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 63 experiences from female travelers

Anna

Anna

Montenegro

Solo travel

I live in Athens, but not permanently. For me, its the best city on earth, with the best atmosphere, the most wonderful weather and the most delicious food. The music in the clubs isnt my taste, but you can find places where you can have a great time. The safest place is to live by the sea. Its definitely best not to go downtown.

Posted: March 9, 2026
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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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How safe is Athens for women?

Local safety index

3.3 /5

Based on 82 reports

Local crime index

2.8 /5

Based on 82 reports

Foteini

Foteini

Well tbh it’s safe enough if you know where you are or if you are going out with a local , but the are a lot of neighbourhoods in Athens that cannot be safe especially for women. Most of the day everywhere is fine , during the night tho it’s another story. You can have fun even if you don’t hang out with locals don’t get me wrong , but we can never be safe enough at least for now.

Posted: March 26, 2026
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It's overall a safe city. However there are some very unsafe neighborhoods that you should definitely avoid, especially at night, like Omonia, Victoria, Plateau Vathis, Plateia Amerikis, Kypseli etc.

Posted: March 19, 2026
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I felt pretty safe during both the night and day. Only next to the Akropolis area on the built-up neighborhood I saw few creeps but they did not come to me and my friend. Also be careful about thieves

Posted: February 19, 2026
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Safety map

Based on reports from women living in Athens, we created a safety map highlighting areas where they feel unsafe during the day or at night.

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Georgia

Athens

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5 days

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Hey there! My name is Georgia and I’m from Greece, but I’ve lived in England for 10 years. I love travelling and I’m always down to new adventures! 🪵🐸🦌🌳🌈

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Adriana

Athens

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3 days

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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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