based on 5 experiences from female travelers
Steffi
Germany
The southern part of Mumbai is very safe for tourists. Colaba has lots of hotels, cafes and restaurants. Locals are friendly and helpful, but there will also be people asking for money, so it's good to learn how to deal with that. Some men will be overly "helpful", in my experience it's best to be friendly but assertive when you decline their assistance.
Posted: December 9, 2025Experienced: December, 2024In general I find this city very safe. But as a foreigner I get too much attention. Some people are trying to take pictures of me. I don’t have experience with public transport, but Uber is very safe. I personally don’t feel ok with walking alone after 11 pm
Posted: June 4, 2025Experienced: April, 2025Nyile
India
Safe place Lovely food I live here Great people to socialize with, aunties are usually judgy. Regardless, if u have people u know you'll love the place. Ping me, I would love to hangout.
Posted: May 30, 2025Based on 81 reports
Based on 81 reports
Mumbai is undoubtedly the safest city in India. The city truly never sleeps and you will rarely end up alone and secluded. Even the cabs and rickshaws are super safe even past midnight. However, I would always advice on being alert of your surroundings and being cautious when you deal with strangers.
Posted: February 25, 2026Mumbai is mostly safe, owing to it enormous crowd. But you can avoid less crowded areas. I typically avoid Aarey Road at late night as it can get very secluded, although had never had a bad event there.
Posted: February 14, 2026Pretty safe to go out alone but be careful, especially at night and don’t go to isolated areas Since there are street hawkers vendors it adds to the safety of the city at night There are always some people who try to act smart but also a lot of people also come to help if you raise your voice and you’re in trouble
Posted: February 10, 2026Based on reports from women living in Mumbai, we created a safety map highlighting areas where they feel unsafe during the day or at night.
Pari
Mumbai
3 days
My name is Purry like curry. I’m from India just visiting my best friend in Chicago but she’s isn’t free to travel around with me so I’m going around USA solo, another friend told me about this app! I’m so excited to meet u do cultural exchange! I’m a tattoo artist and a holistic healer specialising in acupressure I’m also an art therapist and I make the musical instrument called the handpan! Looking forward to hearing from you.
Prakriti
Mumbai
3 days
I work in the mumbai entertainment industry or Bollywood as a creative director and writer producer while also being an avid traveller and have travelled across the globe extensively, so I realise the importance of meeting locals to guide one through a new city to make the journey easier.