based on 5 experiences from female travelers
Antonia
Austria
During my stay in Bern I felt fairly save except in a few dark parks at night. The city isn’t too big, you can definitely see it in one or two days. It’s surrounded by a river with an amazing view, theres a few sights and museums, I can also recommend the animal park/zoo in the south. Old town is cute, I liked that it had giant chess boards and other games on the piazzas to play with strangers or friends. Price, well it’s Switzerland it’s expensive. All in all cute city, also has good public transportation as far as I could tell! :)
Posted: January 30, 2025Experienced: January, 2025In general, the city is pretty safe. However, please do take care of yourself and your belongings at the train stations. It seems to be the main place where the drug addicts flock to. I stayed in an Airbnb 20mins away from the train station and I’m still exploring the city. People are generally nice here as well.
Posted: July 30, 2024Mrika
Kosovo
I visited Bern for the 4th time and it was wonderful as ussual, I had very nice weather so I walked around mostly. I felt very safe walking by myself. You should see the bear park and walk around if you can and eat some michelin star delicious sweets near there. The old city is wonderful to walk around too, you have shops there as well. Visit Thun the city and the lake if you have the time. Also trains and trams are very reliable so use that. Everything is pretty expensive so preapre yourself.
Posted: June 27, 2024Lenny
Taiwan
I went to Bern in summer and found that river floating activity was quite popular. Unfortunately, we didn’t know that beforehand. My brother and I really wanted to try it Lol I also enjoy ancient vibe in Bern city!
Posted: October 24, 2023Amazing place super historical , the best of the best in culture. People are pretty friendly, all of them. Many places in the center to find and see, also outside hiking, for example ib Interlaken really nice views all over
Posted: July 2, 2023Based on 28 local experiences
Based on 28 local experiences
Like in every city it is better to be precautious and not walk around alone in certain places when it gets dark. There are some areas where you might feel a bit more uncomfortable in the evening but overall I consider Bern a safe city.
Posted: March 15, 2025I feel safe in Bern in general. Around the main train station and around Reitschule I‘ve experienced slight feelings of unease when being alone at night, but to me nothing has ever happened. Otherwise ask other people for assistance <3
Posted: March 12, 2025Barbara
Hi there! Love travelling and always appreciate contact, help and advise from locals… would love to do the same for people visiting Switzerland, Bern. Speak German (Swiss Dialect and Standard German), French, English, a bit Italian and an some words Hindi.
Bee
Mixtraced not native to 🇨🇭but my Mum is originary from Bern city. My Dad peruvian my birthplace. We are a multicultural family. I am a engaged Mum of a teen. We love exlporing new places. History is a passion, nature, animals. We love home cinema. True sories in our bookclub. Friends. I love languages. We like the possibility of connecting with open minded peolpe.
Barbara
Bern
5 days
Hi there! Love travelling and always appreciate contact, help and advise from locals… would love to do the same for people visiting Switzerland, Bern. Speak German (Swiss Dialect and Standard German), French, English, a bit Italian and an some words Hindi.
Nazli
Bern
3 days
Hi, my name is Nazli, and I'm 23 years old. I'm originally Kurdish, but I was born and raised in Switzerland.I absolutely love to travel, see new places, and meet new people. 🧚🏻♀️