Is Montreal safe for solo female travelers?

Montreal is considered a safe city for solo female travelers. The locals are friendly and respectful, and the city itself tends to be very clean and well-maintained. Public transportation is reliable and generally safe to use, even in the evenings. While it's always important to stay alert and aware of your surroundings, most travelers find Montreal to be welcoming and consider the city as offering a positive travel experience.

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How safe is Montreal for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.3 /5

based on 10 experiences from female travelers

Agny

Agny

Indonesia

Group travel

I was traveling with a group and still got approached by people with questionable intents, some beggars who were rude as well, so I wouldn’t say it’s entirely safe for solo traveling. Only in certain areas though, like alleys and I experienced it along Chinatown. During the day, much better, so many lively people. They still wanted to speak English so that was a relief. Did not get to interact much with the locals, unfortunately. I loved visiting Old Montreal, touristy but worth it. I had the best noodles with the biggest bowl ever, I forgot the name but definitely check that out. Poutine was bomb. Worth to visit if you are visiting Canada and are not too far away from Montreal.

Posted: May 25, 2025
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Valeria

Valeria

Puerto Rico

Group travel

I absolutely loved my trip to Montreal. I felt very safe and appreciated how organized and walkable the city was. The bike lanes were fantastic, making it easy to explore sustainably. Montreal’s diverse attractions, beautiful architecture, and environmentally conscious vibe really resonated with me. Plus, the variety of restaurants offered such a rich cultural experience. It’s truly a stunning and inspiring city. Total cost is approximately $1,000.

Posted: December 31, 2024
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Ninon

Ninon

Canada

Solo travel

I’m currently travelling in Montreal, I’m here for a month. I’m having a lot of fun here, it’s really nice and safe place, as a woman I feel very good with the city and walking by myself. The only bad point would be the prices that are very high unfortunately…

Posted: March 26, 2024
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Solo travel

I absolutely adore Montreal. I would recommend accommodation close to transit/train stations as their transit systems are really efficient. Things stay open late but on weekends expect them to wrap up around 3am. I wouldn’t recommend being out alone past that time. Even though it’s still fairly safe, there were still a few unsafe moments as a woman travelling alone. So stick to transit, don’t be out past 2-3am especially alone, and call an Uber if you must!

Posted: February 2, 2024Experienced: September, 2023
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Group travel

Overall I thought my experience here was pretty good. I came with a mixed gender group of friends and we stayed at a airbnb for 4 nights. I think the average price for each person was just a bit over $100. The public transport is easy to understand even without understanding French, but our taxi/uber experiences were not very good. There’s many activities outside of the city that can be easily accessed by bus as well as a robust nightlife. Although the one day we went to a club, all the women in our group got groped by some sleezey old dudes (we’re all in university). Still, it was a really fun experience to have with friends!

Posted: January 28, 2024
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How safe is Montreal for women?

Local safety index

4.3 /5

Based on 101 local experiences

Local crime index

1.8 /5

Based on 101 local experiences

Definitely safe for solo traveling women. Never been scared to use public transportation late at night or to walk back home. There are specific downtown spots where homeless/addict people hangout, i would not go there in the middle of the night on purpose, but otherwise, very very safe city with welcoming people.

Posted: October 25, 2025
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Winnie

Winnie

Safe for single ladies to walk around on their own in the day, and at night too. Just avoid dark alleys for normal safety precautions. Transportation runs efficiently and is safe as well. Montreal is a safe city.

Posted: October 21, 2025
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Montreal is one of the safest cities in Canada for solo female travellers! The public transit system is extremely well designed with safety in mind and all the neighbourhoods in and around the city are very safe for women!

Posted: October 4, 2025
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I feel pretty safe in Montréal, i have no problem going home alone at night as a woman. The person i would try to avoid are crackheads, particularité in certain parts of Montréal or near the train station. Otherwise, after one month here, i didn’t get any safety problem.

Posted: October 1, 2025
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Auriane

Auriane

Montreal is a very safe city (one of the safest in the world). Of course that you always need to be careful and not put you in trouble for any reason, especially when you don't know no one in the city/province/country. But overall, I never experienced a bad situation in Montréal 🙌.

Posted: September 17, 2025
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