How walkable is Casablanca?
Casablanca has a walkability score of 84 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of 4 cities ranked in Morocco.
What's within walking distance
950 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Casablanca. The nearest grocery is Marché Benjdia, about 15 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
- Marché Benjdia1.2 km · 15 min
- Coquillage Market1.3 km · 16 min
- Carrefour Market1.5 km · 19 min
- Pigalle10 m · 1 min
- Khos30 m · 1 min
- Foodhouse90 m · 1 min
- Grand-Sud Import140 m · 2 min
- Garage d'Agadir | Tôlerie - Carrosserie - peinture au four - Habillage véhicules220 m · 3 min
- Optique la rotonde230 m · 3 min
- Chillin' Coffee130 m · 2 min
- Red Coffee270 m · 3 min
- Café Fiori380 m · 5 min
- CIH BANK250 m · 3 min
- Attijariwafa bank - Hassan II270 m · 3 min
- Bank Of Africa300 m · 4 min
- Jardin Chaïbia Talal150 m · 2 min
- Parc de la Ligue Arabe حديقة الجامعة العربية450 m · 6 min
- Jardin Mohamed Abdou حديقة محمد عبده660 m · 8 min
- Groupe Scolaire Moulay Driss310 m · 4 min
- Lycée Mohamed VI440 m · 5 min
- School Babarland510 m · 6 min
- Universite Hassan II - Mohammedia900 m · 11 min
- Librairie Khalsi1.3 km · 17 min
- Gauthier Livres1.3 km · 17 min
- Cinema Eden Club820 m · 10 min
- Villa of Arts1.1 km · 14 min
- Musée de la Fondation Abderrahman Slaoui1.3 km · 16 min
Measured from the representative point at 33.5838, -7.6207. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 172 street intersections per km², and blocks average 71 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 77 to 100, and Casablanca's score of 84 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 89 | Map |
| 1 km north | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 80 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 77 | Map |
| 1 km south | 80 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 84 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 100 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rabat, Morocco | 86 km | 84 |
| Fes, Morocco | 247 km | 82 |
| Tangier, Morocco | 294 km | 78 |
| Madrid, Spain | 836 km | 100 |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,224 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Casablanca
Is Casablanca a walkable city?
Yes. Central Casablanca has a walkability score of 84 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 1st of 4 cities in Morocco and 174th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Morocco?
Casablanca is the most walkable of the 4 cities ranked in Morocco, with a score of 84. Rabat is second with 84.
How does Casablanca compare with nearby cities?
Casablanca is at least as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: Casablanca scores 84, against Rabat (84, 86 km away), Fes (82, 247 km away) and Tangier (78, 294 km away).
How is Casablanca's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Casablanca it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.