--- title: "Is Amsterdam walkable? Walkability score 87/100" description: "Amsterdam scores 87/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/amsterdam updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [The Netherlands](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands) 3. Amsterdam # How walkable is Amsterdam? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Amsterdam has a walkability score of 87 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 most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in The Netherlands. 87 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #1 of 4 in The Netherlands * #42 of 690 tied, worldwide * 98 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=52.36625&lon=4.88969&q=Amsterdam%2C%20The%20Netherlands) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 6,105 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Amsterdam. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * The Big Apple, 1 min * Albert Heijn, 2 min * STACH Food, 2 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Seoul Sista, 1 min * Burger Joint amsterdam, 1 min * Genki, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Uitvaartbloemen.COM Amsterdam, 1 min * Flowers Amsterdam, 1 min * Klaas Timmer Bloemen, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Easy Times Coffeeshop Amsterdam, 1 min * Coffeeshop The Otherside, 1 min * C'est La Switi, 1 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Amsterdam Bank, 1 min * Deutsche Bank AG, 1 min * Garanti BBVA International, 4 min ### Parks 0.8 of 1 point * Postzegelpark, 8 min * Leidsebosje, 11 min * Eerste Weteringplantsoen, 11 min ### Schools 0.8 of 1 point * Kinderdagverblijf 't Nijntje, 8 min * Barlaeus Gymnasium, 9 min * Stichting De Nieuwe School, 9 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Goethe-Institut Amsterdam, 2 min * AdamNet, 3 min * Le Temps Retrouve, 3 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Duke of Tokyo, 1 min * Torture Museum, 2 min * KattenKabinet, 2 min Measured from the centre at 52.3663, 4.8897, the point near Amsterdam'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 179 street intersections per km², and blocks average 81 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Amsterdam's score of 87 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 96 from 1 to 3 km out and 80 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 91% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Amsterdam, one hexagon per square kilometre. 90% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 10, is 5 km to the north-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/the-netherlands/amsterdam.svg?v=b7d739e4016b) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Amsterdam. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 98 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 99 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 96 | 100% | 27 | | 3 to 5 km out | 80 | 84% | 43 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Utrecht](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/utrecht), The Netherlands | 35 km | 69 | | [The Hague](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/the-hague), The Netherlands | 52 km | 85 | | [Rotterdam](https://howwalkable.com/cities/the-netherlands/rotterdam), The Netherlands | 58 km | 77 | | [Antwerp](https://howwalkable.com/cities/belgium/antwerp), Belgium | 133 km | 81 | | [Duisburg](https://howwalkable.com/cities/germany/duisburg), Germany | 166 km | 55 | ## Questions about walking in Amsterdam ### Is Amsterdam a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Amsterdam has a walkability score of 87 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 98. 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 1st of 4 cities in The Netherlands and joint 42nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### 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. The Hague is next, with 85. ### How does Amsterdam compare with nearby cities? Amsterdam is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 87, against Utrecht (69, 35 km away), The Hague (85, 52 km away) and Rotterdam (77, 58 km away). ### Which part of Amsterdam is most walkable? The streets just around Amsterdam's centre are its most walkable, averaging 99 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 98. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 90) and falls most to the north (74). ### How is Amsterdam's walkability score calculated? For Amsterdam it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 70 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). 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