I would say that Windurst's places are spread out abit so you need to walk maybe a bit more to go to areas, but there are warping NPCs in town that move u from zone to zone easier, tho at times i find it annoying having to walk pretty far..i am lazy XP. Windurst is also on the other continent of the two, and unlike the bigger continent on the west, theres only one nation on the east and can make traveling a bit annoying too, but a choco can ususally take you to wher eu need to go once you pass jeuno, or take a ship.