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How walkable is La Boca?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
La Boca has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Buenos Aires, which scores 90 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
777 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of La Boca. The nearest grocery is Dia %, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Día %4 min
- Carrefour Express5 min
- La Primordial2 min
- Pizzeria Augusto3 min
- Sanitario Darsena SUR2 min
- Verduleria Despensa La Familia3 min
- Cafe Roma5 min
- Vittorio cafe bar7 min
- BBVA Argentina3 min
- BBVA Francés3 min
- Plaza Solís5 min
- Plaza Catalinas Sur11 min
- EPA2910 min
- Cooperadora Carlos Della Penna12 min
- Libreria Sol verde2 min
- Biblioteca Dante Alighieri4 min
- Cine Teatro Brown3 min
- Popular Ateneo de la Boca5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of La Boca at -34.6335, -58.3590. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 81 street intersections per km², and blocks average 104 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across La Boca
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of La Boca. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Madero | 2.6 km | 92 |
| Recoleta, Buenos Aires | 5.9 km | 90 |
| Palermo | 8.4 km | 93 |
| Belgrano | 12 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Buenos Aires page.
Questions about walking in La Boca
Is La Boca walkable?
Yes. La Boca in Buenos Aires has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is La Boca more walkable than the rest of Buenos Aires?
La Boca is less walkable than Buenos Aires as a whole: it scores 86, against 90 for the 5 km around Buenos Aires's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Buenos Aires neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires?
Of the 5 Buenos Aires neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Belgrano (97), Palermo (93) and Puerto Madero (92).
How is the walkability score of La Boca 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 La Boca it is the average of 50 points spread evenly across the 1.3 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.