--- title: "Is Las Palmas walkable? Walkability score 70/100" description: "Las Palmas scores 70/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Spain." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain/las-palmas updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Spain](https://howwalkable.com/cities/spain) 3. Las Palmas # How walkable is Las Palmas? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 70 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #8 of 13 in Spain * #285 of 690 tied, worldwide * 89 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=28.12512&lon=-15.43101&q=Las%20Palmas%2C%20Spain) ## 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 2.8 of 3 points * Kiosco, 6 min * CRONISTA NAVARRO (ESCALERITAS), 8 min * SuperDino Escaleritas, 8 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.9 of 3 points * Gran Casino de las Palmas Restaurante Doramas Bar Tortugas, 3 min * Terraza The Churchill, 3 min * Rest El Ayuntamiento, 4 min ### Shopping 1.9 of 2 points * Stradivarius, 2 min * Pedro Palmas, 3 min * Tienda Turbo Las Palmas, 5 min ### Coffee 1.8 of 2 points * El Ayuntamiento, 3 min * Cafetería J&E, 9 min * Barlovento 326, 10 min ### Banks 0.4 of 1 point * Banco Santander, 15 min * Bankinter, 16 min * Cajero Banco Sabadell, 17 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Plaza Almirante Meléndez Bojar, 5 min * Plaza Gabriel Mejias Pombo, 6 min * Parque Antiguo Estadio Insular, 7 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * CPEI First Steps, 2 min * Children´s World CPEI, 2 min * Centro de Educación Infantil Anita Conrad, 4 min ### Books & libraries 0.6 of 1 point * El Rincon de Eva, 12 min * Universal library Deal, 18 min * Casa del Libro, 18 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Garabato, 2 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Las Palmas, one hexagon per square kilometre. 67% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 8, is 5 km to the west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/spain/las-palmas.svg?v=cfea3ae3cd86) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 89 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 95 | 100% | 5 | | 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 87% | 15 | | 3 to 5 km out | 54 | 45% | 20 | ## 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](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 Las Palmas?" 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