How walkable is Erzurum?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Erzurum has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 19th most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,136 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Erzurum. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Migros Türkiye, 2 min
- Şok, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Harput Kapi Pide, 4 min
- Dönerci Hacıbaba, 7 min
Shopping
- Şah Garden, 1 min
- Kutahya Porselen, 1 min
Coffee
- Ünal Çay Evi, 5 min
- Müzikhane Coffee&Course, 6 min
Banks
- ERZURUM YAKUTİYE, 7 min
- Kuveyt Türk, 7 min
Parks
- Mevlana Vadisi Parkı, 12 min
- EBB Kentsel Dönüşüm 1. Etap, 18 min
Schools
- Neriman Coskun Anaokulu, 4 min
- Dahi Kadro Eğitim Kurumları, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Universite Kitabevi, 10 min
- Önder Kırtasiye, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Erzurum Paşabey Konağı, 7 min
- Resim-Heykel Müzesi Ve Galerisi Müdürlüğü, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 39.9008, 41.2652, the point near Erzurum'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 143 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Erzurum's score of 56 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 67 from 1 to 3 km out and 31 from 3 to 5 km out. 38 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. 49% 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.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Erzurum. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 67 | 56% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 31 | 25% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Elazığ, Turkey | 224 km | 41 |
| Batman, Turkey, Turkey | 225 km | 41 |
| Diyarbakır, Turkey | 240 km | 63 |
| Van, Turkey, Turkey | 240 km | 41 |
| Yerevan, Armenia | 277 km | 52 |
Questions about walking in Erzurum
Is Erzurum a walkable city?
Partly. Erzurum has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 97. 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 19th of 28 cities in Turkey and joint 509th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Turkey?
Istanbul is the most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey, with a score of 97. Erzurum ranks 19th with 56.
How does Erzurum compare with nearby cities?
Erzurum sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 56, against Elazığ (41, 224 km away), Batman, Turkey (41, 225 km away) and Diyarbakır (63, 240 km away).
Which part of Erzurum is most walkable?
Erzurum's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 66) and falls most to the north-west (7).
How is Erzurum's walkability score calculated?
For Erzurum it is the average of 53 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 26 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. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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