Is Russia Safe for Solo Female Travelers?
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How safe is Russia?
Safety at night:Moderate
Public transportation:Moderate
Street harassment:Moderate
Petty crimes:Moderate
Is Russia worth visiting?
Overall rating
based on 20 experiences from female travelers
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Food
Budget-friendly
Vasilisa
Russia
Inozemtsevo, Family travel
We stayed in spa retreat, good for health, lots of options, some spa procedures are too expensive. Territory of the resort is private and safe. Village around is nice for local experience. Recommend to visit wine manufacture and try local wine, also there is a local beer manufacture. Not so much things to do in the village, other than manufactures and walking around. Going to mountain trips really worth it, better choose 2-3 days to go on a car mountain trips in different places. Also you can go to nearest cities for excursions and sightseeing. Place got interesting history and architecture.
Posted: August 7, 2025
TATSIANA
Belarus
Gorno-Altaysk, Group travel
Gornoaltaysk is a very beautiful region. It is not expensive, with many places to stay in different price categories. The area is safe, and the food is tasty and inexpensive. Prices are listed in Russian rubles.
Posted: July 24, 2025Experienced: May, 2025TATSIANA
Belarus
Kaliningrad, Solo travel
Kaliningrad is a very beautiful region not expensive many places to stay of different price categories safe food is tasty and inexpensive included Russian rubles It's was Okey I'm like this region 🥰
Posted: July 24, 2025Experienced: June, 2024Krasnodar, Solo travel
About the city itself. I can't say that I wanted to move there, but as a tourist I liked it. Walking, low-rise, but with very heavy traffic and heavy traffic jams in the evenings. I liked the logistics, it was the public transport system that was quite convenient in my opinion, and unlike my city, I could walk to the key points where I wanted to go in 40 minutes or an hour. While in Volgograd, I won't even leave my neighborhood during this time because of the length of the city along the river. The center is old, the buildings are many years old, and they are not being demolished because they are essentially architectural monuments from the pre-war era. Of course, there are also new apartment buildings, and some areas are being actively developed, but the vast majority of buildings are low-rise and medium-rise, which makes the city feel less crowded and more pleasant to walk around. I also liked the air, which is lighter and cleaner than in Vlg Where have I been? I managed to visit two exhibitions in different museums, namely, I got acquainted with the history of Kuban during the Second World War and looked at the collection of paintings of the XVI- early XX centuries. Of course, where am I without an art gallery?) I visited a Safari park, looked at different animals and took a break from people. I walked through parks and squares, and of course, in the famous Galitsky Park, it's really beautiful there. I went on an excursion to Adygea, as you can see from the pictures) the mountains are a dump of everything. Very filled that day with some grace, energy, peace and love for life. What do I remember especially? Rain on the first evening when I got off the train and the next two days, adventures with the hotel (there was always some trouble with the room). Coffee on the walk on the first morning there. Trip to the mountains: observation decks, cave, air, road in the bus, cheese tasting. Chistyakovskaya grosh at 9 am and confusion for the rest of the day. 30 thousand steps and the Kuban embankment. Chatting until 4 a.m. waiting for the train at the station. All of this left a warm impression in my memory. In summary, this was my first trip where I was alone. I guess I need to get used to spending so much time alone, but to be honest, I couldn't help but think about how much I would have enjoyed having someone by my side (a friend, parents, or just a close person). In any case, it was a new and memorable experience for me. I am grateful to myself for this. It's a pleasant feeling of growing up, when you earn your own money, make your own decisions, and don't depend on anyone else. That's how it went) Thank you for reading to the end.
Posted: July 3, 2025Experienced: April, 2025
Natalia
Russia
Chernyakhovsk, Solo travel
Very beautiful town, highly recommended. Underestimated IMHO. I adored nature, surroundings, German architecture. The place is being embellished constantly, so each time you visit it you can find new things. ♥️
Posted: June 13, 2025Experienced: September, 2023Novorossiysk, Solo travel
I felt safe in Novorossiysk. I went to the sea in Shiroka Balka. It is a nice rocky beach. I recommend it to everyone, it is nice and not very crowded. As for food. At the end of the beach they sell good shashlik, and at the beginning there is delicious ice cream. Don't buy shawarma anywhere!!! My advice to you.... I tried it myself.....
Posted: June 12, 2025Experienced: May, 2025Is Russia safe for women?
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liza
Moscow
Moscow is actually a very safe city, you can literally leave your bag on a beach or in a cafe and most probably nothing will happen. Of course, criminals exist everywhere and incidents happen, so you should never forget about precautions and be careful. But overall, you should be pretty unlucky to face something if you stick to lit streets. But strangers could be dangerous! Be careful with them.
Posted: August 10, 2025Saint Petersburg
Public transport is very good, in the touristic areas there’s some scammers but they’re not dangerous mostly, just don’t give anyone money for nothing! And don’t stay alone in a questionable areas without people after dark (touristic areas are fine)
Posted: August 9, 2025Safety in Russia
