Based on 13 experiences
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.
Posted: February 18, 2024Experienced: January, 2024Ana
Romania
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.
Posted: November 2, 2023In 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.
Posted: October 8, 2023Things 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.
Posted: August 7, 2022To 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.
Posted: July 31, 2022Based on 13 experiences
Based on 13 experiences
Eliza
I don't think it is the safest city but as long as you won't take the yellow taxi and you watch your bag carefully, nothing bad will happen. There are drunk people and bad ones but it depends on everyone experience. I feel safe most of times living here.
Posted: July 13, 2024I think Bucharest safety improved a lot in the last 15 years. Bad things may happen anywhere but I wouldn’t say it’s a normal daily occurrence in Bucharest. As a woman I feel pretty safe, or at least safer than I felt 10 years ago. I would recommend anyone to take the normal safety precautions while travelling - just take an Uber at night, don’t keep your phone in the back pocket etc. It’s always better to be safe than sorry 😁
Posted: July 9, 2024based on 13 experiences
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.
Posted: November 27, 2022We 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.
Posted: October 5, 2022Andreea
I'm a screenwriter /movie director/photographer and most important a DREAMER
Laura
Hi, I’m Laura and I’m a 26 yo Romanian living in Bucharest 😄 I work in the IT field and I’m a creative and open person. I’m into K-Pop, I love going out and taking walks. Been to therapy for more than 2 years already and it’s changed my life 🙌 My first solo travel experience was in university, I slept in a bunk bed in an 80-beds tent in Munich and we all ate sausages and drank bear by the fire in the evening - 30 EUR well spent I’d say 😝 Planning my next trip to Budapest - 23-27 of June. Feel free to reach me out to talk and maybe we can plan something nice!
Andreea
Bucharest
7 days
I'm a screenwriter /movie director/photographer and most important a DREAMER
Neslihan
Bucharest
3 days
I’m a yoga girl. I would like to meet with you.
Mia
I am Mia from Germany, I study cultural education and am a theatre maker. I also studied music for a bit however I wouldn’t call myself a musician more an enthusiast. I love love love to dance. I enjoy cooking with others a lot, so maybe that is something to do together. After finishing University I would love to do international theatre projects and maybe move abroad some day, for now I’ve lived in Belgium and Croatia a bit. :) I will be taking my first solo-adventure interrailing through Europe this summer ☀️ I’m very excited and would love to meet some nice people on the way!
Karolina
I like travelling obviously. Trying to immerse in cultures with walking tours, seeing sights, local cuisine. I take care of my wellbeing, finished nutrition studies recently.