How walkable is Eminönü?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Eminönü has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Istanbul, which scores 97 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
7,003 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Eminönü. The nearest grocery is Osmanlıoğlu Gıda, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- İzmirli Balıkçı1 min
- Doğu Pazarı2 min
- Pandeli Restaurant1 min
- Tarihi Eminönü Balıkçısı1 min
- Efes Bilişim - Herkes İçin Teknoloji1 min
- Hazer Baba1 min
- Mehmetefendi Türk Kahvesi1 min
- Green Lotus Baharat2 min
- Garanti BBVA1 min
- Eminonu İ.E.T.T Otobus Duraklari Akbank ATM2 min
- Unnamed park5 min
- Gülhane Parkı14 min
- Digibus Akademi6 min
- Genç Bilge Eğitim ve Danışmanlık7 min
- İstanbul Kitapçısı7 min
- TDK Bilim İnternet Kitapçısı8 min
- Hünkar Kasrı3 min
- Turkey İş Bank Museum3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Eminönü at 41.0175, 28.9710. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 306 street intersections per km², and blocks average 43 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Eminönü
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Eminönü. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Istanbul
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Galata | 900 m | 99 |
| Fener | 2.2 km | 98 |
| Ortaköy | 6.3 km | 95 |
| Levent | 8.1 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Istanbul page.
Questions about walking in Eminönü
Is Eminönü walkable?
Yes. Eminönü in Istanbul has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Eminönü more walkable than the rest of Istanbul?
Eminönü is about as walkable as Istanbul as a whole: it scores 99, against 97 for the 5 km around Istanbul's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Istanbul?
Of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Levent (99), Galata (99) and Eminönü (99).
How is the walkability score of Eminönü 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 Eminönü it is the average of 52 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.