How walkable is San Diego?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
San Diego has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Bogotá, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,810 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of San Diego. The nearest grocery is El Konny, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Sumafrut7 min
- Éxito San Martín11 min
- Tierra Colombiana1 min
- Restaurante El Virrey1 min
- Opera Centro Comercial2 min
- Mi zona Digital2 min
- Dunkin'1 min
- Luigi Ristorante e Caffe1 min
- San Diego | Banco de Bogotá2 min
- Centro Especializado de Vivienda Grandes Constructoras | Banco de Bogotá2 min
- Parque de la Independencia4 min
- Parque Bicentenario5 min
- Medellín & Durán - Abogados11 min
- National College Externado Camilo Torres13 min
- Grupo Cultural Andino S.A.9 min
- Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia9 min
- Museo del Oro Bogota!2 min
- Museo Nacional de Colombia4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of San Diego at 4.6144, -74.0704. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 148 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across San Diego
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of San Diego. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bogotá
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| La Candelaria | 2 km | 91 |
| Quiroga | 6.6 km | 77 |
| Carvajal | 7.6 km | 74 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bogotá page.
Questions about walking in San Diego
Is San Diego walkable?
Yes. San Diego in Bogotá has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is San Diego more walkable than the rest of Bogotá?
San Diego is more walkable than Bogotá as a whole: it scores 97, against 81 for the 5 km around Bogotá's centre. It ranks 1st 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 San Diego 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 San Diego it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m 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.