How walkable is Galata?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Galata 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 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Istanbul, which scores 97 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
6,427 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Galata. The nearest grocery is Şok, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Migros Jet4 min
- The Market7 min
- Il Cortile1 min
- Hevsel Terrace Restaurant1 min
- Roni Aydinlatma1 min
- Özeniş Rezistans1 min
- Frej Coffee & Art House1 min
- Tan Han1 min
- Kuveyt Turk Bankalar Caddesi Branch1 min
- TEB1 min
- Palazzo Venezia9 min
- Tophaneli Kıdemli Yüzbaşı Hakkı Efendi Parkı9 min
- Okçu Musa Primary School1 min
- İslam Dünyası2 min
- Espas Kitap3 min
- Fahrenheit 451 Recycling Store4 min
- Atölye13142 min
- GalataPerform2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Galata at 41.0253, 28.9728. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 232 street intersections per km², and blocks average 51 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Galata
- 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 Galata. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Istanbul
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eminönü | 900 m | 99 |
| Fener | 1.9 km | 98 |
| Ortaköy | 5.7 km | 95 |
| Levent | 7.3 km | 99 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Istanbul page.
Questions about walking in Galata
Is Galata walkable?
Yes. Galata 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 Galata more walkable than the rest of Istanbul?
Galata is about as walkable as Istanbul as a whole: it scores 99, against 97 for the 5 km around Istanbul's centre. It ranks 2nd 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 Galata 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 Galata it is the average of 48 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.