How walkable is Ankara?
Ankara has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 10 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance
3,315 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ankara. The nearest grocery is Strazburg Çankaya Ankara, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Strazburg Çankaya Ankara290 m · 4 min
- Migros Jet400 m · 5 min
- Mine Çankaya Çankaya Ankara580 m · 7 min
- Ankara Halk Ekmek60 m · 1 min
- köfteci arif usta60 m · 1 min
- Geçit Saray Ocakbaşı70 m · 1 min
- Jotun Boya140 m · 2 min
- Sonay İletişim ve Bilgisayar160 m · 2 min
- İşyurtları Satış Mağazası170 m · 2 min
- Fuar Cay Evi and Vitamin40 m · 1 min
- Başkent Çay Evi50 m · 1 min
- Salon Toros100 m · 1 min
- Akbank ATM200 m · 2 min
- Vakıfbank280 m · 4 min
- Vakıfbank Ankara Adliye Sarayı Şubesi290 m · 4 min
- Abdi İpekçi Parkı120 m · 2 min
- Basın Park310 m · 4 min
- Cumhuriyet Parkı360 m · 4 min
- Özel Dedektiflik Eğitimi370 m · 5 min
- Zübeyde Hanım Anadolu Kız Meslek, Teknik ve Meslek Lisesi380 m · 5 min
- Kültür Temel Lisesi Sıhhiye380 m · 5 min
- Yekta matbaa, reklam, kırtasiye lmt. şti.200 m · 3 min
- Adalet Yayınevi210 m · 3 min
- Seçkin Yayıncılık260 m · 3 min
- Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi Muzaffer Göker Salonu300 m · 4 min
- Telekomcular DerneĞİ390 m · 5 min
- Nalcakar Hukuk Burosu410 m · 5 min
Measured from the representative point at 39.9289, 32.8543. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 121 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 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 80 to 100, and Ankara's score of 100 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 80 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Konya, Turkey | 230 km | 98 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 262 km | 93 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 325 km | 99 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 352 km | 99 |
| Antalya, Turkey | 385 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Ankara
Is Ankara a walkable city?
Yes. Central Ankara has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 10 cities in Turkey and 22nd 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. Istanbul is second with 99.
How does Ankara compare with nearby cities?
Ankara is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Ankara scores 100, against Konya (98, 230 km away), Kayseri (93, 262 km away) and Bursa (99, 325 km away).
How is Ankara'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 Ankara 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.