It takes five minutes to walk there. vs It takes me five minutes to walk there.

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. The first phrase 'it takes five minutes to walk there' is a general statement about the time it takes to walk to a place. The second phrase 'it takes me five minutes to walk there' is more specific, indicating the time it takes for the speaker to walk to the place.

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It takes five minutes to walk there.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the time needed to walk to a place.

This phrase is a general statement about the time it takes to walk to a place.

Examples:

It takes five minutes to walk to the store.
It takes ten minutes to walk to the park.
It takes fifteen minutes to walk to the bus stop.
It takes twenty minutes to walk to the library.
It takes thirty minutes to walk to the school.

Show examples from the web [+]

It'll take an hour to walk, and, like, five minutes to swim.
It takes five minutes for a development.
It takes five minutes just to get wet.
And now he won't even take five minutes to...
Kevin, go downstairs, get a drink and take five minutes to calm down.
But just take five minutes to think about what he's done for you over the years.
The result? One small paper sensor that costs three cents and takes five minutes to run.
From that station, it would take them about five minutes to walk it down.
Things get heavy for me, I take five minutes out, and I just go there.
So obviously it takes you five minutes to make breakfast, so you knew that.
It takes longer than five minutes to really get to know someone.
I'd advise you not to walk there.
Course that's for morale Missiles only take five minutes to get here
We have approval of traps which take five minutes to kill and of course these traps still catch at least 20 % of non-target species; but that is just too bad for these animals since they are not supposed to be caught in the first place.
Plus it takes five days to get there.
It takes you 20 minutes to walk to our mailbox.
It takes us thirty minutes to walk from here to the station.
I wouldn't want you to have to walk there.
And because of the shortage of trains, they were to walk there.
It would even take an adult at least three hours to walk there.

Alternatives:

Walking there takes five minutes.
To walk there takes five minutes.
It requires five minutes to walk there.
It will take five minutes to walk there.
Five minutes is needed to walk there.

It takes me five minutes to walk there.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the specific time it takes for the speaker to walk to a place.

This phrase is more specific, indicating the time it takes for the speaker to walk to the place.

Examples:

It takes me five minutes to walk to the station.
It takes me ten minutes to walk to the cafe.
It takes me fifteen minutes to walk to the office.
It takes me twenty minutes to walk to the park.
It takes me thirty minutes to walk to the school.

Show examples from the web [+]

How come it takes me five minutes to get ready, and you take forever?
It'll take me five minutes to put together a band and blow them away.
It didn't take me five minutes to realize she's in love with you.
It didn't take me five minutes to realize she's in love with you.
It'll take an hour to walk, and, like, five minutes to swim.
Just give me five minutes to rewrite this week's script.
Took me five minutes to get to White Castle.
Give me five minutes to get up there and five minutes to find Whyte.
From that station, it would take them about five minutes to walk it down.
It would take me at least five minutes to find the lead wire.
Please just... give me five minutes to try and prove I'm not.
Actually, Andy, you promised me five minutes to talk about productivity suggestions...
I think you can give me five minutes to glue His son's head back on.
Give me five minutes to get cleaned up, okay?
It took me five minutes to figure out how you dismantled my life, 10 to realize that I'm not the only one.
Give me five minutes to get you a hard copy.
It took me five minutes to figure out it was a Fibonacci series...
Try now we can only lose Give me five minutes to figure an intro.
You know what she said to me five minutes before I was about to walk down the aisle.
No one I talk to wants to do a reality show out the gate, but give me five minutes to tell you what this could mean for both your careers.

Alternatives:

I need five minutes to walk there.
I require five minutes to walk there.
I spend five minutes walking there.
I take five minutes to get there on foot.
It costs me five minutes to walk there.

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It takes five minutes to walk there. vs It takes me five minutes to walk there.