How walkable is Guadalajara?
Guadalajara has a walkability score of 100 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 15 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance
2,867 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guadalajara. The nearest grocery is KIOSKO, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- KIOSKO320 m · 4 min
- La esquina de las especias440 m · 6 min
- Tostadería Tamayo450 m · 6 min
- Colegio de Infantes Catedral de Guadalajara80 m · 1 min
- Las Sombrillas Restaurant110 m · 1 min
- Restaurante Los Ilustres120 m · 1 min
- 7- Eleven100 m · 1 min
- Farmacias Guadalajara110 m · 1 min
- Suburbia120 m · 1 min
- La Flor de Cordoba110 m · 1 min
- Sandys Rotonda120 m · 2 min
- Café San Pedro140 m · 2 min
- Atm/Cajero BBVA180 m · 2 min
- Banorte270 m · 3 min
- Banamex370 m · 5 min
- Plaza Guadalajara10 m · 1 min
- Plaza Rotonda de los Jalisciences Ilustres20 m · 1 min
- Plaza de Armas110 m · 1 min
- CEP Prepa BIS140 m · 2 min
- Kinder Nursery Julio Cortazar450 m · 6 min
- TrasciendeCoaching470 m · 6 min
- Librerías Gonvill140 m · 2 min
- El Señor de Santa Rosa210 m · 3 min
- Casa Cultural Berea220 m · 3 min
- Museo del Tequila y el Mariachi130 m · 2 min
- Museo Regional de Guadalajara150 m · 2 min
- Sep Intto Nal de Antropologia e Hist150 m · 2 min
Measured from the representative point at 20.6774, -103.3475. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 168 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 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 96 to 100, and Guadalajara's score of 100 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 96 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zapopan, Mexico | 6 km | 94 |
| León de los Aldama, Mexico | 180 km | 92 |
| Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | 308 km | 97 |
| Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico | 462 km | 89 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 463 km | 96 |
Questions about walking in Guadalajara
Is Guadalajara a walkable city?
Yes. Central Guadalajara has a walkability score of 100 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 1st of 15 cities in Mexico and 19th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Mexico?
Guadalajara is the most walkable of the 15 cities ranked in Mexico, with a score of 100. Santiago de Querétaro is second with 97.
How does Guadalajara compare with nearby cities?
Guadalajara is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Guadalajara scores 100, against Zapopan (94, 6 km away), León de los Aldama (92, 180 km away) and Santiago de Querétaro (97, 308 km away).
How is Guadalajara'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 Guadalajara 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.