How walkable is Adana?
Adana has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 7th most walkable of 10 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance
1,519 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Adana. The nearest grocery is Şok, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Şok540 m · 7 min
- Sakıp Sabancı Yüreğir Adana650 m · 8 min
- Mestanzade Seyhan Adana720 m · 9 min
- Mama Craft140 m · 2 min
- Kunefeci Hasan Masat290 m · 4 min
- Hasan Ali Ciger Kebap Salonu290 m · 4 min
- Regülatör Köprü Son Durak330 m · 4 min
- Egemen Tavukculuk360 m · 4 min
- A1 Tuning360 m · 5 min
- Söğüşçü Apo310 m · 4 min
- Çay Vadisi570 m · 7 min
- Büyüksaat Kahvaltı Evi590 m · 7 min
- Yapı Kredi420 m · 5 min
- Akbank ATM710 m · 9 min
- DenizBank710 m · 9 min
- Unnamed park160 m · 2 min
- Mestanzade Mahallesi Çocuk ve Dinlenme Parkı340 m · 4 min
- Zübeyde Hanım Parkı680 m · 9 min
- Birinci Inonu Ilkokulu520 m · 7 min
- Meyebel Mesleki Yeterlilik ve Belgelendirme570 m · 7 min
- Sehit Duran Ilkogretim Okulu910 m · 11 min
- Merkez Davet Kitap Kırtasiye330 m · 4 min
- Semerkand Adana Temsilciliği540 m · 7 min
- Kardeşler Kitabevi870 m · 11 min
- Kısacıkzade Konağı290 m · 4 min
- Adana Mutfak Müzesi360 m · 5 min
- Altinkoza Sanat Galerisi ve Tarihi Eski Kiz Lisesi450 m · 6 min
Measured from the representative point at 36.9817, 35.3350. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 386 street intersections per km², and blocks average 50 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 90 to 100, and Adana's score of 96 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 90 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 97 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 183 km | 97 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 195 km | 93 |
| Konya, Turkey | 270 km | 98 |
| Beirut, Lebanon | 345 km | 95 |
| Ankara, Turkey | 391 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Adana
Is Adana a walkable city?
Yes. Central Adana has a walkability score of 96 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 7th of 10 cities in Turkey and 75th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Turkey?
Ankara is the most walkable of the 10 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 100. Adana ranks 7th with 96.
How does Adana compare with nearby cities?
Adana sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Adana scores 96, against Gaziantep (97, 183 km away), Kayseri (93, 195 km away) and Konya (98, 270 km away).
How is Adana's walkability score calculated?
The score counts 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. For Adana it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.