Is Basel Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Basel is overall a very beautiful city and truly feels like a border town. The people are genuinely kind and helpful. However, Switzerland is unbelievably expensive. Since it’s a small city, you can explore all the main attractions in just two days, which is sufficient. Of course, I tried fondue and Swiss chocolate, as they’re famous there, and they were absolutely delicious—though, as I mentioned, incredibly pricey. Accommodation is also very expensive, but I was lucky to have a friend there,...

Couple travel

We were in Basel for 2 days. Found the place to be expensive especially based on the foreign exchange rate...but we felt safe and loved the free public transport...it rained a lot but we still managed to walk the city..

Family travel

It was safe. Nature was very beautiful. But everything was very expensive. It’s impossible to drink coffee or eat out. Swimming in Rhine is very enjoyable. As long as you do free activities, Basel is very nice. Hiking in nature, definitely go to Well am Rhein

Solo travel

It was a very safe and calm city. It was more cosmopolitan than I expected. Transportation was very easy, but in general it was an expensive city. I felt that everyone spoke at least three languages and was helpful

Solo travel

I felt safe in Basel. Its very expensive but coffee and chocolate inexpensive in the city. Im happy for visited to Basel. Its cold when I went. If you will visit in April, you should take winter the clothes.

Solo travel

I spent approximately 7.5 hours in Basel. It was a day where I walked alone for hours, covering 15 km without the internet on my back. Except for Münsterplatz, I couldn't find free internet outdoors. Museums were closed because it was Monday, so I couldn't visit a few museums I wanted to see. Even if they were open, I wouldn't have had enough time, but oh well. Basel is a city worth exploring if you are passing through or nearby, but if you don't have the money and time, especially, there's no...

Solo travel

Been to Basel with no expectations honestly but being there it had nothing really to surprise me. There is not much to see. The streets look full and chaotic. I walked a lot like usually but found nothing great to see expect an botanic garden from a university nearby which was the best thing during my stay. It was very hot and everything was way too expensive. Good in Switzerland it u have drinking fountains everywhere.

During the day there are organized groups of beggars, usually at more touristy places though. They pretend to gift you flowers or are dressed literally as Mickey Mouse, they can turn pretty agressive depending on the situation but ignore them & you're good, they should also be quiet easy to spot, because they stand out, not as clean or calm as the surrounding, fake smile and an attitude. Otherwise mostly shoplifters that as a regular you probably won't notice and let's say avoid Claraplatz in...

Pretty safe just mind your surroundings at night especially when youre alone in shady areas like gundeldingen, kleinhünigen, claraplatz and in underpasses. There is crime in basel because it lays to the borders of germany and france but it shouldnt even be noticeable for you. Safe spaces are wettsteinplatz, marktplatz, barfüsserplatz, steinenvorstadt, universität, bruderholz, münster, messeplatz…

Basel like many Swiss cities is very safe. You don’t need to worry about guns in this country because they‘re illegal and the crime rate is not high in perspective to other countries like the USA, India or even Germany. That doesn’t mean murders or assault never happen, but it did happen, but not so often. What you can expect is drunk people near a bar searching for a fight, groups which are loud and seem scary, boys who catcall or stare at you in public transport. Assault and grape happens,...

As a teenage girl here I feel quite safe, the paranoia is still there but I’ve rarely had any weird interactions and never been actually harassed, threatened or robbed or anything. It’s generally quite safe especially in the centre and there’s always people around and police nearby.

From my perspective, Basel feels very safe. The streets are calm, public transport is reliable, and I rarely encounter situations that seem risky. I feel comfortable walking around the city at any time.

Its very safe to come here and even walk around at night in most places in basel and in switzerland in general. People arent very open and talkative but there arent lots of crimes here and you mostly feel safe throughout the city