How walkable is Bucaramanga?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Bucaramanga has a walkability score of 51 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 8th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,778 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bucaramanga. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mercasur Centro., 3 min
- Mr. Perro_bucaramanga, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Karaoke Doña Petrona del Mar, 1 min
- Restaurante Terraza Trinitarios, 1 min
Shopping
- Calzado Labrador, 1 min
- Tommy Hilfiger, 1 min
Coffee
- Plantaciones Café & Bocattas, 4 min
- Terraza Café Bucarica, 5 min
Banks
- Banco de la República, 4 min
- Davivienda, 6 min
Parks
- Parque Santander, 3 min
- Parque Simón Bolívar, 4 min
Schools
- Acoandes School, 7 min
- Unidad Preescolar Personitas, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Publica Gabriel Turbay, 11 min
- Libreria Atenas, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Contraloría General de la Republica, 3 min
- Aqua Studio Acuarios Plantados., 4 min
Measured from the centre at 7.1211, -73.1212, the point near Bucaramanga'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 186 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Bucaramanga's score of 51 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 30 from 3 to 5 km out. 29 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. 39% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bucaramanga. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 48% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 30 | 19% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cúcuta, Colombia | 110 km | 51 |
| Bello, Antioquia, Colombia | 284 km | 53 |
| Medellín, Colombia | 288 km | 80 |
| Bogotá, Colombia | 300 km | 81 |
| Soacha, Colombia | 308 km | 50 |
Questions about walking in Bucaramanga
Is Bucaramanga a walkable city?
Partly. Bucaramanga has a walkability score of 51 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. 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 joint 8th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 582nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Colombia?
Bogotá is the most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with a score of 81. Bucaramanga ranks joint 8th with 51.
How does Bucaramanga compare with nearby cities?
Bucaramanga is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Cúcuta (51, 110 km away), Bello, Antioquia (53, 284 km away) and Medellín (80, 288 km away).
Which part of Bucaramanga is most walkable?
Bucaramanga's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 66) and falls most to the north-east (6).
How is Bucaramanga's walkability score calculated?
For Bucaramanga it is the average of 62 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 24 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. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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