How walkable is Carvajal?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Carvajal has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Bogotá, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,046 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Carvajal. The nearest grocery is Olímpica Kennedy, about 21 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for groceries.
- Metro Alquería22 min
- Fruty Kennedy24 min
- Piqueteadero El Sangileño2 min
- Bar El Apero2 min
- Carpintería Bolivar2 min
- Abrasivos Del Sur Ltda3 min
- Velo Taller9 min
- Juan Valdez Café10 min
- Colpatria Bogotá KENNEDY21 min
- Financiera Comultrasan22 min
- Parque público Carvajal II6 min
- Parque Maracaná12 min
- Colegio Muñecos y Figuras11 min
- Colegio Alfonso López Pumarejo14 min
- holy_spirit_librerias19 min
- The Wall CB7 min
- Holy karaoke9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Carvajal at 4.6137, -74.1386. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 147 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Carvajal
- 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 Carvajal. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bogotá
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Quiroga | 4.5 km | 77 |
| San Diego | 7.6 km | 97 |
| La Candelaria | 7.7 km | 91 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bogotá page.
Questions about walking in Carvajal
Is Carvajal walkable?
Yes. Carvajal in Bogotá has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Carvajal more walkable than the rest of Bogotá?
Carvajal is less walkable than Bogotá as a whole: it scores 74, against 81 for the 5 km around Bogotá's centre. It ranks 4th of the 4 Bogotá neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Bogotá?
Of the 4 Bogotá neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are San Diego (97), La Candelaria (91) and Quiroga (77).
How is the walkability score of Carvajal 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 Carvajal 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.