How walkable is Guayaquil?
Guayaquil has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 2 cities ranked in Ecuador.
What's within walking distance
1,095 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guayaquil. The nearest grocery is Comercial Fierro C. Ltda., about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks and schools.
- Comercial Fierro C. Ltda.490 m · 6 min
- Fernández PPG610 m · 8 min
- TIA EL FORUM690 m · 9 min
- El Pez Volador200 m · 3 min
- Cevicheria Aqui Esta Marcelo's250 m · 3 min
- Cevichería El Raspadito260 m · 3 min
- Rhinof/Guayaquil80 m · 1 min
- Multijairos90 m · 1 min
- Sohind sa.160 m · 2 min
- Xtreme E-Sport Center690 m · 9 min
- Kraken Gaming Center750 m · 9 min
- Centro Cultural Cafe Galeria Barricaña1.0 km · 13 min
- Banco Pichincha530 m · 7 min
- Banco Internacional - Agencia Mercado Central880 m · 11 min
- Del Bank1.7 km · 21 min
- Parque La Victoria590 m · 7 min
- Plaza Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno760 m · 9 min
- Parque Centenario800 m · 10 min
- Ati II Institute Pillahuaso340 m · 4 min
- UEIS350 m · 4 min
- Colegio Nacional Rita Lecumberri420 m · 5 min
- Distrilib730 m · 9 min
- Punto De Bendición1.1 km · 14 min
- Librería Coquito1.2 km · 16 min
- guayaquil.online610 m · 8 min
- Presley Norton Museum630 m · 8 min
- Microteatro GYE850 m · 11 min
Measured from the representative point at -2.1917, -79.8940. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 162 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 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 64 to 95, and Guayaquil's score of 91 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 94 | Map |
| 1 km north | 95 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 64 | Map |
| 1 km south | 89 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 76 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 91 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Quito, Ecuador | 266 km | 55 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 666 km | 98 |
| Cali, Colombia | 730 km | 80 |
| Bogotá, Colombia | 996 km | 91 |
| Medellín, Colombia | 1,055 km | 92 |
Questions about walking in Guayaquil
Is Guayaquil a walkable city?
Yes. Central Guayaquil has a walkability score of 91 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 2 cities in Ecuador and 130th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Ecuador?
Guayaquil is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in Ecuador, with a score of 91. Quito is second with 55.
How does Guayaquil compare with nearby cities?
Guayaquil sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Guayaquil scores 91, against Quito (55, 266 km away), Trujillo (98, 666 km away) and Cali (80, 730 km away).
How is Guayaquil'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 Guayaquil 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.