How walkable is Mazatlán?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mazatlán 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.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,286 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mazatlán. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Abarrotes y Carnicería •Amadita•, 8 min
- Walmart, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Loncheria Fredy, 2 min
- Club de Nutrición Oscar Garay, 2 min
Shopping
- Carnicería Colima, 3 min
- Chongues, 3 min
Coffee
- Café Barra de Jugos Urbano, 17 min
- Starbucks, 17 min
Banks
- Banco BBVA, 6 min
- Banco Azteca, 13 min
Parks
- Monumento Al Agua, 14 min
- Plaza Bicentenario, 17 min
Schools
- Escuela Primaria "Leyes de Reforma", 8 min
- Escuela Primaria Narciso Mendoza, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Librería Escalera Mazatlan, 26 min
Culture & entertainment
- Torre Aurora, 10 min
- SALON Tres Palmas, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest park is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 26 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 23.2450, -106.4286, the point near Mazatlán'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 200 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mazatlán'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 87 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 70 from 3 to 5 km out. 26 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. 71% 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 Mazatlán. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 85 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 70 | 54% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Durango, Mexico | 200 km | 70 |
| Culiacán, Mexico | 202 km | 74 |
| Tepic, Mexico | 247 km | 71 |
| Torreón, Mexico | 399 km | 69 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 425 km | 89 |
Questions about walking in Mazatlán
Is Mazatlán a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Mazatlán 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 85. 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. Mazatlán ranks joint 18th with 75.
How does Mazatlán compare with nearby cities?
Mazatlán is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Durango (70, 200 km away), Culiacán (74, 202 km away) and Tepic (71, 247 km away).
Which part of Mazatlán is most walkable?
Mazatlán is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south, where walkability averages 94, more than the 87 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 85. It falls most to the north-west (60).
How is Mazatlán's walkability score calculated?
For Mazatlán it is the average of 65 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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