How walkable is Tlaquepaque?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Tlaquepaque has a walkability score of 84 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 7th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,555 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tlaquepaque. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Abarrotes Güicho., 9 min
- Walmart, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- 21/11 burguer’s, 2 min
- Game Burger, 2 min
Shopping
- celes, 3 min
- Salon La Castellana, 4 min
Coffee
- Café El Relicario, 4 min
- El Gran Sorbo, 7 min
Banks
- Scotiabank El Charro, 5 min
- Atm/Cajero BBVA, 9 min
Parks
- Parque Jardines de la Paz, 20 min
- Jardín de la Pila Seca, 21 min
Schools
- Colegio Beethoven, 6 min
- Estancia Infantil Julio Verne, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Centro Integral de Documentación, 20 min
- Centro Estatal de Fomento a la Lectura, 27 min
Culture & entertainment
- Terraza "Chavín", 10 min
- Cinepolis Forum Tlaquepaque, 12 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 19 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 20.6529, -103.3150, the point near Tlaquepaque'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 142 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Tlaquepaque's score of 84 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 82 from 3 to 5 km out. 84% 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 Tlaquepaque. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 82 | 80% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico | 6 km | 62 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 7 km | 89 |
| Aguascalientes, Mexico | 173 km | 74 |
| León, Guanajuato, Mexico | 176 km | 82 |
| Tepic, Mexico | 192 km | 71 |
Questions about walking in Tlaquepaque
Is Tlaquepaque a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Tlaquepaque has a walkability score of 84 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 92. 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 7th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 78th 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. Tlaquepaque ranks 7th with 84.
How does Tlaquepaque compare with nearby cities?
Tlaquepaque sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 84, against Tonalá, Jalisco (62, 6 km away), Guadalajara (89, 7 km away) and Aguascalientes (74, 173 km away).
Which part of Tlaquepaque is most walkable?
The streets just around Tlaquepaque's centre are its most walkable, averaging 93 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 92. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 93) and falls most to the south-west (63).
How is Tlaquepaque's walkability score calculated?
For Tlaquepaque it is the average of 90 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 76 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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