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title: "Is Acapulco walkable? Walkability score 61/100"
description: "Acapulco scores 61/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Mexico."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/acapulco
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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2.  [Mexico](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico)
3.  Acapulco

# How walkable is Acapulco?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

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.

61 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #44 of 51 tied, in Mexico
*   #439 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   88 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=16.86109&lon=-99.89718&q=Acapulco%2C%20Mexico) 

## 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

2.6 of 3 points

*   Soriana Mercado Acapulco Centro, 7 min
*   Neto Mercado Campesino, 8 min
*   Abarrotera Alarcon, 9 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Chuchos, 2 min
*   Restaurante Antojitos Mexicanos Amigo Simón, 2 min
*   El Amigo Simón, 2 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Autopartes El Cuate, 1 min
*   Refaccionaria Torres, 2 min
*   Alejandra Boutique, 3 min

### Coffee

1.2 of 2 points

*   Protein Club Oveja Verde, 8 min
*   Icónica Digital, 18 min
*   El Despunte, 20 min

### Banks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Scotiabank Acapulco, 5 min
*   Banco BBVA, 6 min
*   Banco Santander Smart, 8 min

### Parks

0.8 of 1 point

*   Parque Papagayo, 12 min
*   Panteón San Francisco, 15 min
*   Parque de la Reina, 22 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Colegio La Fontaine, 2 min
*   Escuela Primaria Mat. Prof. Antonio Barbosa H., 4 min
*   Colegio Leopoldo DÍAz, 5 min

### Books & libraries

0.6 of 1 point

*   Librería Cristiana El Señor es mi Pastor, 12 min
*   Imperial Acapulco Gro., 15 min
*   Papeleria El Partenon, 20 min

### Culture & entertainment

1.0 of 1 point

*   Storyland Acapulco, 4 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Acapulco, one hexagon per square kilometre. 45% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 5 km to the north.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/acapulco.svg?v=88cf5b369b25)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 88    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 89    | 100%        | 6              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66    | 55%         | 20             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 43    | 7%          | 14             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                                  | Distance | Score |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Cuernavaca](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/cuernavaca), Mexico                       | 242 km   | 67    |
| [Toluca](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/toluca), Mexico                               | 273 km   | 72    |
| [Mexico City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/mexico-city), Mexico                     | 299 km   | 95    |
| [Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/ciudad-nezahualcoyotl), Mexico | 299 km   | 83    |
| [Naucalpan](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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