Is Galway safe for solo female travelers?

Galway is widely known to be safe and welcoming for solo female travelers. The locals are friendly and always happy to help if needed. Like everywhere, it's imperative to practice general precautions such as avoiding walking alone late at night in desolated areas and keeping your belongings secure, but overall, you should not have any major concerns regarding safety.

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How safe is Galway for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.5 /5

based on 14 experiences from female travelers

Ryan

Ryan

United States

Group travel

LOVED GALWAY (even more than Dublin). It was super fun without feeling like just another city. Lots to do and the people were awesome. Irish pubs are the best everywhere, especially in Galway! Would 1000 percent recommend going.

Posted: June 26, 2025
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I spend a year in Ireland as I did an exchange year, it was clearly the best year of my life ! And Galway became my favourite city... I feel like Irish people are so nice and polite, I felt very safe ! You can walk from the city center to the beach, it's a really nice walk and not that long but the water is freezing ! During Christmas time there is a Christmas market and it's relatively nice, it's really pretty but I didn't like the food..

Posted: May 28, 2025
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Lola

Lola

France

Group travel

I fully recommend to go to Galway, and Ireland in général it's really amazing. The people there are really nice, and you feel really safe and welcoming with all the locals. I also recommend to go to the cliffs of moher, it's really worth it.

Posted: February 20, 2025Experienced: March, 2022
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Naomi

Naomi

Ireland

Group travel

Galway city was one of the most loveliest places I've ever visited. Very easy to travel to most places by foot and lots of delicious food Everyone is super friendly and it felt very safe Most places weren't expensive

Posted: February 16, 2025Experienced: December, 2024
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Kia

Kia

Germany

Group travel

First things first, I had a great time in Galway. However I did not experience the night life so can't say much about that. During the day I felt completely safe, I did not travel alone but I was alone at times but did not worry one bit. I was in the cutest boba store ever, ate Asian cuisine in Ireland, which to be honest I did not expect to actually find and saw picturesque sights✨

Posted: January 9, 2025
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How safe is Galway for women?

Local safety index

4 /5

Based on 8 local experiences

Local crime index

1.2 /5

Based on 8 local experiences

Jael

Jael

It’s the safest city I’ve ever been to be honest, but being a woman is not safe enough in any place sadly. I feel like there might be some areas that I would avoid at night but not for dangerous people rather than being completely empty, that makes me insecure in any place. But overall I always go back by foot to my place at anytime and feel really really safe

Posted: September 16, 2025
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Caitlin

Caitlin

It’s changing slowly but overall after spending 4 years at college there I’ve never felt unsafe. Maybe it’s not the best idea to walk home in the dark at night. I can say I’ve done it many times and never felt unsafe doing so

Posted: August 11, 2025
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Galway is technically a city, but in reality, it is just a large town easily accessible and to find your way around. People are very friendly and helpful, and there is a real sense of community. I have lived here 8 years and have never had a spot of trouble

Posted: June 3, 2025
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A lovely place to stay and live, generally safe overall but like any city or area vigilance is key, particularly in certain areas on the outskirts of the city where it can be a bit rough but and occupancies of crime are petty or provoked not random

Posted: April 30, 2025
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It is safe in many areas just not when walking alone at night in unpopular areas. I would always try to stay with someone. I have lived here for 18 years now and I have been followed in Galway only a few times. (Still not good but unfortunately it's almost normal for us women)

Posted: January 11, 2025
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