It takes five minutes to walk there. vs It's five minutes to walk there.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It takes five minutes to walk there.' is commonly used to indicate the time needed to walk to a place. 'It's five minutes to walk there.' is less common and could be used in a more casual or informal conversation.

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It takes five minutes to walk there.

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

This phrase is used to specify the amount of time required to walk to a particular location.

Examples:

It takes five minutes to walk to the store from here.
It takes ten minutes to walk to the park from my house.
It takes fifteen minutes to walk to the train station from the office.
It takes twenty minutes to walk to the beach from our hotel.
It takes thirty minutes to walk to the museum from the library.

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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:

It will take five minutes to walk there.
Walking there will require five minutes.
To walk there will take five minutes.
It would take five minutes to walk there.
Five minutes is the time it takes to walk there.

It's five minutes to walk there.

This phrase is correct but less common. It could be used in a more casual or informal conversation.

This phrase could be used in a casual setting to indicate the time needed to walk to a place.

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It's scarcely a five-minute walk.
From that station, it would take them about five minutes to walk it down.
Or it's a five-minute walk around the block.
There's an awfully good little Welsh place, Leek House, about five minutes' walk.
I was going to see my niece at Glenister Road, which is about five minutes' walk.
Northumberland Street's a five-minute walk from here.
And yet The Diner is only a five-minute walk from the hotel.
It is a five-minute walk to the library.
The transportation is all very simple, everybody's within a five-minute walk of mobility.
Most of what people need in life can be within a five- or 10-minute walk.
It'll take an hour to walk, and, like, five minutes to swim.
It's five minutes to the station.
I won't be able to walk in five minutes.
I want you to walk away... and meet me in the Grand Hotel Bar in five minutes.
In Camp X-Ray, we used to walk five minutes every week.
At five minutes to 3, Butterfield will walk out and leave you all alone.
I'd advise you not to walk there.
(Sighs) It's five minutes to curtain.
It's five minutes to 11:00 at night.
It's Cycle 5, specially formulated for dogs with five minutes to live.

Alternatives:

It's a five-minute walk there.
It's a five-minute walk to get there.
It's a five-minute walk to reach there.
It's a five-minute walk to arrive there.
It's a five-minute walk to reach the destination.

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It takes five minutes to walk there. vs It's five minutes to walk there.