--- title: "Is Mazatlán walkable? Walkability score 75/100" description: "Mazatlán 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/mazatlan 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. Mazatlán # How walkable is Mazatlán? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 75 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #18 of 51 tied, in Mexico * #201 of 690 tied, worldwide * 85 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=23.24497&lon=-106.42863&q=Mazatl%C3%A1n%2C%20Mexico) ## 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 3.0 of 3 points * Abarrotes La Konasupo, 5 min * Abarrotes y Carnicería •Amadita•, 8 min * Walmart, 8 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Tacos el bombón, 1 min * Loncheria Fredy, 2 min * Club de Nutrición Oscar Garay, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Modelorama, 1 min * Carnicería Colima, 3 min * Chongues, 3 min ### Coffee 0.8 of 2 points * Café La Gracia Mazatlán, 15 min * Café Barra de Jugos Urbano, 17 min * Starbucks, 17 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * BBVA Bancomer, 5 min * Banco BBVA, 6 min * Banco Azteca, 13 min ### Parks 0.9 of 1 point * Parque INFONAVIT Playas, 12 min * Monumento Al Agua, 14 min * Plaza Bicentenario, 17 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Fomi Mazatlán, 3 min * Escuela Primaria "Leyes de Reforma", 8 min * Escuela Primaria Narciso Mendoza, 9 min ### Books & libraries 0.1 of 1 point * Biblioteca Central UAS, 26 min * Librería Escalera Mazatlan, 26 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Jardín de Eventos Quinta Constanza, 4 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Mazatlán, one hexagon per square kilometre. 70% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 36, is 5 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/mazatlan.svg?v=bf3b99a5b545) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 85 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 87 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 87% | 23 | | 3 to 5 km out | 70 | 54% | 35 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Durango](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/durango), Mexico | 200 km | 70 | | [Culiacán](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/culiacan), Mexico | 202 km | 74 | | [Tepic](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/tepic), Mexico | 247 km | 71 | | [Torreón](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/torreon), Mexico | 399 km | 69 | | [Guadalajara](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. 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