How walkable is Kyiv?
Kyiv has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 2 cities ranked in Ukraine.
What's within walking distance
1,435 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Kyiv. The nearest grocery is Велика Кишеня Експрес, about 6 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Велика Кишеня Експрес480 m · 6 min
- Novus680 m · 8 min
- foodmarket.kiev740 m · 9 min
- Zebra Lounge210 m · 3 min
- Alcatraz220 m · 3 min
- Корчма "Будьмо"280 m · 4 min
- Люстралюкс210 m · 3 min
- showroom TM Motrya220 m · 3 min
- ROSA - Бутик аюрведи та східної медицини300 m · 4 min
- Кава на двох70 m · 1 min
- кафе300 m · 4 min
- With Love Coffee Space360 m · 4 min
- UniCredit Bank520 m · 7 min
- ПриватБанк660 m · 8 min
- Sense Bank670 m · 8 min
- сквер Небесної Сотні210 m · 3 min
- Unnamed park240 m · 3 min
- Канадський сквер340 m · 4 min
- Школа современного массажа "Инкорте" / Inсorte, School of Contemporary massage410 m · 5 min
- Language Arts School730 m · 9 min
- УЦ Интеллект750 m · 9 min
- Institute of Software Systems, National Academy of Sciences10 m · 1 min
- Ukrainian Association of Researchers of Religion60 m · 1 min
- Книгарня Святого Павла - Київ260 m · 3 min
- Театр на Михайлівській - ЦМ "Новий український театр"180 m · 2 min
- Дитячий театр "БК"250 m · 3 min
- Київ, вул.Хрещатик, 2, "УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ДІМ", 5-й поверх.460 m · 6 min
Measured from the representative point at 50.4547, 30.5238. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 42 street intersections per km², and blocks average 122 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 4%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 23 to 97, and Kyiv's score of 94 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 94 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 23 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 67 | Map |
| 1 km south | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 92 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Minsk, Belarus | 433 km | 76 |
| Odesa, Ukraine | 442 km | 83 |
| Voronezh, Russia | 621 km | 92 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 690 km | 100 |
| Bucharest, Romania | 748 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Kyiv
Is Kyiv a walkable city?
Yes. Central Kyiv has a walkability score of 94 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 2 cities in Ukraine and 103rd of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Ukraine?
Kyiv is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Ukraine, with a score of 94. Odesa is second with 83.
How does Kyiv compare with nearby cities?
Kyiv is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Kyiv scores 94, against Minsk (76, 433 km away), Odesa (83, 442 km away) and Voronezh (92, 621 km away).
How is Kyiv'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 Kyiv it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, 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.