How walkable is Guatemala City?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Guatemala City has a walkability score of 68 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It ranks joint 329th of 690 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance of the centre
815 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guatemala City. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- AgroChina, 10 min
- Chengs, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Red Zebra Bar & Pub, 2 min
- Café del Callejón, 2 min
Shopping
- Carniceria Local 102, 1 min
- Mercado La Placita, 1 min
Coffee
- El Cafetalito, 9 min
- Cafetería El Álamo, 9 min
Banks
- Banco CHN, 7 min
Parks
- Plaza Barrios, 6 min
- Parque Enrique Gómez Carrillo, 9 min
Schools
- LICEO Guatemalteco De Computación, 7 min
- Colegio El Rosario, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Librería Marquense, 4 min
- Hemeroteca Nacional de Guatemala Lic. Clemente Marroquín Rojas, 6 min
Culture & entertainment
- Arena Coliseo Guatemala, 3 min
- Museo de la Tipografía Nacional de Guatemala, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 14.6291, -90.5156, the point near Guatemala City'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 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Guatemala City's score of 68 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 66 from 3 to 5 km out. 54% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Guatemala City. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 41% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 66 | 55% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| San Salvador, El Salvador | 178 km | 66 |
| Tapachula, Mexico | 190 km | 47 |
| San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 284 km | 52 |
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 362 km | 49 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico | 365 km | 67 |
Questions about walking in Guatemala City
Is Guatemala City a walkable city?
Partly. Guatemala City has a walkability score of 68 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 95. 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 329th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Guatemala City compare with nearby cities?
Guatemala City is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 68, against San Salvador (66, 178 km away), Tapachula (47, 190 km away) and San Pedro Sula (52, 284 km away).
Which part of Guatemala City is most walkable?
Guatemala City's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 88) and falls most to the north (43).
How is Guatemala City's walkability score calculated?
For Guatemala City it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 46 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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