Zurich · Switzerland

Every street in Zurich

Zurich has 1,066 km of streets and paths. That is how much CLAYM knows for the city, and every street you walk, run or ride for the first time turns green on your map and earns points.

1,066 kmstreets and paths

2,335named streets

49districts and localities

213 hon foot for all of them

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The street network of Zurich: 1,066 km, drawn from CLAYM’s data. Thick lines: main roads.

What kind of streets does Zurich have?

This is how the 1,066 km split into kinds of street. A named street in Zurich is 457 m long on average.

Main roads250 km · 23 %
Residential and side streets436 km · 41 %
Traffic-calmed streets36 km · 3 %
Pedestrian zones and squares11 km · 1 %
Footpaths, cycle paths and tracks334 km · 31 %

What makes Zurich different

Densely built: 11.6 km of street per square kilometre, denser than 276 of 280 cities on claym.me. The next new street is never far away.
Only 41 % of the network are residential and side streets, less than in 249 of 280 cities on claym.me. The other kinds of path make up the rest.
334 km of footpaths, cycle paths and tracks (31 %): more than in 228 of 280 cities on claym.me. Many loops here lead into green space.

The districts of Zurich

CLAYM assigns every street to the nearest district or locality. Affoltern has the most, with 60 km, which is 6 % of the city.

Affoltern60 km
Höngg57 km
Altstetten51 km
Oerlikon50 km
Wollishofen47 km
Albisrieden45 km
Friesenberg42 km
Witikon42 km
Leimbach37 km
Seebach37 km
Wipkingen37 km
Fluntern36 km

and 37 more districts and localities with 525 km together

How long would it take to walk every street in Zurich?

At 5 km/h, 1,066 km are about 213 hours of pure walking, without detours, traffic lights or ways back. Walking one hour a day, you would have been everywhere after about 213 days, that is about 7 months. By bike at 15 km/h it would be about 71 hours.

Nobody has to do it all: in CLAYM every new street counts, and the map shows you which ones near you are still missing.

Zurich compared

With 1,066 km, Zurich ranks 1 of 70 cities in Switzerland on claym.me, and 1 of 16 in Zurich. Dübendorf (7 km away) has 935 km fewer streets and paths than Zurich.

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Questions about Zurich

How many kilometres of streets does Zurich have?

According to the OpenStreetMap data CLAYM uses, Zurich has 1,066 km of streets and paths, 2,335 of them with their own name. Pedestrian zones, footpaths and cycle paths are included, motorways are not.

Can you walk every street in Zurich?

Yes, with patience: all 1,066 km take about 213 hours of pure walking. Walking one hour a day, you are done after about 213 days. CLAYM shows you which streets you are still missing.

Which district of Zurich has the most streets?

Affoltern with 60 km, ahead of Höngg (57 km) and Altstetten (51 km).

Is CLAYM available in Zurich?

Yes, the streets of Zurich are already in CLAYM. The app launches soon for iPhone and Android. Join the waiting list now to reserve your player name.

Data as of 31 October 2026. Streets, city limits and districts from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), without motorways. Every street that earns points in CLAYM is counted. Rankings compare the 281 cities on claym.me.