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How walkable is Al Qusais?

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Al Qusais has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Sharjah, which scores 61 as a whole.

73 out of 100: Very Walkable
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
#4 of 5
in Sharjah
61
Sharjah overall
75
at the centre
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What's within walking distance

271 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Qusais. The nearest grocery is Madina Market, about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks.

Groceries
Madina Market
10min2.2 of 3 points
  • West Zone Fresh Supermarket11 min
  • Spinneys11 min
Restaurants & bars
Pao de Goa Restaurant and Cafe
1min2.7 of 3 points
  • Gazebo Restaurant1 min
  • China Wok Restaurant6 min
Shopping
wemine
5min1.7 of 2 points
  • Joyalukkas9 min
  • Vision and Style Opticals9 min
Coffee
The Courtyard Cafe
9min1.5 of 2 points
  • Mud Mug Cafe10 min
  • Park Avenue Cafe10 min
Banks
مصرف الهلال
9min0.8 of 1 point
  • Emirates NBD - Al Qusais10 min
  • Dubai Islamic Bank10 min
Parks
Unnamed park
3min1.0 of 1 point
  • Dubai Public Park17 min
  • Al Twar Park 117 min
Schools
Deira Montessori Nursery
13min0.5 of 1 point
  • British Orchard Nursery15 min
  • Star International School20 min
Books & libraries
Dubai Library Distributors
13min0.5 of 1 point
  • Al Twar Library18 min
  • Dubai Public Library18 min
Culture & entertainment
Asha Sharath Cultural Centre
15min0.4 of 1 point
  • Kids Corner-Madina Mall17 min
  • Kalamandalam Music and Dance Centre24 min

Measured from the mapped centre of Al Qusais at 25.2701, 55.3859. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.

Street layout

Within 800 m of the centre there are about 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

Walkability across Al Qusais

Walkability scores across the 1.5 km around the centre of Al Qusais75917892588366909565915279938196448471878589659746924184578283797496307971758144835284923292367072745580658178556093278066N
  • 90+
  • 70–89
  • 50–69
  • 25–49
  • 0–24

Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.5 km around the centre of Al Qusais. Rings mark 750 m and 1.5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

Nearby neighbourhoods in Sharjah

NeighbourhoodDistanceScore
Al Twar1.1 km74
Muhaisnah3.6 km40
Abu Hail6 km83
Al Baraha6.8 km82

See every neighbourhood ranked on the Sharjah page.

Questions about walking in Al Qusais

Is Al Qusais walkable?

Yes. Al Qusais in Sharjah has a walkability score of 73 out of 100 across the 1.5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.

Is Al Qusais more walkable than the rest of Sharjah?

Al Qusais is more walkable than Sharjah as a whole: it scores 73, against 61 for the 5 km around Sharjah's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Sharjah neighbourhoods on How Walkable.

What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Sharjah?

Of the 5 Sharjah neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Abu Hail (83), Al Baraha (82) and Al Twar (74).

How is the walkability score of Al Qusais 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 Al Qusais it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.5 km around its mapped centre, 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. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.