Is Frankfurt safe for solo female travelers?

Frankfurt is a generally safe city for solo female travelers. It's a modern city with a high standard of living and low crime rates. However, as in any large city, it's important to take general precautions such as avoiding walking alone at night in unfamiliar areas and being aware of your surroundings.

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How safe is Frankfurt for solo female travelers?

Travel safety index

3.5 /5

based on 7 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

I didn’t feel safe. In Frankfurt there are many criminals, prostitutes and drug dealers especially near the airport, train stations and famous hotels. I was nearly got attacked by a stranger who was doing a strip dance in the middle of the street.

Posted: July 1, 2025
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Katerina

Katerina

Greece

Family travel

I travelled to frankfurt for 3 days for a concert and met up with 4 of my friends from germany there! it felt safe having people who speak the language with me, and we enjoyed nice food at a korean restaurant and overall walked around most of the time! I stayed at a hostel with my uncle since I was a minor at that time, and the transport was very easy with germany’s public transportation!

Posted: June 6, 2025
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Family travel

It was really fun. Though of course was visiting family there so they knew where to take me/what to show me. I was a kid at the time, and didn’t have to pay for anytning food wise thankfully. I remember being given 100 euro for a souvenir, and my cousins took me to a mall for shopping. Just a plain white hoodie with three bananas on it was 88 euros 😅 It’s been years since then, but that’s the thing I remember the most aside from the sky and strawberry picking I did with them.

Posted: April 13, 2025
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Katie

Katie

United Kingdom

Group travel

Travelled here with a group of 6 (3 girls, 3 boys). The city centre was relatively safe with tourists and local police. We stayed near the train station (Frankfurt Hbf) which wasn’t a very safe atmosphere. A lot of unfriendly faces around and if I wasn’t travelling with my guy friends I would’ve felt very uncomfortable. Lots of drug activity, lots of staring (at us girls) and multiple times we were approached by dodgy men. Wouldn’t walk around the train station area alone. The city was a different experience entirely, felt safe and secure and would walk alone.

Posted: July 18, 2024
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Dheeraj

Dheeraj

Australia

Solo travel

I definitely felt safe in this city. I usually travelled from oberursel to east of the city to catch some dance classes at the Honbu in Enkiem then go to the Gym FITSEVENELEVEN in the city I’d often leave the gym at 11PM and get home past 12PM and find that the journey to and from I felt completely safe The food was usually price I found the quality of the take out of fast wood was incredible, fresh and always made with love, eating healthy is important to me so knowing there’s always those options was so helpful I did my trip quite affordable and usually cooked at home and rarely ate out...

Posted: March 14, 2024
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How safe is Frankfurt for women?

Local safety index

3.6 /5

Based on 70 local experiences

Local crime index

2.5 /5

Based on 70 local experiences

Frankfurt has a very bad reputation, but is not at all unsafe. There is some areas around Hauptbahnhof and Konstablerwache where men might do catcalling but it's limited to that. Don't carry things open or leave your bags alone cause this is a big city and like everywhere else- pickpocketers are all around.

Posted: January 11, 2026
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So far you are not walking alone at the Bahnhofsviertel everything is pretty safe. For sure you see strange people but as long as you talk and look at them you would be fine. I‘m often alone in Frankfurt and for now nothing happened

Posted: January 4, 2026
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Know which corners to avoid. If you feel threatened, look like you have somewhere better to be, look strong/fast/agile and unbothered. Keep your valuables close to your body and discrete. I've never had problems living in the worst area for more than 2 years.

Posted: October 22, 2025
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Lucia

Lucia

It is quite safe if you are not walking around in the wrong places. Ouside the main train station is not a nice place to be during the day and I would definetly not recommend it during the night. But in general Frankfurt is a nice place to visit if you like skyscrapers.

Posted: October 3, 2025
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Vanessa

Vanessa

Well it depends on the area. The city center, the parks there and espacially the main station are places where many women, even if it's their hometown, fear to walk alone at night. There are many addicts and groups of men hanging around. But there are many other parts of the city where it's no problem at all to walk home alone. I am living at a northern part of the city and can walk my dog alone at night without fear, but I tried to give the answers depending on my expierence with the whole city and not just my peacefull part of it.

Posted: August 19, 2025
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Marie

Marie

Frankfurt

Can host for:

3 days

About me

Hi! I’m Marie, 23, from Germany. I love traveling, nature, and being outdoors, but I also really enjoy exploring new cities in a simple, authentic way. I like walking around, discovering local shops, trying food spots, and getting to know local people rather than just doing touristy things. I enjoy active trips just as much as slow days with good conversations and new impressions. I usually prefer low-budget and flexible travel, focusing more on experiences than luxury. I’m open, reliable, and easy to travel with, and I value good communication, and a positive mindset. I’m here to meet other girls who’d like to travel together, share accommodations, or plan trips safely and thoughtfully. If you enjoy adventure, local experiences, and meaningful connections, we’ll probably get along really well

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Sara

Sara

Frankfurt

Can host for:

4 days

About me

Hello girls☀️ I’m Sara and I’m 25 years old. I’m living in Frankfurt since five years but finally moved into a single room apartment last year (rent prices are high:() … I’m open to host, but be aware that my apartment is fairly small. I also like to travel so let’s see where it takes me this year. I’m open to tell you my secret hotspots for cute coffee shops so don’t hesitate to hit me up:)

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