How walkable is Santa Fe, Argentina?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Santa Fe, Argentina has a walkability score of 61 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 6th most walkable of the 9 cities ranked in Argentina.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,124 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santa Fe, Argentina. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Bendita Tierra Tienda Fit & Natural, 6 min
- Uthgra Santa Fe, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Eva Perón, 1 min
- McDonald's, 1 min
Shopping
- Cabo Rojo, 1 min
- Ziba Santa Fe, 1 min
Coffee
- Moksha Cafe Bar, 4 min
- Lisandro Café, 5 min
Banks
- Sociedad Italo Argentina Roma, 3 min
- Macro, 3 min
Parks
- Plazoleta Suiza, 5 min
- Plaza Alberdi, 5 min
Schools
- Escuela N 6080 Guillermo Lehmann, 8 min
- Advice Preparatory School, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Mauro Yardin Librerias, 2 min
- Alicia Libros, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Uhlalá Café Concert, 6 min
- Espacios Educativos, 7 min
Measured from the centre at -31.6449, -60.7060, the point near Santa Fe, Argentina'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 97 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Santa Fe, Argentina's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 58 from 1 to 3 km out and 52 from 3 to 5 km out. 45 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. 54% 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 Santa Fe, Argentina. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 58 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 52 | 41% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rosario, Argentina | 145 km | 78 |
| Córdoba, Argentina, Argentina | 331 km | 76 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 395 km | 90 |
| Corrientes, Argentina | 500 km | 63 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | 555 km | 79 |
Questions about walking in Santa Fe, Argentina
Is Santa Fe, Argentina a walkable city?
Partly. Santa Fe, Argentina has a walkability score of 61 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 99. 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 6th of 9 cities in Argentina and joint 439th 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. Santa Fe, Argentina ranks 6th with 61.
How does Santa Fe, Argentina compare with nearby cities?
Santa Fe, Argentina is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Rosario (78, 145 km away), Córdoba, Argentina (76, 331 km away) and Buenos Aires (90, 395 km away).
Which part of Santa Fe, Argentina is most walkable?
Santa Fe's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 75) and falls most to the south (4).
How is Santa Fe, Argentina's walkability score calculated?
For Santa Fe, Argentina it is the average of 46 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 25 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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