How walkable is Salta?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Salta has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the least walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Argentina.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,328 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Salta. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- La Friulana, 2 min
- Super Market Salta, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Panaderia y Despensa Tres Cerritos, 2 min
- Rosmari Helados, 2 min
Shopping
- Optica Daruich Lent, 1 min
- Regalarte, 1 min
Coffee
- Havanna Argentina, 3 min
- Bici-Cafe Salta, 3 min
Banks
- Credicoop, 5 min
- Macro, 5 min
Parks
- Plaza Belgrano, 8 min
- Plaza General Güemes, 8 min
Schools
- Colegio San Francisco de Asis, 6 min
- IFAO Salta, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Privada Manuel Joaquin Belgrano, 4 min
- San Francisco library, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Fundación Salta, 2 min
- Teatro Nuestra Senora del Huerto, 2 min
Measured from the centre at -24.7870, -65.4076, the point near Salta's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre 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.
How far walkability reaches
Salta's score of 55 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 67 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 25% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Salta. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 67 | 46% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 2% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | 225 km | 58 |
| Antofagasta, Chile | 521 km | 73 |
| Corrientes, Argentina | 722 km | 63 |
| Córdoba, Argentina, Argentina | 745 km | 76 |
| Asunción, Paraguay | 786 km | 67 |
Questions about walking in Salta
Is Salta a walkable city?
Partly. Salta has a walkability score of 55 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 9th of 9 cities in Argentina and joint 520th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Argentina?
Buenos Aires is the most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Argentina, with a score of 90. Salta ranks 9th with 55.
How does Salta compare with nearby cities?
Salta is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against San Miguel de Tucumán (58, 225 km away), Antofagasta (73, 521 km away) and Corrientes (63, 722 km away).
Which part of Salta is most walkable?
Salta's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 62) and falls most to the east (16).
How is Salta's walkability score calculated?
For Salta it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 18 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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