Is Zurich safe for solo female travelers?

Zurich, is renowned for its high safety standards. Its crime rate is very low and it is generally considered safe to walk around even at night. The public transport is reliable and it's easy to navigate around the city. Even though, like in any city, you should always be aware of your surroundings, Zurich's overall atmosphere is very welcoming and safe for solo female travelers.

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How safe is Zurich for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.8 /5

based on 18 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

I visited Zurich in April. It wasn’t very warm outside, so I would recommend to visit it closer to summer. Overall, it was a good experience. The city is walkable and public transport is excellent. The only thing to take into account is that Zurich is considered one of the most expensive cities, and it was indeed quite pricy

Posted: July 13, 2025Experienced: March, 2025
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Agata

Agata

Germany

Solo travel

Zurich felt easy and calm. I got around with public transport, had a trip in to nature and saw the mountains nearby. It was rainy the first days but when the sun came out everything began to shine :))

Posted: July 10, 2025
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Carsen

Carsen

United States

Solo travel

Walked around well past midnight when I was there, there were some groups of people out but it was quiet and incredibly safe. Bring an empty water bottle to fill up at the fountains and highly recommend taking a quick walking tour when you first get there to get oriented. The food was pretty good - def get a group together to go to fondue

Posted: July 3, 2025
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Rümeysa

Rümeysa

Italy

Group travel

I took a day trip to Zurich from Milan. I think one or two days is totally enough for Zurich. People were really kind and there is no chance that feeling of any danger. It is so expensive city ( even we did not stayed at there) to compare other european cities. I liked the vibes of beer saloons, you can eat and drink your beers.

Posted: May 28, 2025
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Solo travel

I felt safe, but everything was really expensive and quite out of my reach. I liked the city even if it rained a little, and liked the people I met there. The only problem is that there is not much nightlife.

Posted: May 12, 2025Experienced: March, 2021
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How safe is Zurich for women?

Local safety index

4.6 /5

Based on 95 local experiences

Local crime index

1.6 /5

Based on 95 local experiences

You can be out at night alone as a woman without a problem. Of course there are a few people that behave strange or are weird. But in general you don‘t need to bee scared. Crimes almost never happen, like pick-pocketing doesn‘t happen very often. Keep an eye on dour belongings but you don‘t have to hold on to them tighly all the time. People are kind and friendly around Zurich, so if you need any help judt ask someone.

Posted: October 14, 2025
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Benedetta

Benedetta

It's generally very safe. Being a woman you always have to pay more attention, but it's one of the safest cities I've ever been to. In the train stations, there are always security guards walking around, it doesn't matter if it's 2 pm or 4 am.

Posted: October 4, 2025
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Eszter

Eszter

Zurich is a very safe city, I never felt threatened or felt uncomfortable walking around at any time of the day. I am usually in the center all neighbourhoods that belong in zone 10 public transport zones. There are regular police patrols in case anything would happen you can always ask for help.

Posted: September 5, 2025
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You really don’t have to be scared about this city. Of course you have to be careful because it’s big city but I feel really safe here. The most crazy street is Landstrasse because of clubs and bars there but it’s still more safe place than anywhere. You have to watch out everywhere but in my opinion Zurich is really safe.

Posted: August 27, 2025
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The city is very international so lots of people from everywhere. Walking around is safe and the transports work really well. Some areas are more sketchy around the tram stops (limmatplatz, HB, milchbuch) with people asking for money and maybe being drunk. But normally no one gets physical. It’s safe to leave items out and no one steels. The only harassment I’ve had were also at tram stops but again nothing physical only some comments. People are not so easy to talk to but friendly when you do.

Posted: August 13, 2025
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