based on 6 experiences from female travelers
Berta
Germany
This was my first solo trip! It was amazing, I stayed at a place that I found through the app Trusted Housesitters, so I was taking care of a cat while I was there which made my experience 1000 times better. Bern was much more exciting than I expected, it has beautiful mountains around it, very interesting shops and historical places and nice people :) it also snowed while I was there so that was great
Posted: May 28, 2025Antonia
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 34 local experiences
Based on 34 local experiences
Pretty safe, there are certain areas that i wouldn‘t visit alone at night but in general i feel pretty safe. The city center is quite small so there are always people around. But of course i always feel safer when i‘m with someone.
Posted: May 28, 2025Bern is a very safe place. During the day, you don’t have to be afraid at all. Only at night, I would avoid the Bollwerk/Schützenmatt area. But even in the city center, it’s not really a problem at night. Sometimes, there are people asking for money, but you just need to say you don’t have any cash and they’ll leave without another word.
Posted: May 15, 2025