How walkable is Lastarria?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Lastarria has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Santiago, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,539 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Lastarria. The nearest grocery is Lider, 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.
- Unimarc6 min
- Punto Saludable7 min
- Le Fournil1 min
- Mulato1 min
- Plasticina Zul1 min
- Natural Magic Respaldo1 min
- 3841 Coffee Roasters1 min
- Cafe Vergnano 18821 min
- BancoEstado6 min
- Caja Auxiliar Banco Santander Hospital UC6 min
- Cerro Santa Lucía3 min
- Plaza Mártires de Carabineros5 min
- Little Lions9 min
- Instituto Nacional10 min
- El Cid Campeador2 min
- Librería Ulises3 min
- Museo Arqueológico de Santiago1 min
- Museo de Artes Visuales MAVI UC1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Lastarria at -33.4380, -70.6410. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Lastarria
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Lastarria. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Santiago
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barrio Bellavista | 800 m | 96 |
| Barrio Brasil | 2.3 km | 98 |
| Barrio Yungay | 2.9 km | 96 |
| Sanhattan | 4.4 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Santiago page.
Questions about walking in Lastarria
Is Lastarria walkable?
Yes. Lastarria in Santiago has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Lastarria more walkable than the rest of Santiago?
Lastarria is more walkable than Santiago as a whole: it scores 99, against 86 for the 5 km around Santiago's centre. It ranks 1st of the 5 Santiago neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Santiago?
Of the 5 Santiago neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Lastarria (99), Barrio Brasil (98) and Barrio Yungay (96).
How is the walkability score of Lastarria 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 Lastarria it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.