Is Poland safe for solo female travelers?

Poland generally offers a high level of safety for solo female travelers. Polish cities are well policed and have a low crime rate. Streets are typically crowded even late at night, public transportation system is excellent and there are plenty of safe accommodation options. However, just like anywhere, it's always important to maintain common sense precautions, such as avoiding unlit and secluded areas at night and keeping an eye on your belongings at all times.

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How safe is Poland for female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.7 /5

based on 197 experiences from female travelers

Warsaw, Solo travel

Warsaw is one of the calmest capital i have ever been. Felt so safe. It’s not that much expensive as well. People are friendly and public transportation is also cheap as compared to other European countries.

Posted: October 11, 2025
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Wiktoria

Wiktoria

Poland

Zakopane, Family travel

My third time in Zakopane - this time with my mom and more for mountains, less for rest. My legs were dead after 6 hours in Hala Gąsienicowa and even more after Dolina Kościeliska. Weather was amazing, lots of people but still comfortable. Food soooo good! I mostly tried polish foods - żurek in bread recommended! My mom loved pierogi (without an s!) If you're looking for hotel there, I can send you a link for Booking.com as I don't remember the name now. We had amazing view for Giewont, balcony and peace for a really low price (Almost nothing!)

Posted: August 26, 2025Experienced: July, 2024
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Ekin

Ekin

Turkey

Krakow, Solo travel

I’d say I felt mostly safe because I stayed at a female only hostel. But i also enjoyed the nightlife and everyone was very respectful even though i was sadly dangerously intoxicated:( (was having a bad day)

Posted: August 24, 2025
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Mėta

Mėta

Lithuania

Zakopane, Solo travel

It was quite safe. I stayed in a hostel where they had mixed rooms- but during most of the stay they only had women in that room. I ventured into the mountains alone. Not sure about the people knowing english there - I used broken polish to communicate because I had the feeling no one would understand english. Keep in mind that big stores are closed on sundays so buy your food early!!

Posted: August 6, 2025
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Szczecin, Solo travel

I felt really safe in this city. It is also more of a small city with not too many tourists. There are not too many activities to do, but the shopping malls and prices are really good. I enjoyed this trip a lot.

Posted: August 4, 2025Experienced: April, 2024
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How safe is Poland for women?

Local safety index

4.4 /5

Based on 731 local experiences

Local crime index

1.8 /5

Based on 731 local experiences

Gdansk

The level of safety varies significantly between districts. The safest include Przymorze Małe, Brętowo, and VII Dwór, while Letnica and Młyniska are considered less safe. Despite general safety, this is not a city completely free from crime.

Posted: October 28, 2025
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Julia

Julia

Warsaw

Overall I would say that Warsaw is a clean and safe place, there are some parts of the city that I would avoid especially at night like: Praga Północ, you can get across some weird and strange guys there. Besides that Warsaw is a safe city

Posted: October 25, 2025
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Lodz

It's good but avoid walking alone at night. It's easy to find drunk aggressive men. You can often hear comments about you from those people, they may also seem violent in some cases. But during the day there's no problem in my opinion, you can enjoy the city 🫶

Posted: October 23, 2025
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Poland

It's safe, apart from some things that are happening but it's similar to other countries. I've never had any personal problems. I feel safe when I go out or walk at night. It's truly beautiful here.

Posted: October 16, 2025
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Wroclaw

Wrocław is a really really safe city. It is full of young and helpful young and older people from all over the world. I feel very safe here even during the night until I see a rat. Because there are so many rats in the city centre.

Posted: October 16, 2025
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Safety in Poland