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How walkable is Pretoria?
Pretoria has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 cities ranked in South Africa.
What's within walking distance
569 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Pretoria. The nearest grocery is Olivia 101, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, parks and schools.
- Olivia 101110 m · 1 min
- KE Marketing company110 m · 1 min
- FreshStop500 m · 6 min
- Debonairs Pizza (Official)210 m · 3 min
- Pretoria O Bar ( Kasi Gp )420 m · 5 min
- KFC480 m · 6 min
- Smd Princess Park150 m · 2 min
- Home Hyper City210 m · 3 min
- Totalguard Workwear270 m · 3 min
- Seattle Coffee Company190 m · 2 min
- Cafe Flava1.8 km · 22 min
- Mugg & Bean On The Move1.8 km · 22 min
- Nedbank, Pretoria580 m · 7 min
- Nedbank1.1 km · 13 min
- Landbank1.5 km · 19 min
- Prince's Park170 m · 2 min
- Unnamed park190 m · 2 min
- Pretoria Showgrounds1.0 km · 13 min
- Corpus Chrirus Ductus Pre School240 m · 3 min
- Al-Makaz- Furqaan Institute560 m · 7 min
- Smart Start Nursery School560 m · 7 min
- Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd1.0 km · 13 min
- Directorate Traffic Safety Library1.0 km · 13 min
- Council for Geoscience1.0 km · 13 min
- Ditšong Kruger Museum600 m · 7 min
- Kruger House Museum620 m · 8 min
- Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the representative point at -25.7494, 28.1792. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 43 street intersections per km², and blocks average 134 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 4%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 58 to 99, and Pretoria's score of 85 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 96 | Map |
| 1 km north | 58 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 83 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km south | 91 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 85 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 75 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 53 km | 96 |
| Maputo, Mozambique | 441 km | 86 |
| Durban, South Africa | 537 km | 99 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe | 930 km | 75 |
| Gqeberha, South Africa | 948 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Pretoria
Is Pretoria a walkable city?
Yes. Central Pretoria has a walkability score of 85 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 4th of 5 cities in South Africa and 170th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in South Africa?
Durban is the most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in South Africa, with a score of 99. Pretoria ranks 4th with 85.
How does Pretoria compare with nearby cities?
Pretoria is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Pretoria scores 85, against Johannesburg (96, 53 km away), Maputo (86, 441 km away) and Durban (99, 537 km away).
How is Pretoria's walkability score 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 Pretoria it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.