Is Cologne safe for solo female travelers?

Cologne is generally a safe city for solo female travelers. There is a low crime rate and the residents are friendly and open-minded. Public transportation is safe and efficient, even during evenings. There are also plenty of open areas and popular sites to visit where there are always other people around. However, like any big city, there might be pickpocketing and it is advised to stay alert especially in crowded places and during famous events like the Carnaval. Always keep an eye on your belongings.

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How safe is Cologne for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.4 /5

based on 22 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

Generally Cologne was really safe, I liked it so much first time as Solo traveler, so I decided to go there second time with my family and show them around, it was beautiful too, and I was surprised to hear turkish people everywhere lol, more than german

Posted: October 10, 2025
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Group travel

Cologne is a wonderful city with a lot to explore especially the cathedral. It is also quite interesting during carnival season. It feels relatively safe although you should avoid places like chorweiler.

Posted: August 18, 2025
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Berire

Berire

Turkey

Family travel

Cologne Cathedral was the best part of city. Entrance was free but outside view is better than inside. Also Hohenzollern Love Bridge was look colorful. The Bridge was walkable to opposite side. I loved Cologne as I love Germany.

Posted: August 9, 2025
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Carla

Carla

Germany

Solo travel

I felt safe in cologne. It was a nice experience and I visit a lot of bars. I met a lot of new people. And I had a great time there. There were a lot of good vegan restaurants. Most of the time I felt very safe

Posted: July 19, 2025
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Group travel

Cologne is a very touristy city. Consider your travel date if you want to avoid the crowds. During my short one-day trip, I visited the Lindt Chocolate Museum, the Cologne Cathedral, which you can't miss, and the shopping streets. I recommend heading away from the city center if you want to feel more immersed in the city.

Posted: May 30, 2025Experienced: April, 2025
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How safe is Cologne for women?

Local safety index

4 /5

Based on 68 local experiences

Local crime index

2 /5

Based on 68 local experiences

Anna

Anna

I feel Cologne is a rather safe place, especially considering its big city with a lot of tourists and many public events throughout the year. There are obviously places that you want to avoid, especially at night, however, all in all, I usually feel safe even when stay late and coming back home by myself. Public transportation stations in the city Centre could use some more security personnel though. And maybe avoid Neumarkt in the middle of the night 🙂

Posted: October 3, 2025
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In my opinion Cologne is pretty safe city. There are so many people everywhere and lights at night. Popular by international city. Also super friendly city. So there isn’t any danger for women. Highly recommend

Posted: September 11, 2025
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It’s good and normal but always it doesn’t matter which city or country, you have to be careful even it’s safe country or city.🌃 ✈️ I didn’t have any bad experiences till now in Germany and that’s why for me it was good .

Posted: August 25, 2025
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In general terms Cologne is safe. Lately, the amount of people with adition problems related to crack that surround some tram stations has increase, it can give the sensation of danger but in my experience I have never feel truly in danger were they are

Posted: August 16, 2025
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Tamina

Tamina

Rather Safe but still depends on the area and the time of day. It's not the safest city in Germany but it's definitely not the most dangerous one either. Most areas are very safe, also in the evenings.

Posted: August 1, 2025
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