--- title: "Is Tlaquepaque walkable? Walkability score 84/100" description: "Tlaquepaque scores 84/100 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/tlaquepaque 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. Tlaquepaque # How walkable is Tlaquepaque? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 84 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #7 of 51 in Mexico * #78 of 690 tied, worldwide * 92 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=20.65288&lon=-103.31502&q=Tlaquepaque%2C%20Mexico) ## 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 2.8 of 3 points * Taquería Atotonilco 2, 7 min * Abarrotes Güicho., 9 min * Walmart, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Los ches mariscos, 1 min * 21/11 burguer’s, 2 min * Game Burger, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Farmacias Benavides, 3 min * celes, 3 min * Salon La Castellana, 4 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * G&G Coffee, 4 min * Café El Relicario, 4 min * El Gran Sorbo, 7 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Scotiabank, 5 min * Scotiabank El Charro, 5 min * Atm/Cajero BBVA, 9 min ### Parks 0.4 of 1 point * Jardín de los Químicos, 19 min * Parque Jardines de la Paz, 20 min * Jardín de la Pila Seca, 21 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Colegio Xitlalin Ac, 2 min * Colegio Beethoven, 6 min * Estancia Infantil Julio Verne, 7 min ### Books & libraries 0.7 of 1 point * Librerías Gonvill, 11 min * Centro Integral de Documentación, 20 min * Centro Estatal de Fomento a la Lectura, 27 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * ISAE, 4 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Tlaquepaque, one hexagon per square kilometre. 84% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 31, is 4 km to the south-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/tlaquepaque.svg?v=f56503581cf1) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 92 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 93 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 90% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 82 | 80% | 54 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Tonalá, Jalisco](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/tonala), Mexico | 6 km | 62 | | [Guadalajara](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/guadalajara), Mexico | 7 km | 89 | | [Aguascalientes](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/aguascalientes), Mexico | 173 km | 74 | | [León, Guanajuato](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/leon), Mexico | 176 km | 82 | | [Tepic](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/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. 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