How walkable is Acapulco?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez) has a walkability score of 61 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 44th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
832 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Acapulco. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Neto Mercado Campesino, 8 min
- Abarrotera Alarcon, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restaurante Antojitos Mexicanos Amigo Simón, 2 min
- El Amigo Simón, 2 min
Shopping
- Refaccionaria Torres, 2 min
- Alejandra Boutique, 3 min
Coffee
- Icónica Digital, 18 min
- El Despunte, 20 min
Banks
- Banco BBVA, 6 min
- Banco Santander Smart, 8 min
Parks
- Panteón San Francisco, 15 min
- Parque de la Reina, 22 min
Schools
- Escuela Primaria Mat. Prof. Antonio Barbosa H., 4 min
- Colegio Leopoldo DÍAz, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Imperial Acapulco Gro., 15 min
- Papeleria El Partenon, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cine Bar Imperial, 5 min
- Museo histórico naval de Acapulco, 15 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 16.8611, -99.8972, the point near Acapulco'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 126 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
Acapulco's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 43 from 3 to 5 km out. 51 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. 45% 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 Acapulco. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 88 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 55% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 43 | 7% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cuernavaca, Mexico | 242 km | 67 |
| Toluca, Mexico | 273 km | 72 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 299 km | 95 |
| Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | 299 km | 83 |
| Naucalpan, Mexico | 301 km | 77 |
Questions about walking in Acapulco
Is Acapulco a walkable city?
Partly. Acapulco has a walkability score of 61 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 88. 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 44th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 439th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Mexico?
Mexico City is the most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with a score of 95. Acapulco ranks joint 44th with 61.
How does Acapulco compare with nearby cities?
Acapulco is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Cuernavaca (67, 242 km away), Toluca (72, 273 km away) and Mexico City (95, 299 km away).
Which part of Acapulco is most walkable?
The streets just around Acapulco's centre are its most walkable, averaging 89 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 88. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 73) and falls most to the north (16).
How is Acapulco's walkability score calculated?
For Acapulco it is the average of 40 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 18 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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