How walkable is Santiago?
Santiago has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 98th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
2,940 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santiago. The nearest grocery is Verdumarket, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Verdumarket290 m · 4 min
- Carmen / Sta. Isabel540 m · 7 min
- Lider Express610 m · 8 min
- Panadería La Fama50 m · 1 min
- La Pica 3150 m · 2 min
- Fusión Bistró270 m · 3 min
- Frenos Aspillaga40 m · 1 min
- full autopartes50 m · 1 min
- Sasval 48260 m · 1 min
- Labana610 m · 8 min
- Kiosko Roca960 m · 12 min
- We Are Four Coffee Roasters1.0 km · 13 min
- Banco Santander370 m · 5 min
- Banco BCI840 m · 11 min
- Bancochile Central920 m · 11 min
- Plaza Freire490 m · 6 min
- Plaza San Isidro710 m · 9 min
- Plaza de los Artesanos740 m · 9 min
- Liceo Confederación Suiza210 m · 3 min
- Jardín Infantil Pedro Aguirre Cerda370 m · 5 min
- Escuela Republica O. Del Uruguay400 m · 5 min
- Biblioteca Ucsh890 m · 11 min
- Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana - Chile1000 m · 12 min
- Librería y Distribuidora el Sol1000 m · 12 min
- Estudio Lira160 m · 2 min
- Home Records400 m · 5 min
- Crearock Salas de Ensayo530 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at -33.4524, -70.6389. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 109 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 83 to 99, and Santiago's score of 94 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 95 | Map |
| 1 km north | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 83 | Map |
| 1 km south | 89 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 84 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba, Argentina | 648 km | 94 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1,139 km | 99 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | 1,341 km | 98 |
| Asunción, Paraguay | 1,555 km | 95 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 1,877 km | 98 |
Questions about walking in Santiago
Is Santiago a walkable city?
Yes. Central Santiago has a walkability score of 94 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 98th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Santiago compare with nearby cities?
Santiago is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Santiago scores 94, against Córdoba (94, 648 km away), Buenos Aires (99, 1139 km away) and Montevideo (98, 1341 km away).
How is Santiago's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Santiago it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.