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title: "Is Seville walkable? Walkability score 86/100 · How Walkable"
description: "Seville scores 86/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Spain."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain/seville
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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# How walkable is Seville?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Seville (Sevilla) has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain.

86 out of 100: Very Walkable

Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #3 of 13 in Spain
*   #52 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   100 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=37.38672&lon=-5.98730&q=Seville%2C%20Spain) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

4,268 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Seville. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.

### Groceries

3.0 of 3 points

*   Orange Tree Sevilla, 2 min
*   Carrefour Express Menéndez y Pelayo - Sevilla, 3 min
*   MAS, 4 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Que Pollo Dos Hermanas, 1 min
*   La Judería, 1 min
*   Bar Carmela, 1 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Joyas Rocio Porres, 1 min
*   Tarantana, 1 min
*   Las B B B, 1 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Cafe Verde, 1 min
*   Calenteria 1860. Café Bar, 2 min
*   Jester - coffee & juices, 2 min

### Banks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Banco Santander, 2 min
*   CaixaBank Store, 4 min
*   Cajero CaixaBank, 8 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Jardines de Murillo, 2 min
*   Jardín de la Casa de Pilatos, 6 min
*   Plaza del Cristo de Burgos, 9 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Colegio Diocesano San Isidoro, 4 min
*   Escuela Infantil Ciempiés, 4 min
*   Api Sevilla, 5 min

### Books & libraries

1.0 of 1 point

*   Ltc, 3 min
*   Librería El AlmaZen del Alquimista, 4 min
*   Magiacadabra, 7 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   El Patio Andaluz, 2 min
*   La Casa del Flamenco, 2 min
*   Casa de la Memoria de al Andalus, 2 min

Measured from the centre at 37.3867, -5.9873, the point near Seville's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.

## Street layout

Within 800 m of the centre there are about 278 street intersections per km², and blocks average 53 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

## How far walkability reaches

Seville's score of 86 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 90 from 1 to 3 km out and 80 from 3 to 5 km out. 20 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 85% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Seville, one hexagon per square kilometre. 84% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 10, is 5 km to the south.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/spain/seville.svg?v=53794f6c9c3c)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Seville. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 100   | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 99    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 90    | 89%         | 27             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 80    | 78%         | 37             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                           | Distance | Score |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Córdoba, Spain](https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain/cordoba), Spain | 120 km   | 64    |
| [Málaga](https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain/malaga), Spain          | 156 km   | 80    |
| [Tangier](https://howwalkable.com/cities/morocco/tangier), Morocco    | 181 km   | 48    |
| [Lisbon](https://howwalkable.com/cities/portugal/lisbon), Portugal    | 316 km   | 85    |
| [Madrid](https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain/madrid), Spain          | 391 km   | 92    |

## Questions about walking in Seville

### Is Seville a walkable city?

Around its centre, yes. Seville has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 3rd of 13 cities in Spain and joint 52nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

### What is the most walkable city in Spain?

Madrid is the most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain, with a score of 92. Seville ranks 3rd with 86.

### How does Seville compare with nearby cities?

Seville is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 86, against Córdoba, Spain (64, 120 km away), Málaga (80, 156 km away) and Tangier (48, 181 km away).

### Which part of Seville is most walkable?

Seville's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 88) and falls most to the south (71).

### How is Seville's walkability score calculated?

For Seville it is the average of 71 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 60 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.

This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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