How walkable is Ibagué?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Ibagué has a walkability score of 54 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 5th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
892 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Ibagué. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Surtiplaza - Acqua, 10 min
- Pachito Parrilla, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Capitan Lechon, 3 min
- Los pinchos del calarca, 3 min
Shopping
- Variedades Karuna, 4 min
- Abracadabra Muebles | Fábrica de muebles en Ibagué, 5 min
Coffee
- Maromas Café & Bar Rock, 6 min
- Biobike, 9 min
Banks
- Piedrapintada | Banco de Bogotá, 10 min
- Calle Cuarta | - Banco de Bogotá, 11 min
Parks
- Parque Lídice Limonar V Sector, 5 min
- Parque La Toscana++, 7 min
Schools
- Jardín Infantil Campus Académico Click, 10 min
- Jardín Infantil Mundo Mágico, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Rafael Parga Cortes, 21 min
Culture & entertainment
- Mariachi Veracruz Iba, 9 min
- Royal Films Acqua Ibagué, 9 min
Further than usual
- The nearest library or bookshop is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 4.4396, -75.2096, the point near Ibagué'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 262 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Ibagué's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 from 3 to 5 km out. 40 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. 37% 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 Ibagué. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 54 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 9% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia, Colombia, Colombia | 53 km | 41 |
| Pereira, Colombia, Colombia | 69 km | 45 |
| Manizales, Colombia | 78 km | 42 |
| Soacha, Colombia | 111 km | 50 |
| Bogotá, Colombia | 126 km | 81 |
Questions about walking in Ibagué
Is Ibagué a walkable city?
Partly. Ibagué has a walkability score of 54 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 91. 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 5th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 543rd 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. Ibagué ranks joint 5th with 54.
How does Ibagué compare with nearby cities?
Ibagué is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Armenia, Colombia (41, 53 km away), Pereira, Colombia (45, 69 km away) and Manizales (42, 78 km away).
Which part of Ibagué is most walkable?
Ibagué's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 71) and falls most to the north (2).
How is Ibagué's walkability score calculated?
For Ibagué it is the average of 51 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 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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