How walkable is Odesa?
Odesa has a walkability score of 83 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 2 cities ranked in Ukraine.
What's within walking distance
849 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Odesa. The nearest grocery is Обжора, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and culture & entertainment.
- Обжора660 m · 8 min
- Таврия В960 m · 12 min
- Молоко від фермера1.1 km · 13 min
- Мята Lounge Одесса270 m · 3 min
- Dvor 12270 m · 3 min
- Ресторан Кобе300 m · 4 min
- Bazhane btq470 m · 6 min
- Gallery Opera490 m · 6 min
- newskin.com.ua - Интернет магазин корейской Косметики “New Skin”550 m · 7 min
- Алхімія410 m · 5 min
- Opera Cafe460 m · 6 min
- 12 Coffee and Croissants550 m · 7 min
- Укргазбанк550 m · 7 min
- Банкомат МТБ БАНК620 m · 8 min
- Банкомат ПУМБ630 m · 8 min
- Стамбульський парк90 m · 1 min
- Unnamed park320 m · 4 min
- Пале-Рояль450 m · 6 min
- Школа Столярского920 m · 12 min
- Гимназия №21.0 km · 13 min
- Biblioteka_lyceum21.1 km · 13 min
- Книгарня «Є»610 m · 8 min
- БУКВА / BUKVA710 m · 9 min
- Книгарня-Кав'ярня Старого Лева730 m · 9 min
- Одесский археологический музей140 m · 2 min
- Одеський Музей Морського Флоту України190 m · 2 min
- Одеський літературний музей220 m · 3 min
Measured from the representative point at 46.4857, 30.7438. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 25 street intersections per km², and blocks average 183 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 8%, 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 6 to 99, and Odesa's score of 83 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 83 | Map |
| 1 km north | 15 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 6 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 56 | Map |
| 1 km south | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 83 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest, Romania | 428 km | 99 |
| Kyiv, Ukraine | 442 km | 94 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 626 km | 99 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 687 km | 87 |
| Bursa, Turkey | 713 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Odesa
Is Odesa a walkable city?
Yes. Central Odesa has a walkability score of 83 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 2nd of 2 cities in Ukraine and 187th 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 ranks 2nd with 83.
How does Odesa compare with nearby cities?
Odesa is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Odesa scores 83, against Bucharest (99, 428 km away), Kyiv (94, 442 km away) and Istanbul (99, 626 km away).
How is Odesa'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 Odesa 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.