How walkable is Las Palmas?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Las Palmas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 8th most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,631 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Las Palmas. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- CRONISTA NAVARRO (ESCALERITAS), 8 min
- SuperDino Escaleritas, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Terraza The Churchill, 3 min
- Rest El Ayuntamiento, 4 min
Shopping
- Pedro Palmas, 3 min
- Tienda Turbo Las Palmas, 5 min
Coffee
- Cafetería J&E, 9 min
- Barlovento 326, 10 min
Banks
- Bankinter, 16 min
- Cajero Banco Sabadell, 17 min
Parks
- Plaza Gabriel Mejias Pombo, 6 min
- Parque Antiguo Estadio Insular, 7 min
Schools
- Children´s World CPEI, 2 min
- Centro de Educación Infantil Anita Conrad, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Universal library Deal, 18 min
- Casa del Libro, 18 min
Culture & entertainment
- Pueblo Canario, 10 min
- Museo Néstor, 10 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 28.1251, -15.4310, the point near Las Palmas'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 170 street intersections per km², and blocks average 70 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Las Palmas's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 54 from 3 to 5 km out. 51 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. 68% 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 Las Palmas. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 87% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 54 | 45% |
Questions about walking in Las Palmas
Is Las Palmas a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Las Palmas has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 89. 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 8th of 13 cities in Spain and joint 285th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Spain?
Madrid is the most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain, with a score of 92. Las Palmas ranks 8th with 70.
Which part of Las Palmas is most walkable?
The streets just around Las Palmas's centre are its most walkable, averaging 95 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 90) and falls most to the west (26).
How is Las Palmas's walkability score calculated?
For Las Palmas it is the average of 40 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 27 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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