How walkable is Van, Turkey?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Van, Turkey has a walkability score of 41 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 97, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 25th most walkable of the 28 cities ranked in Turkey, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,049 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Van, Turkey. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Şok, 5 min
- Van Gurme Park, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Urartu Han, 1 min
- The Grill, 2 min
Shopping
- Roka Marketler Zinciri, 2 min
- EmirAğaoğlu Mobilya, 2 min
Coffee
- 299İkidoksandokuz, 2 min
- Coffee Company, 2 min
Banks
- VakıfBank ATM, 2 min
- Yapı Kredi, 3 min
Parks
- İpekyolu Belediyesi Feqiyê Teyran Parkı, 12 min
- Kurtuluş Parkı, 16 min
Schools
- Van Necip Fazıl Kısakürek anadolu lisesi, 5 min
- Nazmi Arıkan Fen Bilimleri Lisesi, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Üniversite Kitap Kırtasiye, 8 min
- VAN YAVUZ Kitap Kirtasiye, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Mencel Tiyatro, 11 min
- Cadde Petshop, 12 min
Measured from the centre at 38.4985, 43.3861, the point near Van, Turkey'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 193 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Van, Turkey's score of 41 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 23 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 19% 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 Van, Turkey. 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 | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 54 | 26% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 23 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Batman, Turkey, Turkey | 208 km | 41 |
| Yerevan, Armenia | 211 km | 52 |
| Erzurum, Turkey | 240 km | 56 |
| Diyarbakır, Turkey | 284 km | 63 |
| Elazığ, Turkey | 363 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Van, Turkey
Is Van, Turkey a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Van, Turkey has a walkability score of 41 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 97. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 joint 25th of 28 cities in Turkey and joint 654th 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. Van, Turkey ranks joint 25th with 41.
How does Van, Turkey compare with nearby cities?
Van, Turkey is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 41, against Batman, Turkey (41, 208 km away), Yerevan (52, 211 km away) and Erzurum (56, 240 km away).
Which part of Van, Turkey is most walkable?
Van'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 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 50) and falls most to the north-east (10).
How is Van, Turkey's walkability score calculated?
For Van, Turkey it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 14 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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