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Destinations

Accessible destinations around the world

Twenty of the most-visited cities on earth, each with transport facts, step-free routes and detailed profiles of the places people actually go.

20cities covered
18countries
55places profiled
1,152accessibility data points

Europe 11 cities

London
United Kingdom London Step-free culture, honestly signposted
4 places profiled 34% step-free stations (Transport for London)
Paris
France Paris World-class museums, a nineteenth-century Métro
4 places profiled 10% step-free stations (RATP)
Rome
Italy Rome Ancient stones, modern lifts, uneven odds
4 places profiled 62% step-free stations (ATAC)
Barcelona
Spain Barcelona A near-complete metro, and a hillside that fights back
4 places profiled 95% step-free stations (TMB)
Madrid
Spain Madrid World-class galleries, a metro that lets them down
3 places profiled 71% step-free stations (Metro de Madrid)
Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam Flat as promised, cobbled as warned
3 places profiled 100% step-free stations (GVB)
Berlin
Germany Berlin Rebuilt wide, mostly step-free, candid about the rest
3 places profiled 83% step-free stations (BVG)
Vienna
Austria Vienna The barrier-free metro that changes everything
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (Wiener Linien)
Prague
Czechia Prague Extraordinary city, unforgiving ground
2 places profiled 79% step-free stations (DPP)
Lisbon
Portugal Lisbon Seven hills, one very good metro
2 places profiled 79% step-free stations (Metropolitano de Lisboa)
Copenhagen
Denmark Copenhagen Flat, level, quietly excellent
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (Metroselskabet)

Asia 4 cities

Tokyo
Japan Tokyo The best rail access in the world, above ground it varies
4 places profiled 98% step-free stations (Tokyo Metro)
Singapore
Singapore Singapore Close to barrier-free, by design and by policy
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (Land Transport Authority)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong Flawless underground, formidable at street level
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (MTR)
Seoul
South Korea Seoul Lifts in almost every station, hills in almost every district
2 places profiled 96% step-free stations (Seoul Metro)

Americas 3 cities

New York
United States New York Excellent buildings, unreliable subway
4 places profiled 32% step-free stations (MTA)
San Francisco
United States San Francisco Flat corridors through a vertical city
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (BART & Muni)
Vancouver
Canada Vancouver Probably the easiest city on this site
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (TransLink)

Oceania 1 city

Sydney
Australia Sydney Modern infrastructure over harbour sandstone
2 places profiled 67% step-free stations (Transport for NSW)

Middle East 1 city

Dubai
United Arab Emirates Dubai New buildings, level ground, brutal summers
2 places profiled 100% step-free stations (RTA)