--- title: "Is San Miguel de Tucumán walkable? Walkability score 58/100" description: "San Miguel de Tucumán scores 58/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina/san-miguel-de-tucuman updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Argentina](https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina) 3. San Miguel de Tucumán # How walkable is San Miguel de Tucumán? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 San Miguel de Tucumán has a walkability score of 58 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 joint 7th most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Argentina, with 1 other. 58 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #7 of 9 tied, in Argentina * #484 of 690 tied, worldwide * 98 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-26.82768&lon=-65.21303&q=San%20Miguel%20de%20Tucum%C3%A1n%2C%20Argentina) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,215 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central San Miguel de Tucumán. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Avanti Pastas, 3 min * Megapollo Pollerías, 5 min * Tolva Mercado Natural, 8 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Club Coffee Drugstore de la Milanesa, 1 min * Pizuela comidas y cafe, 3 min * La Torera Cervecería, 4 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Finas Alquiler de Vestidos, 1 min * Ferrekit, 1 min * Electrus Tucuman, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Amaretto Resto Cafe, 4 min * DelTurista, 5 min * Dolce Caffe, 5 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Galicia, 6 min * Macro, 6 min * Banco Santiago del Estero, 7 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Plaza Libertad, 10 min * Plaza Alberdi, 11 min * Plaza Alfredo Gramajo Gutiérrez, 15 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Bernardo de Irigoyen, 5 min * Cens 114, 5 min * Escuela Hipólito Irigoyen San Miguel De Tucumán, 6 min ### Books & libraries 0.9 of 1 point * Libreria Anteojitos Tucuman, 7 min * Librería Y Bar Cúspide, 7 min * Libreria del Centro, 7 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Teatro Paul Groussac, 5 min * Centro Cultural Juan B. Teran, 5 min * Sala NoNiNo Sur, 11 min Measured from the centre at -26.8277, -65.2130, the point near San Miguel de Tucumán'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 65 street intersections per km², and blocks average 120 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests. ## How far walkability reaches San Miguel de Tucumán's score of 58 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 32% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central San Miguel de Tucumán, one hexagon per square kilometre. 32% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 5 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/argentina/san-miguel-de-tucuman.svg?v=eafbe14db403) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central San Miguel de Tucumán. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 98 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 96 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 63% | 30 | | 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 6% | 53 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ----- | | [Salta](https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina/salta), Argentina | 225 km | 55 | | [Córdoba, Argentina](https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina/cordoba), Argentina | 521 km | 76 | | [Antofagasta](https://howwalkable.com/cities/chile/antofagasta), Chile | 630 km | 73 | | [Corrientes](https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina/corrientes), Argentina | 636 km | 63 | | [Santa Fe, Argentina](https://howwalkable.com/cities/argentina/santa-fe), Argentina | 693 km | 61 | ## Questions about walking in San Miguel de Tucumán ### Is San Miguel de Tucumán a walkable city? Partly. San Miguel de Tucumán has a walkability score of 58 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 98. 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 joint 7th of 9 cities in Argentina and joint 484th 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. San Miguel de Tucumán ranks joint 7th with 58. ### How does San Miguel de Tucumán compare with nearby cities? San Miguel de Tucumán sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 58, against Salta (55, 225 km away), Córdoba, Argentina (76, 521 km away) and Antofagasta (73, 630 km away). ### Which part of San Miguel de Tucumán is most walkable? San Miguel de Tucumán's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 65) and falls most to the south-east (39). ### How is San Miguel de Tucumán's walkability score calculated? For San Miguel de Tucumán it is the average of 90 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 29 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. 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