How walkable is Barranquilla?
Barranquilla has a walkability score of 70 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 4 cities ranked in Colombia.
What's within walking distance
644 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Barranquilla. The nearest grocery is Éxito Murillo - Barranquilla, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for coffee, banks and books & libraries.
- Éxito Murillo - Barranquilla540 m · 7 min
- Olímpica Chiquinquirá670 m · 8 min
- Distribuciones Jacqnest Limitada900 m · 11 min
- Meiz Caimán del Rio460 m · 6 min
- Casa Vieja Restaurante460 m · 6 min
- Paradise beach house600 m · 7 min
- estadero rio grande10 m · 1 min
- Muebles Zuisa30 m · 1 min
- Droguería La Auxiliadora Murillo230 m · 3 min
- Comunicaciones Cenitel1.2 km · 16 min
- Fedecafe Local 26A2.0 km · 25 min
- Cooperativa del Magisterio del Atlantico1.4 km · 18 min
- Coouninorte1.6 km · 20 min
- Banco Davivienda Cra 431.6 km · 20 min
- Parque Calancala380 m · 5 min
- Parque Universal620 m · 8 min
- Parque Almendra Tropical790 m · 10 min
- Colegio Distrital Jose Eusebio Caro300 m · 4 min
- I.E.D. Karl Parrish600 m · 8 min
- Colegio Sindeoterma920 m · 12 min
- Biblioteca Pública Departamental Meira Delmar1.3 km · 16 min
- Libreria Cristiana de Colombia1.9 km · 24 min
- El portal de los Libros2.0 km · 25 min
- Antigua Intendencia Fluvial De Barranquilla1.2 km · 15 min
- Family Planet1.3 km · 16 min
- Soft Jazz1.4 km · 17 min
Measured from the representative point at 10.9730, -74.7892. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 123 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 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 52 to 89, and Barranquilla's score of 70 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 75 | Map |
| 1 km north | 89 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 58 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 52 | Map |
| 1 km south | 63 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 77 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 70 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Medellín, Colombia | 533 km | 92 |
| Bogotá, Colombia | 712 km | 91 |
| Cali, Colombia | 861 km | 80 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | 866 km | 72 |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 987 km | 89 |
Questions about walking in Barranquilla
Is Barranquilla a walkable city?
Yes. Central Barranquilla has a walkability score of 70 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 4th of 4 cities in Colombia and 235th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Colombia?
Medellín is the most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in Colombia, with a score of 92. Barranquilla ranks 4th with 70.
How does Barranquilla compare with nearby cities?
Barranquilla is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Barranquilla scores 70, against Medellín (92, 533 km away), Bogotá (91, 712 km away) and Cali (80, 861 km away).
How is Barranquilla'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 Barranquilla 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.