Is Athens safe for solo female travelers?

Athens, the capital of Greece, is generally safe for solo female travelers. The city has emergent crime rates that are no higher than an average European city. The public transportation is reliable and it's easy to travel around. Most of the locals are pleasant and helpful. However, like any other city, there are neighborhoods to avoid during night-time, pickpocketing and bag-snatching can occur. Therefore, it is advisable to be cautious, especially in crowded places and take the usual precautions that you would in any other city.

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How safe is Athens for solo female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.2 /5

based on 62 experiences from female travelers

İdil

İdil

Denmark

Group travel

I felt really safe and happy, the streets were interesting for me. And also the food, oh I love Greek culture!!! I stayed in hostel for erasmus plus program and it was also nice to be with the other cultures.

Posted: September 23, 2025
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Solo travel

I feel safe.It was such a good experience for me as it was my first solo travel.I felt so powerful and selfconfidence. I have also enjoyed a lot. It was nice to decide by your oen where to go and see.

Posted: July 16, 2025Experienced: June, 2022
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Patty

Patty

Netherlands

Solo travel

Months ago I travelled solo to Athena in Greece. It was worth it. Food, environment, attraction even people there are really kind. So far it's best city or country I have travelled. Athen stole my heart🥰

Posted: June 25, 2025
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Cora

Cora

Spain

Group travel

Athens is a beautiful place, a must visit in my opinion if you are even slightly interested in Ancient Culture or Western History. The museums are exceptional, I've felt very connected to humanity in this trip. I would recommend to stay in the central neighbourhoods, although they are more expensive and full of tourists, I only felt safe where we stayed because we were a very large group. This city is beautiful and people are amazingly nice, but the truth is that many places are completely abandoned and there is a lot of poverty, even children asking for money.

Posted: May 29, 2025Experienced: November, 2024
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Caroline

Caroline

Denmark

Couple travel

I felt really safe in Athens - no one was harassing or anything but maybe it’s because I was traveling with my partner. The food was amazing and tried so many authentic restaurants like Diporto. And took the boat to Egina and that was really nice too

Posted: May 16, 2025
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How safe is Athens for women?

Local safety index

3.3 /5

Based on 76 local experiences

Local crime index

2.8 /5

Based on 76 local experiences

Depends on the neighbourhood I would say. I feel safe where I live and where I go out (Exarchia, Gyzi, Kypseli). I don’t really know about other places, that’s the problem. Some people say it is less safe around Omonia and Karaiski square, mostly because people that do drugs live there in the streets around from what I’ve heard. So their advice is to stay in big streets and avenues there when it’s the night. I’ve been there at night, and stayed in the big avenues, and I’ve never had any problems even at 4am.

Posted: December 1, 2025
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Alexandra

Alexandra

Athens is a relatively safe city. There are parts of the city that you definitely need to pay attention to when visiting, as in every city, (like Omonia), but in general if you remain careful and you avoid controversial hours in the evening, you can enjoy a safe trip in Athens.

Posted: November 29, 2025
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Ismini

Ismini

Athens is safe in general, you can walk safely in the morning in all city. Generally you have to be aware of your stuff especially in the means of transport. Also you should not trust the people that are begging and requesting money from you. In the night, there are some places that you have to avoid also, just like in every big city. But generally is safe city

Posted: November 27, 2025
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It’s ok unless u go on specific places like the small roads of metaxourgeio or plateia bathis or kato patisia everywhere that Greeks mostly stay is safe and I don’t mean it in a racist way but everywhere that Middle East people stay is not safe there are high crime rates raping rates and junkies everywhere so PLEASE be careful it’s like going to a ghetto or sth avoid omonoia kato patisia plateia vathis strath larisis liosion even exarhia even tho exarhia is ok and full of student places

Posted: November 17, 2025
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It's a generally safe place with specific really problematic areas such as Metaxourgeio, Bathis, Attiki. These areas are inhibited a lot by immigrants who are not yet integrated so there are micro crimes like drug use, drug dealers and thieves. In Athens people close their magazines late so you can feel safe walking at night alongside with everyday normal people.

Posted: November 12, 2025
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Adriana

Adriana

Athens

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3 days

About me

Hi, I am Andriana and I am 18 years old. I finally finished school and now I am ready to explore the beauty of every country! I love meeting new friends and to discover new hidden places around the word (and of course to capture them in my old camera). Now that I finished school, I am learning german in my university (of phycology). Thus, I really really want to go to Germany or Austria or Switzerland in order to practice my german. If anyone lives in these countries, I really want to chat with you so as to meet you in the future☺️

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Athina

Athina

Athens

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3 days

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I’m 23 years old, recently statistics graduated from Greece. I’m in Amsterdam for Erasmus internship in an ngo for good living. My hobby is learning as many different possible things for life and cultures. I love to travel but not as tourist but as adventure. That why I want to connect with locals and to create good connections and learning from them.

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Isadora

Isadora

Athens

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My name is Isadora and I am from Brazil! I have been living in Athens for a little bit over three years now, I love to explore the city and there is always something new to see here. I (like pretty much everybody) love traveling, the past year I traveled mostly for concerts and it seems like the same will happen this year. I think that's a great opportunity to see new places and hear an artist that I like.

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Ada

Ada

Athens

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Heyy girls, This year I decided to do a gapyear in which I wanted to go travel and work. And I'm happy to tell you that I found a place in Greece! I never been here before but I think it's quite nice. Because I never been here I downloaded this app hoping I will get to meet more new people! Im very excited and looking forward to see how it goes! Kind regards, Ada

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