Is Bucharest Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Hello, My first visit to Bucharest and I am delighted by what I see. A mix of old and modern, sometimes a bit confusing, but very pleasant to look at. I plan to come back to Romania to visit Transylvania. Fatma

Solo travel

Bucharest is mostly safe for women, except the verbal harassment and cat calling can be annoying. Please use ubers instead of the yellow taxis, as those latter ones will try to trick foreigners into spending much more than they have to - sometimes even 10x more. Food is great, diverse and cheap. Everything is open until very late. Public transportation is subpar but there are plenty of ubers.

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The hostel i stayed at next to the train station really sucked, it was dirty and smelly with bugs, the dust hadnt been cleaned in forever and the area sucked, it was filled with creeps. The train station isnt the cleanest either. However Calea Victoriei was amazing, beautiful and really safe, filled with nice restaurants with good food and boutiques. it was a very touristy but pretty area. The national art museum is really awesome and cheap too. it has paintings from 1700-2000 featuring french, italian, romanian, spanish artists. It is huge. I also visited the Historic museum which has a replica of The Colosseum and toys and journals from the communist era which was very entertaining to see.

Solo travel

In my opinion, Bucharest is very safe, and also very cheap. I felt safe, even when I was walking alone at about 1 in the morning. Tickets to museums and Uber were very cheap. Not everyone there can speak English, but they do their best to help you even with the language barrier. The hospitality of the Romanians is the best in Europe when it comes to the places I have visited.

Solo travel

I was alone in Bucharest last year and I really enjoyed it there. I walked around a lot on my own, there is a lot to see and do. Plenty of great food and drinks. There is a huge, beautiful cemetery (Cimitirul Bellu) where I walked around for hours, and also Cismigiu park is really beautiful. I went on a one-day trip to Transylvania, which was a bit tacky, but overall it was a great day.

Group travel

We loved Bucharest and Brasov. We booked a one-day tour with Get Your Guide, who took us to Brasov from Bucharest. Brasov is so charming. The Brasov sign (similar to the Hollywood sign) on the hill is also beautiful. In Bucharest, the Old Town was truly great, especially in the evenings. During the day it was more calm with all the charming cafes, my favorite was the Van Gogh cafe. I recommend stopping at Carturesti Carusel (carousel bookstore), at the very top there is a charming cafe with a view over the bookstore below.

Solo travel

I usually avoid tours, but I took part in an alternative tour about beautiful decadence, which was amazing and I had a great time with my guide! Also, in Bucharest, there is amazing coffee everywhere, so if you like coffee, I definitely recommend Origo and Steam, which were my two main stops. I also enjoyed walking up and down Calea Victoriei, especially at sunset! I really did not like the Old Town, so as soon as I left there, I felt much better.

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Things to do: - University Square - Romanian Athenaeum - Macca-Villacrosse Passage - Stavropoleos Monastery - Triumphal Arch Safety: I felt as safe as in any other large European city. Recommendations: Bucharest is a city that must be seen. This is something you probably have never experienced before. The city is dirty and beautiful at the same time.

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To Do: - Parliament Palace - Romanian Atheneum - Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum - Triumphal Arch - King Michael I Park - Cișmigiu Gardens Safety: I felt pretty safe, but it's a city with a population of 2 million, so you should be careful. Accommodation: I stayed at the T5 Social Hostel. Great hostel, wonderful people and I really enjoyed the atmosphere! Recommendations: Try to avoid taxis. They might try to cheat you. I recommend Uber, it's cheap and safe.

Solo travel

I love history and food, so I loved Italian food and French pastries, and I also loved to walk on the cobblestone streets of the Old Town and look at historical buildings. The Romanian Athenaeum is one of the gems. The tour of the Parliament Palace was fascinating. The Communist Walking Tour was interesting because Romania has a very interesting history. Cheap Italian and French food were great, as a complement to Romanian sarmale, papanasi, etc. Oh yes, the Village Museum was excellent. I made day trips to Sinaia and Brasov, Bran Castle, which is right on the edge of Transylvania with endless amounts of things to do and see.

Bucharest is safe because there are a lot of people. It does not matter which time you walk there will be plan tu of people. Some places I recommend not to go but those areas are more at the side of Bucharest.

Bucharest is a nice city, a bit crowded, but overall safe, as a student I would often walk past dark without anything happening to me. It is always important to be cautious when travelling, but if you mi d your own business and don’t get involved in situations the would make yourself vulnerable like getting wasted with strangers you should be safe.