Is Vancouver Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Vancouver is great for anyone, from casual walks along the beach to live music. I recently went to a concert and had so much fun. The transit is great, and friendly people. Although it’s expensive, I recommend Granville island

Family travel

Vancouver is a great city to eat authentic Chinese food. It may be even more Chinese food than what they have in Hong Kong. The city has a good public transportation system that can access to more nature sites. Only thing is, some streets around Chinatown is very sketchy.

Solo travel

Favorite parts: Taking a sea plane to Victoria Whale watching Hiking up Grouse Mountain Oysters Short trip up to Whistler for an overnight stay & hiking (summer) Kayaking from Granville Island Tequila bar next to hostel (Samesun on Granville Street) I felt super safe the whole time. I avoided the areas that were recommended at that time due to high homeless population/drugs. I did have one homeless woman nicely ask me for money and I actually didn’t have any CAD and then she flipped and...

Solo travel

I loved my time there expensive but beautiful I especially love jericho beach, if you pay close attention when you’re close to the pounds in Jericho park, you can always spot beavers ! There’s also usually a heron and a large amount of ducks and geese hanging out as well

Group travel

If you're seeking beautiful landscapes, Vancouver can be a good choice if you're ready to go further than Vancouver city. I would not recommend just staying in the city, I didn't really feel safe there because of all the drug consumption around the city. Also, i didn't find anything worth visiting.

Group travel

I felt very safe in Vancouver! I went with my best friend in July 2024. We stayed in HI Hostels in downtown Vancouver in an all female dorm room. The hostel felt very safe and to get in you needed a keycard for both the front door and your room. The front desk always had at least two people there which also helped me feel safer. The hostel hosted a bar crawl one of the nights for anyone who paid $65. We were given wrist brands that said what event it was and not the hostel name which I...

Couple travel

The city is very comfortable to hangout around, the night life is pretty busy but we stayed in an Airbnb away form downtown. The food is delicious and the locals seemed pretty nice. A very nice place to do so many activities. Some of the clubs are weird and uncomfortable but still an overall enjoyable experience.

Solo travel

I have been in Vancouver for 3 months now and feel very safe here. Still, I would avoid East Hastings Street and majority of Gastown as a Solo female at night. Even though I luckily haven’t been harassed there, there are a lot of homeless and drug addicts around that area and I did not feel comfortable

Solo travel

I had a great time in Vancouver. Scenic view, great food scenary and culture richness. I felt safe using public transportation and mostly all the time, just need to avoid some areas in downtown. I’m looming forward to showing it around.

Solo travel

Vancouver has a very safe feel, a great transportation system with skytrains and buses throughout most of the Metro Vancouver area. There are many cheap attractions like the countless beaches the city has including Wreck Beach, Jericho Beach, English Bay, Ambleside etc. There are countless trails, areas for camping close by like Whistler and Squamish, a lot of natural beauty.

Downtown Vancouver is usually very safe and has very limited crime. Any scarier/less safe areas are confined pretty much entirely to East Hastings Street. In daytime it’s not AS bad, but do not ever go there at night.

Vancouver is a mostly safe city, though like with major cities around the world there are some areas that are best to avoid -especially at night. The downtown eastside (especially the area surrounding the Main & Hastings St intersection) is the “Skidrow” area of Vancouver.

Vancouver is very safe. But we have big homeless problem. Avoid East vancouver. Other than that Vancouver is overall safe city for solo travelers . In Geneal Surrey, some part of downtown i am not comfortable walking at night

It is generally quite safe here, throughout the day. It would be best to avoid the Downtown eastside especially at night to avoid areas that have highest concentration of drug abuse and homelessness.

Different parts of Vancouver have different levels of safety. Downtown (not including the west end), the downtown east side, gastown, and north grandview woodlands are a bit sketchy. I would not travel with visible valuables or even especially dressy clothes in these areas if alone after dark. Car break ins are the most likely. Next most likely is being yelled at by someone who is intoxicated. Some women who use public transit regularly talk about being followed in more densely populated areas....

Avoid the downtown east side especially at night. Otherwise the city is lovely and very safe! I have no issues being alone at night and I live right by downtown. People are willing to help and most people leave you alone. Use basic common sense and be aware of your surroundings, as you would anywhere.