based on 98 experiences from female travelers
Zeynep
Turkey
I was going to Zurich alone and I was feeling totally safe. At night I had take a train to Basel at 9pm I easily went to the station and arrived after some hours and I was walking alone very late but I was just feeling safe and relax. The next day I wemt to the Bern and in the same day I came back to Basel and made a late walking in the street. Everything was so nice.
Posted: August 10, 2025Geneva is lovely. I felt pretty safe there, everyone was just minding their own business. Everything is quite expensive. There are lots of things to do, many luxury shops, you can walk/cycle around the Léman lake... I recommend the Botanical Garden of Geneva, which is amazing and 100% free!
Posted: July 30, 2025Experienced: July, 2024It was extremely safe, had no issues walking around on my own. The only problem was how early everything closed, so it was important to get up early and see everything you can before 7pm. Even the restaurants close pretty early. Getting the swiss travel pass is definitely worth it, as it always reduces the hassle of buying transportation tickets if you wanna go somewhere
Posted: July 26, 2025Experienced: January, 2025I visited Zurich in April. It wasn’t very warm outside, so I would recommend to visit it closer to summer. Overall, it was a good experience. The city is walkable and public transport is excellent. The only thing to take into account is that Zurich is considered one of the most expensive cities, and it was indeed quite pricy
Posted: July 13, 2025Experienced: March, 2025Agata
Germany
Zurich felt easy and calm. I got around with public transport, had a trip in to nature and saw the mountains nearby. It was rainy the first days but when the sun came out everything began to shine :))
Posted: July 10, 2025Carsen
United States
Walked around well past midnight when I was there, there were some groups of people out but it was quiet and incredibly safe. Bring an empty water bottle to fill up at the fountains and highly recommend taking a quick walking tour when you first get there to get oriented. The food was pretty good - def get a group together to go to fondue
Posted: July 3, 2025Based on 433 local experiences
Based on 433 local experiences
Sara
very safe, keep in well lit areas at night but since that's most places it's no problem. Be a bit careful around the main stations such as HB and Stadelhofen. Normally you won't have an issue, there's a lot of security/ police patrolling there anyways.
Posted: August 8, 2025Fribourg is a little city, with just one or two streets and a parc where I wouldn’t walk alone at night, otherwise always felt really safe! I walk often alone at night when coming back from an evening with friends.
Posted: August 3, 2025