South Beach is the 36th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with 10,493 residents.
South Beach has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: Yerba Buena, Financial District, Mission Bay, Chinatown, South of Market, Downtown and Telegraph Hill.
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.

Most errands can be accomplished on foot in South Beach.
South Beach is the 36th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with a Walk Score of 88.
The best San Francisco neighborhoods for walkability are Chinatown, Financial District and Tenderloin.
Compare South Beach to other San Francisco neighborhoods.
Rank # |
Name |
Walk Score |
Transit Score |
Bike Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Potrero Hill | 88 | 69 | 66 |
| 35 | Parnassus / Ashbury | 88 | 79 | 70 |
| 36 | South Beach | 88 | 99 | 85 |
| 37 | St. Francis Wood | 87 | 76 | 65 |
| 38 | Lake | 87 | 70 | 81 |
There are about 210 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in South Beach. People in South Beach can walk to an average of 17 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.
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World-class public transportation.
South Beach has world-class public transportation and about 72 bus, 4 subway, 7 light rail and 2 ferry lines passing through it.
The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from South Beach on public transit.
South Beach has about 35 car shares from City CarShare, RelayRides, Zipcar and Getaround.
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Biking is convenient for most trips.
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