How walkable is Chiclayo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Chiclayo has a walkability score of 37 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 99, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 6th most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Peru.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,249 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Chiclayo. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Metro Luis Gonzales, 5 min
- Botica Verde, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Piettra, 2 min
- Tallo Verde Bar Restaurant, 2 min
Shopping
- Servimed Perú SAC, 2 min
- Rosatel, 3 min
Coffee
- Tortilandia, 6 min
- Snack café Izaga, 6 min
Banks
- Scotiabank, 5 min
- Banco Nacion, 6 min
Parks
- Parque Infantil de Chiclayo, 7 min
- Parque Patazca, 10 min
Schools
- Pasito A Paso, 9 min
- Institucion Educativa N 10828 Ex-Cosome, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Arquilam Chiclayo, 5 min
- Librería Jurídica Sixto, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Imperium Club - Complejo de Eventos, 4 min
- Museo De Tucume, 6 min
Measured from the centre at -6.7740, -79.8436, the point near Chiclayo'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 182 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Chiclayo's score of 37 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 61 from 1 to 3 km out and 16 from 3 to 5 km out. 20% 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.
- 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 Chiclayo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 61 | 33% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 16 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Trujillo, Peru, Peru | 175 km | 54 |
| Piura, Peru | 198 km | 40 |
| Cuenca, Ecuador, Ecuador | 442 km | 48 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 509 km | 71 |
| Ambato, Ecuador, Ecuador | 630 km | 36 |
Questions about walking in Chiclayo
Is Chiclayo a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Chiclayo has a walkability score of 37 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 99. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 6th of 8 cities in Peru and joint 672nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Peru?
Lima is the most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Peru, with a score of 86. Chiclayo ranks 6th with 37.
How does Chiclayo compare with nearby cities?
Chiclayo is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 37, against Trujillo, Peru (54, 175 km away), Piura (40, 198 km away) and Cuenca, Ecuador (48, 442 km away).
Which part of Chiclayo is most walkable?
Chiclayo's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 39) and falls most to the east (15).
How is Chiclayo's walkability score calculated?
For Chiclayo it is the average of 82 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 16 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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