--- title: "Is Makati walkable? Walkability score 92/100 · How Walkable" description: "Makati scores 92/100 for walkability (Walker's Paradise) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/makati 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. Makati # How walkable is Makati? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Makati (Makati City) has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines. 92 out of 100: Walker's Paradise Daily errands do not require a car. * #1 of 19 in the Philippines * #15 of 690 tied, worldwide * 100 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=14.56194&lon=121.02109&q=Makati%2C%20Philippines) ## What's within walking distance of the center 3,627 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Makati. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Duo Mart, 1 min * SM Hypermarket, 2 min * Salcedo Saturday Market, 5 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Ikomai, 1 min * Jollibee, 1 min * Adobo Republic, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Lawson, 2 min * Maureen Reeca Cruz Haute Couture, 3 min * Perez Rubio Bridal, 3 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Dunkin', 1 min * Serenitea, 2 min * Re:Leaf Tea Manila, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * UnionBank, 1 min * Bdo Tordesillas, 2 min * RCBC Tordesillas, 2 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Jazz Park, 2 min * Salcedo Park, 4 min * Ayala Triangle Gardens, 9 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Spurgeon School Foundation, 1 min * TABOC Elementary School-113835 /Placer East District, 3 min * Cambridge Preschool @ Salcedo-Makati (beside Makati Sports Club), 3 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Rex Bookstore Makati, 3 min * Booksale, 8 min * National Book Store, 8 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * iAcademy Auditorium, 3 min * Le Comptoir by Lemmy’s Bistro, 4 min * Musikala Performing Arts Studio, 4 min Measured from the center at 14.5619, 121.0211, the point near Makati'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 112 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Makati's score of 92 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of the center, 90 from 1 to 3 km out and 91 from 3 to 5 km out. 94% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Makati, one hexagon per square kilometer. 94% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 32, is 3 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/philippines/makati.svg?v=11d98bb0f632) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Makati. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 100 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 100 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 90 | 93% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 91 | 94% | 49 | ## Neighborhoods of Makati by walkability Each neighborhood is scored across the area around its center, so the score describes that part of Makati rather than the city as a whole. | # | Neighborhood | Score | | - | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | 1 | [Rockwell Center](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/makati/rockwell-center) | 100 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Pasig](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/pasig), Philippines | 5 km | 91 | | [Taguig](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/taguig), Philippines | 6 km | 84 | | [Parañaque](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/paranaque), Philippines | 8 km | 83 | | [Manila](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/manila), Philippines | 8 km | 89 | | [Quezon City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/quezon-city), Philippines | 11 km | 90 | ## Questions about walking in Makati ### Is Makati a walkable city? Yes. Makati has a walkability score of 92 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. Its center scores 100. 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 1st of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 15th 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. Pasig is next, with 91. ### How does Makati compare with nearby cities? Makati is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 92, against Pasig (91, 5 km away), Taguig (84, 6 km away) and Parañaque (83, 8 km away). ### Which part of Makati is most walkable? Makati's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 95) and falls most to the south (83). Of its ranked neighborhoods, Rockwell Center matches it, at 100. ### How is Makati's walkability score calculated? For Makati it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 80 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. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is Makati?" Scores, rankings and text by How Walkable (https://howwalkable.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); credit How Walkable and link to this page when reusing them.