based on 39 experiences from female travelers
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, 2025Aleksandra
Russia
I felt save traveling alone. Love market in Mangwon district - amazing food, good prices. Had accommodation also here - perfect place for calm stay! Recommend wowpass as debit card, t-money and esim. Also used climate card for unlimited transport in Seoul - best choice.
Posted: June 8, 2025Experienced: March, 2025Loved the trip honestly. I'm planning on shifting to Seoul soon and planned this trip to get familiar with the place before shifting there. Had a great experience people were nice. Everything was good overall tbh!
Posted: May 27, 2025Alexa
United States
The entire time I was in Seoul I never felt unsafe. Everyone was kind and helpful. Korean food is amazing! I say get out of your comfort zone and try something different, you won’t regret it. The bus and metro system are fairly easy to use and understand. Just make sure to get a t-money card, buy one at any convenience store and load it up at the machines in the stations.
Posted: May 13, 2025Seoul is beautiful and breathtakingly impressive. I felt very safe being alone and didn’t have any weird situations whatsoever. Also, it’s quite cheap for a capital! Definitely recommend for people who are new to traveling and.
Posted: May 12, 2025As a foreigner I felt safe walking around, even at night. I was there for around 8 weeks and never witnessed any antisocial behaviour. The worst thing was some of the public toilets were quite poorly maintained. Bring your own toilet paper! In fact, I was warned about racism (especially from older people) yet the older people I came across were lovely, even at one time offering their seat to me on public transport when I had many shopping bags. I was mostly worried about rabies, as there were many stray cats I liked to feed around my hotel. Unfortunately I did see a rabid cat :(
Posted: May 7, 2025Based on 24 local experiences
Based on 24 local experiences
Seoul is pretty safe as known. People here is kind and you can even go out at 1 in the morning just to walk around. Also the night life is pretty safe here. People tend to speak pretty good english too.
Posted: August 10, 2025As a Black woman traveling solo in Korea, I felt genuinely safe. I never worried about having my phone out or watching my bag, even late at night. I went clubbing alone multiple times—no aggressive guys hitting on me, no one trying to take advantage. Once, I even blacked out from drinking, and instead of anything bad happening, people just helped me get to the nearest police station where I was safe and looked after. Overall, Korea felt respectful and secure, even in busy nightlife areas.
Posted: July 8, 2025