How walkable is Vedado?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Vedado has a walkability score of 77 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 most walkable of 3 neighbourhoods ranked in Havana, which scores 41 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
571 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Vedado. The nearest grocery is Kiosko Infanta y O, about 17 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for groceries and banks.
- Tempo17 min
- Heladería café22 min
- 1909 Downtown2 min
- Rey & Gaby2 min
- Tienda de Gremiio ( Anime Otaku Friki )2 min
- LAs Flores Boutique2 min
- Luna Café4 min
- Café Restaurante Cuatro Lunas5 min
- Parque Riviera o de los Roqueros1 min
- Unnamed park1 min
- Escuela Primaria Gonzalo De Quesada10 min
- Escuela Primaria Arturo Montori11 min
- Biblioteca Médica Nacional de Cuba14 min
- Librería Ismaelillo23 min
- Laboratorio Nacional de Música Electroacústica - LNME7 min
- Museo de Artes Decorativas8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Vedado at 23.1364, -82.3880. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 95 street intersections per km², and blocks average 96 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Vedado
- 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 Vedado. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Havana
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chinatown | 2.3 km | 74 |
| Miramar | 4.9 km | 51 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Havana page.
Questions about walking in Vedado
Is Vedado walkable?
Yes. Vedado in Havana has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Vedado more walkable than the rest of Havana?
Vedado is more walkable than Havana as a whole: it scores 77, against 41 for the 5 km around Havana's centre. It ranks 1st of the 3 Havana neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Havana?
Of the 3 Havana neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Vedado (77), Chinatown (74) and Miramar (51).
How is the walkability score of Vedado 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 Vedado 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.