Asmin
Netherlands
Leiden is a student city. It's overall very safe, but like everywhere else during the night in some places, you need to be more sharp. It has many museums and is called museum city. The botanical garden is very pretty from the end of March until the end of September. It has a cafe but you can also do a picnic. It's very pretty and located in the middle of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. You can walk everywhere, you don't need to take a bus. In 30 mins, you can be at the beach too (Katwijk or Noordwijk). There are no hostels and the food is also expensive.
Posted: May 4, 2025Experienced: April, 2025Based on 16 local experiences
Based on 16 local experiences
It is very safe, I live here for a while and it’s truly peaceful and quiet! Occasionally I bike around the city, distance from my home and back, which is 2 km from the central station in Leiden, and it’s always the same, during the day, as well as during the night.
Posted: September 6, 2025