--- title: "Is Cancún walkable? Walkability score 75/100 · How Walkable" description: "Cancún scores 75/100 for walkability (Very 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/cancun updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Mexico](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico) 3. Cancún # How walkable is Cancún? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Cancún has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 18th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 4 others. 75 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #18 of 51 tied, in Mexico * #201 of 690 tied, worldwide * 93 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=21.15484&lon=-86.83452&q=Canc%C3%BAn%2C%20Mexico) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,726 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cancún. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Walmart, 2 min * MEGA Comercial Mexicana, 11 min * Chedraui, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * McDonalds, 1 min * Sushi Ken, 1 min * La Gelateria Roma, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Tu Empeño Efectivo, 1 min * Plaza Hollywood, 1 min * Cristy's Boutique, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Starbucks, 1 min * Café con Gracia, 5 min * La Cafeteca, 6 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * BBVA, 1 min * Banorte, 1 min * Banamex, 1 min ### Parks 0.9 of 1 point * Camellón sunyaxchen, 14 min * Parque del pintor, 14 min * sin nombre, 14 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Colegio Lancaster, 1 min * Lawrence School, 6 min * Instituto Cancún La Salle, 7 min ### Books & libraries 0.1 of 1 point * Librerias Dante, 25 min * Librería Camino y Vida, 26 min * Librerias Plenitud Cancún, 27 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Planetario de Cancún Kayok, 4 min * Coliseo, 4 min * The Belize Zoo & Tropical Education Center, 12 min ### Further than usual * The nearest park is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked. * The nearest library or bookshop is 25 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked. Measured from the centre at 21.1548, -86.8345, the point near Cancún'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 211 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Cancún's score of 75 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 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. 76% 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 Cancún, one hexagon per square kilometre. 76% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 7, is 3 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/cancun.svg?v=cb7581480ef9) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Cancún. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 93 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 92 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 92% | 25 | | 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 61% | 36 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Mérida, Yucatán](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/merida), Mexico | 289 km | 88 | | [Havana](https://howwalkable.com/cities/cuba/havana), Cuba | 509 km | 41 | | [San Pedro Sula](https://howwalkable.com/cities/honduras/san-pedro-sula), Honduras | 643 km | 52 | | [Villahermosa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/villahermosa), Mexico | 731 km | 61 | | [Tegucigalpa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/honduras/tegucigalpa), Honduras | 790 km | 49 | ## Questions about walking in Cancún ### Is Cancún a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Cancún has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 93. 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 18th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 201st 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. Cancún ranks joint 18th with 75. ### How does Cancún compare with nearby cities? Cancún sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Mérida, Yucatán (88, 289 km away), Havana (41, 509 km away) and San Pedro Sula (52, 643 km away). ### Which part of Cancún is most walkable? Cancún's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 77) and falls most to the north-east (57). ### How is Cancún's walkability score calculated? For Cancún it is the average of 68 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 52 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. 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