How walkable is Santos, São Paulo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Santos, São Paulo has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 16th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,183 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santos, São Paulo. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Supermercado Mar Pequeno 1, 3 min
- Supermercado Dia, 3 min
Restaurants & bars
- Terminal BBQ, 1 min
- ELO Gastronomia, 1 min
Shopping
- Kyowa Tapeçaria, 1 min
- Dekori Planejados, 1 min
Coffee
- Grao do Porto, 7 min
- Juicycafe, 7 min
Banks
- Sicoob UniCentro, 1 min
- Agência Bradesco, 7 min
Parks
- Praça Almirante Antônio Alves Câmara Júnior, 6 min
- Praça Fernandes Pacheco, 12 min
Schools
- Ipê Escola de Educação Infantil, 3 min
- Escola Santa Teresa - Berçário, Educação Infantil e Educação Fundamental I, 3 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca, 12 min
- Livraria Martins Fontes, 13 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cine Roxy, 8 min
- Breezy, 8 min
Measured from the centre at -23.9608, -46.3287, the point near Santos, São Paulo'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 121 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Santos, São Paulo's score of 77 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, 77 from 1 to 3 km out and 71 from 3 to 5 km out. 38 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. 66% 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 Santos, São Paulo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 77 | 62% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 71 | 60% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil | 6 km | 69 |
| Praia Grande, Brazil | 9 km | 68 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 35 km | 58 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 38 km | 80 |
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 39 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Santos, São Paulo
Is Santos, São Paulo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Santos, São Paulo has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most 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 16th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 170th 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. Santos, São Paulo ranks joint 16th with 77.
How does Santos, São Paulo compare with nearby cities?
Santos, São Paulo is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 77, against São Vicente, São Paulo (69, 6 km away), Praia Grande (68, 9 km away) and Mauá (58, 35 km away).
Which part of Santos, São Paulo is most walkable?
Santos'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 north (averaging 83) and falls most to the west (68).
How is Santos, São Paulo's walkability score calculated?
For Santos, São Paulo it is the average of 53 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 35 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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