Is South Korea safe for solo female travelers?
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based on 65 experiences from female travelers
Seoul, Solo travel
I had a weekend trip to Seoul, it's great in general. Download KakaoMap, it's amazing for navigating. Buy T-Money Card, it can also be found at the airport, for the public transport. You can prepare a little bit of cash, but many places I visited only accept cards so I think too much cash are not needed.
Posted: October 17, 2025
Swann
France
South Korea, Group travel
I stayed in Korea for a 6 weeks research program in a korean university in Pohang (POSTECH). I had a lot of free time to discover the country and I participated to différent cultural activities offered by the program. I found Korea super safe, even alone at night ! I can recommand you to try a templestay in a bouddhist temple (I did it at Golgulsa temple for two days), it is a really immersive experience. There are also a lot of good hikes in the country, especially in Seoraksan national Park (I recommand you the Ulsanbawi rocks hike, which is really hard because there are also lot of stairs but I swear it is totally worth it !)
Posted: August 17, 2025Seoul, Family travel
I felt safe in Seoul, food was delicious and getting around the city with metro was really easy. Prices were moderate. It was a great experience, we did basic sightseeing with palaces and popular areas like Gangnam.
Posted: August 5, 2025
Eleonora
Russia
South Korea, Solo travel
I was there for 3 weeks, and I was in 3 city's - Seoul, Taegu and Busan, my favorite was Seoul and Taegu, in the future I want visit more cities. I felt safe all the time, from 5am on the metro from the airport to a walk at 12am to the hotel. I can't recommend anything to visit, just go to places that's feels like was made for you. I'm a vegetarian and i have arfid, so it was kinda difficult to me find food to eat, almost all the time I spend money to eat something from the stores like 7/11 and I ate not spicy Ramen and snacks (I hate myself sometimes for this, but I live like this all my life) My budget was 2200$ and I spend all of it (not including flights and hotel reservations)😔 the transport was very convenient (but expensive, most of the money is in movement), I am honestly delighted with the metro, buses and trains, this is the best experience in my life, if only we had such beauty and culture eh I've been to 4 different hotels and haven't saved any of them, but I'll say that you can find something very good and not expensive
Posted: July 6, 2025Experienced: June, 2024South Korea, Family travel
I felt very safe in South Korea, people would leave their belongings on shop counters because they trusted no one would steal them. We stayed in a 4* hotel but it would have been a 5* hotel in the UK. I was Vegan at the time and a few restaurants didn't understand what that meant.
Posted: June 18, 2025Experienced: July, 2016How safe is South Korea for women?
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South Korea
I’m native korean but pretty sure South Korea is quite safe country😎 Just avoid Hongdae guys (If you stay in Seoul) Actually I’m living in country Much better for traveling unfortunately we don’t have transfers
Posted: December 15, 2025Busan
Very safe. Occasionally, you might run into drunk people in Seomyeon during late hours, but that's pretty much it. I get around fine at 2 a.m., but I stick to brightly lit, busy streets just to be careful.
Posted: November 23, 2025
Sara
Wonju
I can walk around freely at night even in dark alleys. In my experience people keep to themselves and are friendly. I had one poor experience in the 8 months I lived here with a drunk man in public in the daytime. I walked away and was left alone.
Posted: November 9, 2025Seoul
Seoul is super safe and easy to explore solo! The city’s clean, and people are gernerally nice to foreigners. And public transport’s great too. But just stay aware in nightlife spots or late at night like anywhere else.
Posted: October 8, 2025Seoul
Cameras and people are everywhere 24h/24h I traveled there alone for 10 days, and except for some old people disliking foreigners, nothing happened to me ! I felt safe walking around alone and taking public transport !
Posted: September 18, 2025Safety in South Korea
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Hyeyeong
Seoul
Can host for:
3 days
About me
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sarah
Seoul
Can host for:
5 days
About me
Hi ladies! 👋 I’m offering a comfy mattress in my one-room studio in Sillim, just a short walk from Guro Digital Complex Station 🚇. It’s a simple and cozy place perfect if you need a safe and quiet spot to rest for few nights while exploring Seoul.
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JY
Seoul
About me
I'm a new solo traveler, really excited to go to Japan and travel overseas alone for the first time! I lived abroad of Korea over a decade while moving around countries, so I love meeting new people! I worked in the education field here in Korea but I'm kinda burnt out, maybe I want to find a new way of living? Not sure with my life but solo traveling is going to be one new path for me!
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Aligermaa
Seoul
About me
Hi everyone!! I am an exchange student in Geneva, trynna explore Europe as best as i can before returning back to the other side of the world-> Seoul,Korea. I like meeting people and learning about different cultures,it is always so amazing! I am from Mongolia, but I live in korea, sooo when i go back to korea i can definitely show you around seoul etc! 😗
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