Is Pécs safe for solo female travelers?

Pécs holds a reputation as a safe city for travelers. The crime rate tends to be low and locals are generally helpful and friendly. However, it's always important to stay alert and cautious, especially when traveling alone and at night. Regular precautions like avoiding deserted areas late night, not getting involved with drugs or illegal activities and keeping important documents and belongings safe should be enough for a secure journey.

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How safe is Pécs for female travelers?

How safe is Pécs for women?

Local safety index

3.9 /5

Based on 10 local experiences

Local crime index

1.5 /5

Based on 10 local experiences

Zsófia

Zsófia

in the city center there may be sone shady looking people and some may bother you verbally but it is not so common. there are some areas which are not the safest but those are mainly outside of the city center where big block houses are. there is a hill Mecsek and that area is safe almost all of the time. i live around there and i could walk there even in the night unbothered.

Posted: August 23, 2025
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pretty safe!! only students who drink too much sometimes can become aggressive, but that’s still better than in Western Europe or Russia from where i come from. Overall I would rate safety as 8/10 for women

Posted: July 2, 2025
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I would say the city centre is pretty safe. You can walk alone at night too without worrying about getting kidnapped/harmed. The suburbs are a different story, I wouldn't advise you to walk alone after the sun goes down. But overall I think the city is not dangerous.

Posted: March 19, 2025
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Almost good. The downtown is safe. There are only a few, not many intimidating figures. Some parts of the suburbs are not as good anymore. Here, you see more homeless and dubious characters. According to my girlfriend's words, I think it's quite accurate anyway.

Posted: February 10, 2025
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Eszter

Eszter

Pecs is a really safe city, I have lived here my whole life, i’ve only had some drunk guys calling me out on the main street at night, but they also said sorry after i rejected them. On the outskirts there are some places where i would prefer going with someone, but in the inner city its really chill

Posted: January 27, 2025
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