Is Bucharest Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

I had a good time in Romania. I didn’t always feel very safe because of the many abandoned buildings, even in the center. But I saw a lot of police around. It’s a cheap country, public transport worked well, and even if there weren’t many activities, I still enjoyed a couple of days. I’d recommend it for a low-cost short trip.

Couple travel

Bucharest gets a bad rap online but whilst it's not an amazing destination in itself, it can actually be a really pleasant base for the rest of Romania. There's not a lot of obvious attractions but if you look a little off the beaten path, take day trips out or even explore the more "free range" musuems there's actually plenty to do. The Old Town is cheesy but has some genuinely great nightlife nestled near with some pretty architecture too. My top tips would be to check out the fascinating...

Group travel

Even though I was with a group (we were 4 girls), at night we did not feel very safe with drunk men bothering us and asking to stay with them. The food is not bad but there are not many options for vegetarians. We stayed in a very comfortable b&b and the price was reasonable. We spent around 200 euros for a total of 4 days between food and activities. We went to the famous Bucharest thermal baths and visited the city where the presumed Dracula lived.

Solo travel

Although everybody hates this city, I found myself loving it. I went in with bad expectations but I like it I didn’t feel generally safe, but I went there a lot, and I still love the vibrant city and the activities. Unfortunately, it is very dirty, but there is so much you can do.

Solo travel

SO much fun!! I stayed for 2,5 days. I spent my first afternoon around Parcul Herstrău. Next day I booked a guided bus trip to Brasov, castle Peles and castle bran (Dracula) and third day I did some sightseeing downtown, specially botanical garden and Old town (beautiful!!) At night I went to club control with my host girl and we had a lot of fun! I felt safe all the time without exceptions, which never happened before! People are very respectful and almost everyone speaks English

Group travel

Bucharest is a very beautiful city. You can explore most of it in 2-3 days, and you will be able to keep the trip low budget. You should visit their museum, bookshop (Carturesti Carusel) and the Parliament. I felt a bit unsafe during nighttime, whenever my male friends weren't around.

Solo travel

Hello, My first visit to Bucharest and I am delighted by what I see. A mix of old and modern, sometimes a bit confusing, but very pleasant to look at. I plan to come back to Romania to visit Transylvania. Fatma

Solo travel

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

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,...

Solo travel

In my opinion, Bucharest is very safe, and also very cheap. I felt safe, even when I was walking alone at about 1 in the morning. Tickets to museums and Uber were very cheap. Not everyone there can speak English, but they do their best to help you even with the language barrier. The hospitality of the Romanians is the best in Europe when it comes to the places I have visited.

You can walk alone in most areas, maybe avoid Ferentary, Baicului and Pantelimon. I feel safe both day and night and most areas in the centre also have surveillance cameras on the streets. Young people I think are the nicest generation we’ve ever had.

Daytime safety is 100%. Overall safe esp if you are not alone at night in the old town center. Romanian culture is still not totally safe for lgbtq+ comunity so beware of public areas at night if you want to go out. Drug culture is a thing so beware of your drink at all times in old town center if you are solo. Besides that, everything is 99% safe. You can always count on women and gen z to help out if anything. Whoever is dressed most “weird” is probs more trustworthy.

Bucharest is generally very safe, in my area, Titan, I feel safe walking at night, as it's well light and peaceful. I haven't had many bad experiences. In Piața Unirii there's gypsies selling stuff and I wouldn't walk alone at night in centrul vechi ( Old Town), but I've been with friends and felt safe, there's people around at night too. Pay attention to your bags in general, but especially near Gara de Nord and Piata Unirii. Other less reputable neighborhoods are Ferentari and Rahova, but...

Pretty safe during the day. In the night also, especially in the center. As a traveler solo is moderate for safety and I recommend it for visiting. You will see many beautiful and unique places and people are generally very welcoming with tourists.

Yes , from my point of view Bucharest is a very safe place and i recommend very much There are a lot of clean streets and good people , good places and safe places ! I like Bucharest , everyone is welcome!

Bucharest is generally safe to very safe especially during the day. During the night you have to be careful, especially as a women, but not more than in other European cities I'd say. However, in Netherlands I was feeling safer by night than here, but I never had any incidents in Bucharest either.