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How walkable is Tondo?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Tondo has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Manila, which scores 89 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
989 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Tondo. The nearest grocery is Pritil Market, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and schools. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
- Super8 Grocery Warehouse9 min
- Puregold9 min
- Yakibuta1 min
- Master Babs1 min
- 7-Eleven2 min
- Bangladesh Garments Tutuban Commercial Center3 min
- Bo's Coffee SM San Lazaro4 min
- Blesspresso5 min
- Philippine National Bank5 min
- Metro Bank Pritil7 min
- Plaza Morga16 min
- Vitas Park16 min
- DSM - Dominican School Manila3 min
- General L. Geronimo Elementary School4 min
- ICAManila Learning Resource Center16 min
- Apples and Books Children Learning Center17 min
- Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo, Thailand22 min
- Podmon Theater26 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Tondo at 14.6189, 120.9660. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 184 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Tondo
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.7 km around the centre of Tondo. Rings mark 850 m and 1.7 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Manila
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Binondo | 2.3 km | 98 |
| Santa Cruz | 2.6 km | 99 |
| San Miguel | 3.9 km | 94 |
| Paco | 5.4 km | 96 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Manila page.
Questions about walking in Tondo
Is Tondo walkable?
Yes. Tondo in Manila has a walkability score of 88 out of 100 across the 1.7 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Tondo more walkable than the rest of Manila?
Tondo is about as walkable as Manila as a whole: it scores 88, against 89 for the 5 km around Manila's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Manila neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Manila?
Of the 5 Manila neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Santa Cruz (99), Binondo (98) and Paco (96).
How is the walkability score of Tondo 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 Tondo it is the average of 50 points spread evenly across the 1.7 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.