How walkable is Lviv?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Lviv has a walkability score of 62 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in Ukraine.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,751 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Lviv. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Близенько, 7 min
- Рукавичка, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Cantona Pub, 5 min
- Тедді/Teddy Restaurant, 5 min
Shopping
- Гола Гречка, 3 min
- Luxury Multibrand Boutique, 4 min
Coffee
- Альтернативна кава, 4 min
- Kavova Lozha, 6 min
Banks
- Таскомбанк, 4 min
- Відділення ПУМБ, 6 min
Parks
- Дендрарій Ботанічного саду Національного лісотехнічного університету України, 7 min
- Майданчик для вигулу собак, 10 min
Schools
- Школа №35, 6 min
- ЗДО 32, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Наукова бібліотека ЛНУ ім. Івана Франка, 5 min
- UA Comix Store, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- МолоДвіж Центр. Львів / MoloDvizh Center. Lviv, 3 min
- Museum of Computer Technology // Музей Комп'ютерних Технологій, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 49.8344, 24.0267, the point near Lviv'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 91 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Lviv's score of 62 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 52 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. 40% 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 Lviv. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 52 | 26% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lublin, Poland | 188 km | 57 |
| Kraków, Poland | 294 km | 76 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 340 km | 87 |
| Łódź, Poland | 386 km | 66 |
| Iași, Romania | 398 km | 51 |
Questions about walking in Lviv
Is Lviv a walkable city?
Partly. Lviv has a walkability score of 62 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. 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 2nd of 5 cities in Ukraine and joint 423rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Ukraine?
Kyiv is the most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in Ukraine, with a score of 72. Lviv ranks 2nd with 62.
How does Lviv compare with nearby cities?
Lviv sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 62, against Lublin (57, 188 km away), Kraków (76, 294 km away) and Warsaw (87, 340 km away).
Which part of Lviv is most walkable?
Lviv's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the north-west (34).
How is Lviv's walkability score calculated?
For Lviv 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; 30 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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