Is Montreal Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Group travel

Loved Montreal food is nice. People are nice friendly, downtown is amazing and old montreal at night is beautiful feels like Europe. Lazer show at night is beautiful. Cafes have asthetic vibes it was expensive but worth it.

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...

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.

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…

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!

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...

Group travel

Montreal is a great place to visit! We went for a weekend last February and found lots of places to enjoy. I felt safe the whole time, would recommend the thrift stores and restaurants in China Town- specifically Chez Chilli.

Solo travel

Beautiful city with old world charm. Food scene is very good. Montreal also has a large musician and circus vibe. Lots of summer festivals. The old port and the Olympics Stadium and village is a must see.

Solo travel

I was in Montreal alone and felt very safe. Public transportation is easy to navigate, and in the summer there are always a lot of festivals happening throughout the city, there's plenty to do.

If you're a woman, it's better to be in company. There are a lot of guys who start awkward conversations or knock on the windows you're sitting at. On the subway, I saw people openly smoking and drinking alcohol. I also passed a naked man. End another man shouted at me aggressively when I refused to give him my phone. It's a beautiful city, but🫩

I have been living in Montreal for almost a year now. I never felt unsafe in this city, day or night. I never experienced catcall, street harassment or theft. It is a city where women can walk, bike, drive or take the metro without feeling unsafe.

Safety in Montreal varies a lot depending on neighborhood. Plateau Mont Royal, Villeray, Mile End, feel very safe compared to my references (London, Marseille, Reunion, Paris), but some neighborhoods can feel very rough. The city centre around Berri-Uqam for example, can make you feel very uneasy with drug use and homelessness, although I’ve never witnessed violence myself there, but I wouldn’t feel safe there if I visited for the first time.

Montreal is generally safe, but it all depends on the neighborhood you go to at night, like Maisonneuve, Saint-Michel, Ontario, Montreal North. Just be careful. The best places to go, I would say, are downtown (Saint-Catherine), Westmount, Chinatown.

Montréal IS one of the safest place I have ever lived as a young woman :) In France I couldn’t really go out at night without feeling scared, and now I can come back at 3 am in the morning without a care in the world :))

It's safe pretty much all the time during the day. As long as you don’t go near the north of Montreal like Aujou you will be fine. At night, you need to be careful like any other country. The worst threath is generally robberies.