Crime & Women's Safety in Bucharest

I’m staying outside till morning by alone but i didn’t had bad experience. I hope i will not have any bad experience. If you want to visit bucharest i can be host for you. I’m really good cooker (if I m on the mood)

Bucharest city centre and most of its neighbourhoods are safe during any time of say or night. There are a few areas that I would advise anyone to keep away from but using your intuition and common sense and staying aware at all times is advisable.

The issue with walking in Bucharest alone is the catcalling. It doesn't happen in the city centre, though. Romanians are conservative, so you might turn some heads if you wear revealing outfits. But you should not be deterred to come visit.

Bucharest is generally a safe city, but I find Gara de Nord to be very dubious, especially at night. Usually at night i prefer to go there by uber or electric scooter, and when i return i order uber as quick as possible, because there are a lot of beggars and homeless people asking for stuff. I usually put on my toughest face in order to be left alone - But thats only at night. Otherwise most neighborhoods are safe. In the city center I have noticed that almost over night a lot of homeless people have appeared, sleeping in the entrances of abandoned buildings, its a sad sight to see. Its always good to stay vigilent as you never know how they could react if you refuse to give them money or a cigarette if they ask.

Solo travel experience

Bucharest is mostly safe for women, except the verbal harassment and cat calling can be annoying. Please use ubers instead of the yellow taxis, as those latter ones will try to trick foreigners into spending much more than they have to - sometimes even 10x more. Food is great, diverse and cheap. Everything is open until very late. Public transportation is subpar but there are plenty of ubers.

Solo travel experience

The hostel i stayed at next to the train station really sucked, it was dirty and smelly with bugs, the dust hadnt been cleaned in forever and the area sucked, it was filled with creeps. The train station isnt the cleanest either. However Calea Victoriei was amazing, beautiful and really safe, filled with nice restaurants with good food and boutiques. it was a very touristy but pretty area. The national art museum is really awesome and cheap too. it has paintings from 1700-2000 featuring french, italian, romanian, spanish artists. It is huge. I also visited the Historic museum which has a replica of The Colosseum and toys and journals from the communist era which was very entertaining to see.

Solo travel experience

I was alone in Bucharest last year and I really enjoyed it there. I walked around a lot on my own, there is a lot to see and do. Plenty of great food and drinks. There is a huge, beautiful cemetery (Cimitirul Bellu) where I walked around for hours, and also Cismigiu park is really beautiful. I went on a one-day trip to Transylvania, which was a bit tacky, but overall it was a great day.

Group travel experience

We loved Bucharest and Brasov. We booked a one-day tour with Get Your Guide, who took us to Brasov from Bucharest. Brasov is so charming. The Brasov sign (similar to the Hollywood sign) on the hill is also beautiful. In Bucharest, the Old Town was truly great, especially in the evenings. During the day it was more calm with all the charming cafes, my favorite was the Van Gogh cafe. I recommend stopping at Carturesti Carusel (carousel bookstore), at the very top there is a charming cafe with a view over the bookstore below.