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title: "Is Villahermosa walkable? Walkability score 61/100"
description: "Villahermosa scores 61/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/villahermosa
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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# How walkable is Villahermosa?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

Villahermosa has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 44th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with 1 other.

61 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #44 of 51 tied, in Mexico
*   #439 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   86 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=17.99014&lon=-92.93220&q=Villahermosa%2C%20Mexico) 

## What's within walking distance of the centre

1,608 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Villahermosa. The nearest grocery is about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.

### Groceries

2.1 of 3 points

*   Pozolería La Güera, 10 min
*   Shilitos Vhsa, 10 min
*   Milpa Criolla, 12 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Michelon, 2 min
*   Cherna's Grill, 3 min
*   Villa 51, 3 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Cosmo Medica, 1 min
*   OXXO, 2 min
*   Aquaclyva Villahermosa, 3 min

### Coffee

2.0 of 2 points

*   Villa Snack Fit, 2 min
*   Bobbol Tapiocas, 5 min
*   Zazil, 8 min

### Banks

0.6 of 1 point

*   Banorte, 12 min
*   Banco BBVA, 13 min
*   HSBC, 13 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Parque de los Abuelos (Manuel Mestre), 3 min
*   Parque de Los Guacamayos, 5 min
*   Parque Mario Trujillo, 8 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Colegio Kaambal, 1 min
*   Escuela Primaria Federal Simón Sarlat Nova, 4 min
*   Baby Smart, 6 min

### Books & libraries

0.3 of 1 point

*   Biblioteca Pública Coronel Gregorio Méndez Magaña, 17 min
*   Libreria Arboleda, 18 min
*   Biblioteca Histórica José Martí, 20 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.9 of 1 point

*   Museo Regional de Antropología Carlos Pellicer Cámara, 7 min
*   Casa Universitaria Cacao y Chocolate, 10 min
*   Sinatra Piano, 11 min

### Further than usual

*   The nearest bank is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.

Measured from the centre at 17.9901, -92.9322, the point near Villahermosa'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 148 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

Villahermosa's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 82 from 1 to 3 km out and 43 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 53% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Villahermosa, one hexagon per square kilometre. 53% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/villahermosa.svg?v=157ed487b251)

Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Villahermosa. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.

| Area          | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 86    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 94    | 100%        | 6              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 82    | 82%         | 28             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 43    | 28%         | 43             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                        | Distance | Score |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Tuxtla Gutiérrez](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/tuxtla-gutierrez), Mexico | 138 km   | 67    |
| [Coatzacoalcos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/coatzacoalcos), Mexico       | 160 km   | 51    |
| [Tapachula](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/tapachula), Mexico               | 351 km   | 47    |
| [Veracruz](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/veracruz), Mexico                 | 363 km   | 78    |
| [Xalapa](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/xalapa), Mexico                     | 453 km   | 58    |

## Questions about walking in Villahermosa

### Is Villahermosa a walkable city?

Partly. Villahermosa has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 86. 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 44th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 439th 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. Villahermosa ranks joint 44th with 61.

### How does Villahermosa compare with nearby cities?

Villahermosa sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 61, against Tuxtla Gutiérrez (67, 138 km away), Coatzacoalcos (51, 160 km away) and Tapachula (47, 351 km away).

### Which part of Villahermosa is most walkable?

The streets just around Villahermosa's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 86. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the south (31).

### How is Villahermosa's walkability score calculated?

For Villahermosa it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 41 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. City position and population from GeoNames.

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