Is Maastricht safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Maastricht for female travelers?
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based on 3 experiences from female travelers
Solo travel
Maastricht was wonderful - super cute old town, cute university. There is a church that has been completely converted into a bookshop, I can totally recommend it! Sitting by the river in the evening is also great, there are lots of young open-minded people in the city. Everything is within walking distance - I didn't stay there but the prices for food were like in the surrounding countries.
Posted: May 4, 2025Experienced: March, 2025Group travel
I went on a girls trip with three friends to Maastricht. One of my friends studies there so being with a local helped me feel safe in the city but the city is definitely safe without a local to help! It's a university city so there are students milling about at all hours of the day and night, so as three girls walking home from the bar at 2am, we did not feel nervous at all.
Posted: March 23, 2024Experienced: January, 2024How safe is Maastricht for women?
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Based on 17 local experiences
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Based on 17 local experiences
I've been living here for a year now and have never had anything bad happen to me. City center seems very safe. I sometimes feel a little uncomfortable in certain neighbourhoods at night(certain parts of caberg and malberg) which my house is close to, and I've heard there's some trouble there, but I've personally never had any incidents.
Posted: October 17, 2025
Clémentine
As a girl, I always come home on my own at night by bike and I always feel very safe. Of course, you should always try to stay cautious no matter where you are, but Maastricht is a safe city even for solo women.
Posted: October 12, 2025You need to look out for your bike being stolen or being sexually harassed but other than that I don’t have any experiences where I was robbed. One time i was partly followed home and yelled at by a drunk person but other than that no.
Posted: September 8, 2025I always feel safe walking at night, the only place which is a bit worrying at night is Markt (kind of city centre), however at night there’s always a police there so it makes it feel safer and under control.
Posted: August 22, 2025It’s safe but walking alone in the dark is not something I would do here tbh. It’s always good to have someone with you! Just to be careful and safe. You have some sketchy neighborhoods were there is little lights for example tooz
Posted: July 18, 2025Safety in Netherlands
