How walkable is Montevideo?
Montevideo has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 57th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
1,312 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Montevideo. The nearest grocery is Kiosko "La Casita Express", about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Kiosko "La Casita Express"390 m · 5 min
- Conaprole800 m · 10 min
- Ta-Ta Supermercados820 m · 10 min
- Alejandro Chichiraldi sugar art studio80 m · 1 min
- Tequeños La Rambla90 m · 1 min
- Verde Comidas Naturales120 m · 1 min
- La Casa de las Velas80 m · 1 min
- Emexem80 m · 1 min
- Remates Narvaja90 m · 1 min
- Minerva Café120 m · 2 min
- Starbucks590 m · 7 min
- McCafé600 m · 7 min
- Santander Pablo De María760 m · 9 min
- Banco Republica - Sucursal 19 de junio770 m · 10 min
- República770 m · 10 min
- Espacio Libre Arquitecto Ildefonso Arostegui300 m · 4 min
- Plaza de los Treinta Y Tres560 m · 7 min
- Parque General Líber Seregni750 m · 9 min
- Escuela Primaria (ACJ)180 m · 2 min
- Centro de Atención a la Infancia Catalina Parma de Beisso210 m · 3 min
- Liceo Número 32 Guayabo580 m · 7 min
- Librería Ruben120 m · 1 min
- Librería Minerva Libros120 m · 2 min
- Feria de libros en Tristán Narvaja170 m · 2 min
- La Trastienda Club50 m · 1 min
- Teatro Stella D'Italia270 m · 3 min
- Museo Peñarol470 m · 6 min
Measured from the representative point at -34.8988, -56.1787. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 79 to 100, and Montevideo's score of 98 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 89 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 98 | Map |
| 1 km south | 89 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 79 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 203 km | 99 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 715 km | 98 |
| Córdoba, Argentina | 841 km | 94 |
| Asunción, Paraguay | 1,080 km | 95 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 1,247 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Montevideo
Is Montevideo a walkable city?
Yes. Central Montevideo has a walkability score of 98 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 57th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Montevideo compare with nearby cities?
Montevideo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Montevideo scores 98, against Buenos Aires (99, 203 km away), Porto Alegre (98, 715 km away) and Córdoba (94, 841 km away).
How is Montevideo'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 Montevideo 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.