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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Based on 97 local experiences
Local crime index
Based on 97 local experiences
Bratislava
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, 2025Kosice
I would say that Kosice is a safe city overall but you have to be careful near train station and stations of public transport because there can be a few weird people looking at women - but not always, just sometimes. But overall I would say that Kosice is a safe city.
Posted: August 31, 2025
Yana
Zilina
It’s fairly safe here, but you can’t completely ignore the possibility of encountering Roma people who might snatch something from you, offend you, hit you, or do something else. Overall, Slovakia has very friendly people, and in Žilina, incidents don’t happen very often. At least, nothing has ever happened to me — no one has stolen from me or hurt me in the three years I’ve been here, and, in general, I consider Žilina to be a fairly safe city. That said, you should be cautious of the Roma, but they are present throughout Slovakia, so it’s something to keep in mind.
Posted: August 16, 2025Safety in Slovakia
