--- title: "Walking Time Calculator & Arrival Time | City on Foot" description: "How long will the walk take? Enter a distance and pace to get your walking time and arrival, or see how far you can walk in the time you have." url: https://cityonfoot.me/ --- # Walking time calculator How long will the walk take, and when will you get there? Enter a distance and a pace, add stops if you like, or turn it round to see how far you can go. ## How the walking time is worked out Walking time is distance divided by speed. The presets are 4 km/h for an unhurried sightseeing stroll, 5 km/h for an average walk and 6 km/h for a brisk one. A review of walking-speed studies found that healthy adults under 70 walk at roughly 1.2 to 1.4 metres per second, about 4.5 to 5 km/h (Bohannon and Williams Andrews, *Physiotherapy*, 2011), so 5 km/h is a fair middle. Hills follow Naismith's rule (W. W. Naismith, 1892): one hour for every 600 metres of climb, which is one extra minute per 10 metres. Stops are simply added on. Every result is an estimate: people, pavements and traffic lights vary. ## Quick tips - Map apps show the walking distance of a route; type it in here to try different paces and stops. - Choose **How far I can go** with **Out and back** to find where to turn round on a lunchtime walk. - Copy the link to share the exact result: the settings travel in the address. ## More walking tools Steps, pace, calories, a day's itinerary, your recorded routes and the light you will have. - [Steps to km](https://cityonfoot.me/steps-to-km/): Turn a step count into kilometres or miles, using your height or your own step length. - [Walking pace calculator](https://cityonfoot.me/walking-pace-calculator/): Minutes per km or mile, km/h and mph, plus finish times for 5 km to a marathon. - [Walking calorie calculator](https://cityonfoot.me/walking-calorie-calculator/): Energy used on a walk from speed, hills and body weight, with the research values shown. - [City walk planner](https://cityonfoot.me/city-walk-planner/): List your stops and get a timed day out: arrival and leaving times, walking totals, printable. - [GPX viewer](https://cityonfoot.me/gpx-viewer/): Open a recorded walk: the route line, distance, climb, elevation profile and splits. - [Sunrise & sunset times](https://cityonfoot.me/sunrise-sunset-times/): Daylight, golden hour and twilight for any city and date, worked out on your device. ## Recommended Two free tools that help when you are exploring somewhere new. Temporary email ### CleanTempMail Walking tours, museum tickets and café Wi-Fi all seem to want an email address. For the one-off sign-ups, CleanTempMail gives you an instant inbox with no account: pick a random or custom address, read the confirmation, and the mail is deleted automatically after 3 days. [Get a temporary inbox](https://cleantempmail.com/) Disposable cloud browser ### WebTraceCheck Not sure about a booking link from a flyer or a message? Open it in WebTraceCheck's cloud browser, an isolated desktop that is deleted after each session, with free daily time and nothing to install. On hotel or café Wi-Fi, its [network self-check](https://webtracecheck.com/network-check) shows your public IP addresses, DNS and WebRTC exposure. [Try WebTraceCheck](https://webtracecheck.com/) ## Questions **How long does it take to walk 1 km or 1 mile?** At an average 5 km/h, a kilometre takes 12 minutes and a mile about 19 minutes. A leisurely 4 km/h stroll takes 15 and 24 minutes; a brisk 6 km/h walk takes 10 and 16. **What is a normal walking speed?** Most healthy adults walk at about 4.5 to 5.5 km/h (2.8 to 3.4 mph) on level ground. If you know your own pace, from a fitness app or a timed walk, choose Custom and enter it in km/h, mph or minutes per km or mile. **How do stops and the uphill climb change the time?** Each stop adds the minutes you give it. The climb adds one minute for every 10 metres of ascent, from Naismith's rule. Use the total climb of the route, which many map apps show, not the height of the highest point. **Why might my real walk take longer?** Waiting at crossings, weaving through crowds, checking a map and climbing stairs all add time that a steady pace leaves out. In a busy centre, add a stop or two to allow for them. **Can I share or save a result?** Yes. The settings are kept in the page address, so copying the link shares the exact result and a bookmark keeps it. Nothing is stored anywhere else.