--- title: "Is Bauru walkable? Walkability score 64/100 · How Walkable" description: "Bauru scores 64/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Brazil." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/bauru updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Brazil](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil) 3. Bauru # How walkable is Bauru? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Bauru has a walkability score of 64 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 40th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other. 64 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #40 of 78 tied, in Brazil * #388 of 690 tied, worldwide * 91 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-22.33028&lon=-49.06056&q=Bauru%2C%20Brazil) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,732 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bauru. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 2.6 of 3 points * Confiança Supermercados - Nações, 7 min * Pão de Açúcar, 10 min * Emporio Vó Vilma, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Espaço Brasil Bauru Sp, 1 min * Made in Brasil, 1 min * Restaurante e Buffet Espaço Brasil, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * MiniJu Baby & Kids, 1 min * Droga Raia, 1 min * Protec Horse, 2 min ### Coffee 1.6 of 2 points * Cafe do Feirante, 8 min * Cafeteria Jolie Café em Bauru, 10 min * Café Bauhaus, 10 min ### Banks 0.8 of 1 point * Banco do Brasil, 8 min * Banco Itaú, 8 min * Sicoob UniCentro Br, 9 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Parque Vitória Régia, 2 min * Bosque da Comunidade, 11 min * Praça Sallim Haddad Neto, 15 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Colégio Ceta, 6 min * Faculdade Multivix Polo Ead Bauru Ensino A Distancia Graduação e Pós Graduação, 6 min * Interactive Bauru, 8 min ### Books & libraries 0.8 of 1 point * Psicovita, 9 min * Biblioteca FOB USP, 9 min * Emporio Cultural, 10 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Estúdio G3, 5 min * Auditório Profa. Dra. Maria Cecília Bevilacqua, 9 min * Teatro Universitario USP Bauru, 10 min Measured from the centre at -22.3303, -49.0606, the point near Bauru'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 155 street intersections per km², and blocks average 81 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Bauru's score of 64 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 55 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 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. 41% 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 Bauru, one hexagon per square kilometre. 40% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 4, is 4 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/brazil/bauru.svg?v=7b1974d4627c) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bauru. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 91 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 92 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 61% | 28 | | 3 to 5 km out | 55 | 20% | 46 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Piracicaba](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/piracicaba), Brazil | 152 km | 62 | | [São José do Rio Preto](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-jose-do-rio-preto), Brazil | 170 km | 64 | | [Ribeirão Preto](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/ribeirao-preto), Brazil | 181 km | 72 | | [Sorocaba](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sorocaba), Brazil | 211 km | 77 | | [Campinas](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/campinas), Brazil | 216 km | 80 | ## Questions about walking in Bauru ### Is Bauru a walkable city? Partly. Bauru has a walkability score of 64 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 91. 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 40th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 388th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in Brazil? São Paulo is the most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 95. Bauru ranks joint 40th with 64. ### How does Bauru compare with nearby cities? Bauru sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 64, against Piracicaba (62, 152 km away), São José do Rio Preto (64, 170 km away) and Ribeirão Preto (72, 181 km away). ### Which part of Bauru is most walkable? The streets just around Bauru's centre are its most walkable, averaging 92 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 91. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 68) and falls most to the south-east (43). ### How is Bauru's walkability score calculated? For Bauru it is the average of 81 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 33 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). 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