How walkable is Kharkiv?
Kharkiv has a walkability score of 43 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 3 cities ranked in Ukraine.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,027 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kharkiv. The nearest grocery is АТБ №902, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- АТБ №902630 m · 8 min
- Аврора760 m · 10 min
- АТБ №457850 m · 11 min
- Nikas Restaurant80 m · 1 min
- Нескромный Gastro bar80 m · 1 min
- РОТ100 m · 1 min
- Pinko Boutique10 m · 1 min
- KHARKIV SC NIKOLSKY10 m · 1 min
- Техно Їжак100 m · 1 min
- McCafe310 m · 4 min
- Flowers Cafe360 m · 4 min
- Харківська кав'ярня410 m · 5 min
- ПриватБанк60 m · 1 min
- Відділення ПУМБ60 m · 1 min
- UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group140 m · 2 min
- Покровський сквер300 m · 4 min
- Театральний майдан330 m · 4 min
- Сквер по вул. Клочківській, 1470 m · 6 min
- КЗ "Харківський ліцей 6"330 m · 4 min
- КЗ "Харківський ліцей #9 Харківської міської ради"870 m · 11 min
- Tiny Steps910 m · 11 min
- «Книгарня Є» Харків170 m · 2 min
- Vivat360 m · 5 min
- Интернет-магазин "Книжная лавка" LavkaBooks410 m · 5 min
- Харківський історичний музей імені М. Ф. Сумцова90 m · 1 min
- Marcus Karaoke Bar230 m · 3 min
- Coworking Wednesday300 m · 4 min
Measured from the centre at 49.9934, 36.2303, the point near Kharkiv'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 69 street intersections per km², and blocks average 106 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
How far walkability reaches
Kharkiv's score of 43 is the average across the 5 km around its centre. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 52 from 1 to 3 km out and 29 from 3 to 5 km out. 21% 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.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 52 | 30% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 29 | 5% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 412 km | 72 |
| Odesa, Ukraine | 564 km | 52 |
| Minsk, Belarus | 739 km | 62 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 985 km | 88 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 1,094 km | 87 |
Questions about walking in Kharkiv
Is Kharkiv a walkable city?
Not very. Kharkiv has a walkability score of 43 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 96. It ranks 3rd of 3 cities in Ukraine and 218th of 224 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Ukraine?
Kyiv is the most walkable of the 3 cities ranked in Ukraine, with a score of 72. Kharkiv ranks 3rd with 43.
How does Kharkiv compare with nearby cities?
Kharkiv is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Kharkiv scores 43, against Kyiv (72, 412 km away), Odesa (52, 564 km away) and Minsk (62, 739 km away).
How is Kharkiv'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 Kharkiv 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, 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.