Is Slovakia safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Slovakia for female travelers?
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based on 20 experiences from female travelers
Paulina
Poland
Bratislava, Solo travel
A small city, good for a city break. One day was enough for me to see the sights. In my opinion, it's safe, but at stations, stops, and on buses, I was sometimes approached by homeless people. When they heard I didn't speak their language, they left me alone. Great local wine.
Posted: May 16, 2025Experienced: December, 2024Slovakia, Couple travel
I spent some time in Slovakia, and I honestly loved it. I felt very safe the whole time — the atmosphere was calm and welcoming. Compared to Germany, the prices were amazing, which made the trip even more enjoyable. I went there with two girls, and it was just perfect: peaceful, fun, and a great experience overall.
Posted: May 12, 2025Bratislava, Solo travel
I felt pretty safe in Bratislava during the day but less at night, especially around the Centrum bus station and the Obchodná street. So, I will recommend you to go out with other people and not alone in this city. I really like the Devin Castle with beautiful landscape of nature, very relaxing. I enjoyed a lot too the city Center and the view from the castle and muzeum mesta bratislavy I will recommend the spot “Pasteleria” for the coffee time
Posted: April 23, 2025
Katya
Ukraine
Slovakia, Solo travel
I really enjoyed hitchhiking in Slovakia. I crossed the country from east to west and felt very welcomed everywhere. Bratislava has crazy nightlife, you definitely don't wanna miss this city. I've stayed in Wild Elephants hostel and that is just a crazy place!
Posted: December 29, 2024Experienced: June, 2024Kosice, Solo travel
I love Košice, but there are some dark places. If you are not local or with someone that knows the town very well, I would not recommend exploring side streets, because a lot of time u can meet there junkies or just some very weird people. The city is known for its beautiful square but also for that there are a lot of junkies. But otherwise it is safe to hang out on the main street and other popular places.
Posted: December 24, 2024Experienced: January, 2023How safe is Slovakia for women?
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Anastasia
Bratislava
i’ve lived here for 5 years and i feel safe walking alone in the evening or at night, did that a lot of times, basic precautions should be taking into account though. i would recommend trying to stay out of dark, “dead” areas at night, not talking to strangers and of course not getting into anyone’s car unless it’s a taxi (i personally am anxious and i don’t like taking taxis alone, but we have a lot of buses and trams circulating around the city almost all the time so it’s a great option too). other than that, it’s a pretty safe city
Posted: November 9, 2025
Cerys
Bratislava
I personally didn’t feel safe in Bratislava there is a lot of poverty and people begging for money. Although some places are nicer the lack of welfare is still very clear throughout the whole city. The vibes for me felt off too. I would only recommend to visit it for a day trip if you really want to see the city. It is also very small, I saw everything in about 3 hours, with me taking it very slowly.
Posted: October 30, 2025Bratislava
Pretty safe in the centre of city, there are of course some creep’s walking after midnight and I would rather not be walking alone. But I have never been in situation where I’m scared for my safety. So overall it’s safe to solo travel for woman in Bratislava if you are not planning to go further from centre after midnight:)
Posted: October 7, 2025
Katy
Presov
I was never worried of walking alone at night, but it’s still good to be observant, some people can scream from their cars, but most of the times it’s just stupid teenegers boys, who think the word is made just for them.
Posted: September 30, 2025
Lea
Bratislava
Bratislava is pretty safe, since it’s small and not crowded, however there are some districts further from city centre to look out for in the night. Also during the nighttime when there are drunk people in the streets you need to be careful, there are catcallers and drunks trying to sexually harass.
Posted: September 4, 2025Safety in Slovakia
