How walkable is Buenos Aires?
Buenos Aires has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 2 cities ranked in Argentina.
What's within walking distance
4,582 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Buenos Aires. The nearest grocery is Carrefour Express, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Carrefour Express110 m · 1 min
- Dia %190 m · 2 min
- Coto270 m · 3 min
- LaVegana.cantina10 m · 1 min
- Ricky's Fried Chicken80 m · 1 min
- Primer Piso Bar80 m · 1 min
- Óptica Modelo100 m · 1 min
- Boulevard 11 Bebidas110 m · 1 min
- Dolphin Pesca y Camping110 m · 1 min
- Franco Specialty Coffee80 m · 1 min
- La Panera Rosa140 m · 2 min
- Havanna230 m · 3 min
- Banco Nación120 m · 1 min
- Banco de la Nación Argentina250 m · 3 min
- Banco Galicia340 m · 4 min
- Plaza Lorea110 m · 1 min
- Plaza Mariano Moreno180 m · 2 min
- Plaza del Congreso310 m · 4 min
- Escuela Primaria Común N° 09 - Familia de Cabezón600 m · 8 min
- Colegio Don Bosco640 m · 8 min
- Los Robles750 m · 9 min
- insucom190 m · 2 min
- Eudeba250 m · 3 min
- Asunto Impreso260 m · 3 min
- Teatro Liceo110 m · 1 min
- El Bululú140 m · 2 min
- Armeria Miranda190 m · 2 min
Measured from the representative point at -34.6087, -58.3867. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 83 street intersections per km², and blocks average 109 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 96 to 100, and Buenos Aires's score of 99 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 96 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Montevideo, Uruguay | 203 km | 98 |
| Córdoba, Argentina | 649 km | 94 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 844 km | 98 |
| Asunción, Paraguay | 1,041 km | 95 |
| Santiago, Chile | 1,139 km | 94 |
Questions about walking in Buenos Aires
Is Buenos Aires a walkable city?
Yes. Central Buenos Aires has a walkability score of 99 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 2 cities in Argentina and 26th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Argentina?
Buenos Aires is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Argentina, with a score of 99. Córdoba is second with 94.
How does Buenos Aires compare with nearby cities?
Buenos Aires is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Buenos Aires scores 99, against Montevideo (98, 203 km away), Córdoba (94, 649 km away) and Porto Alegre (98, 844 km away).
How is Buenos Aires's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Buenos Aires it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.