--- title: "Is Bacolod walkable? Walkability score 58/100 · How Walkable" description: "Bacolod scores 58/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/bacolod updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Philippines](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines) 3. Bacolod # How walkable is Bacolod? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Bacolod (Bacolod City) has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 15th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines. 58 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #15 of 19 in the Philippines * #484 of 690 tied, worldwide * 93 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=10.67056&lon=122.95686&q=Bacolod%2C%20Philippines) ## What's within walking distance of the center 1,142 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bacolod. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and parks. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * KJ Fairmart, 5 min * Bacolod City North Public Market, 5 min * CCS Chemical Products Trading, 6 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Diamond Palace, 1 min * Kdn Grill, 1 min * Apollo Restaurant, 2 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * A-Wall Pet Shop, 1 min * Med Care Supplies, 1 min * Exatech Bacolod, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Bo's Coffee, 1 min * Don Macchiatos STI, 3 min * Ramos Copy and Prints, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * PNB Bacolod-Hilado, 1 min * Philippine National Bank, 1 min * BDO, 2 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Capitol Park and Lagoon, 11 min * Bacolod City Plaza, 17 min * Hi Strip Park, 24 min ### Schools 0.8 of 1 point * Bacolod Nimble Christian School, 8 min * Destiny Christian Academy, 9 min * KinderFirst Learning and Development Center, 11 min ### Books & libraries 0.4 of 1 point * PCBS Philippine Christian Book Store, 15 min * USLS BEU Learning Resource Center, 20 min * National Book Store, 24 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.7 of 1 point * Robinsons Movieworld, 10 min * Bacolod Baywalk, 12 min * 029 Glass and Aluminum Installation, 13 min Measured from the center at 10.6706, 122.9569, the point near Bacolod'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 center there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Bacolod's score of 58 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the center, 63 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 27 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. 30% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Bacolod, one hexagon per square kilometer. 29% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 1, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/philippines/bacolod.svg?v=6768b1085db3) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bacolod. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 93 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 93 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 63 | 36% | 25 | | 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 9% | 32 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Iloilo City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/iloilo-city), Philippines | 42 km | 55 | | [Cebu City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/cebu-city), Philippines | 110 km | 73 | | [Cagayan de Oro](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/cagayan-de-oro), Philippines | 306 km | 51 | | [Zamboanga City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/zamboanga-city), Philippines | 429 km | 45 | | [San Pedro, Laguna](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/san-pedro), Philippines | 460 km | 65 | ## Questions about walking in Bacolod ### Is Bacolod a walkable city? Partly. Bacolod has a walkability score of 58 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 93. 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 15th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 484th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in the Philippines? Makati is the most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines, with a score of 92. Bacolod ranks 15th with 58. ### How does Bacolod compare with nearby cities? Bacolod sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 58, against Iloilo City (55, 42 km away), Cebu City (73, 110 km away) and Cagayan de Oro (51, 306 km away). ### Which part of Bacolod is most walkable? Bacolod's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 60) and falls most to the south-east (30). ### How is Bacolod's walkability score calculated? For Bacolod it is the average of 64 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 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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