netherlands

### What is the most walkable city in The Netherlands?

Amsterdam is the most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands, with a score of 87 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Next come The Hague (85) and Rotterdam (77).

### What is the least walkable city in The Netherlands?

Of the 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands, Utrecht scores lowest, with 69 out of 100, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.

### How walkable are cities in The Netherlands?

The 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands average 80 out of 100: 3 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and 1 scores 50 to 69.

### Why are some cities in The Netherlands not listed?

Only cities of at least 300,000 people are ranked so far, and only where open map data lists at least 500 places near the centre, so smaller cities are left out even when they are very walkable. Any address can still be scored on the map.

### How are the city scores calculated?

Each city's score is the average of points spaced 1 km apart across the 5 km around its busiest point, so it measures how far walkability reaches beyond downtown. At each point, the score counts the 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.

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