Is Geneva Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Family travel

Geneva 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!

Couple travel

Tip stay in france at the border. Annemasse is pretty close to geneva by tram and also by train. We used the tram. Restaurents and supermarkets are much cheaper. I love the botanical garden at geneva.

Solo travel

Genava is my Hub, as far as I'm using easyjet (whuch is the cheapest one to fly from Egypt. I used to fly to GVA since August 1999 and I stayed there for the last 7 years as a UN accredited correspondant for Al-Ahram daily news paper. I have many friends there and I used to stay in their houses before heading to my destination in Europe.

Solo travel

Geneva is a wonderful city where I felt very safe. The public transportation network in Switzerland is absolutely amazing. The Christmas market is enchanting. There are plenty of stalls with traditional Swiss food as well as dishes from around the world. It's a nice place to take a walk, have a drink and eat a snack. The river and the lake are beautiful for walks, and taking a day trip is easy, both Annecy and Lausanne are great.

Family travel

The home of the most instrumental organisations and institutions of our time Worth a visit Must go to the UN office, visit Lake Geneva and the surroundings at Rolex office Talk to people around you you may run into an activist, a writer, a leader just down the street. A place of action and a place you need to be at

Solo travel

City with a posh reputation, but turned out to be very "boho" and have some French charms. Nice cafes and nice to sit by the lake. Maybe slightly cheaper to drink a coffee in Geneva than in Zurich. Good city for some days!

Solo travel

Geneva was amazing. I was there on a group trip, the only foreign trip I ever took. We visited the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and CERN. I really enjoyed the Red Cross Museum. In Plainpalais, there was an incredible statue of Frankenstein's monster.

Solo travel

Geneva was wonderful. To be honest, the best part was when I went to a small town named Vevey and from there I managed to get on a cable car to Mont Pèlerin, the view was fantastic (it's 1h by train from Geneva). Geneva was good, and all the museums - d'Histoire Naturelle and Musée d'Art et d'Histoire were free and large, so I really spent hours there. Lake Geneva was also amazing.

Solo travel

To do: - Travel by mouette (public transport boats) or take a lake cruise - Walk around the Old Town - Climb the Cathedral - Swim in the lake - Running under the Jet d’Eau - Trip to Jonction Safety: I felt safe when I was there. Recommendations: Geneva is beautiful and fun, especially for a short period of time, like two days.

Solo travel

To Do: - Visit the Museum of Art and History - Have a drink at the Place du Bourg-de-Four - Explore the old town - Walk around Carouge - Visit the opera - Admire the beautiful lake shore Safety: Geneva is very safe, women-friendly. Recommendations: Geneva is a nice city for a few hours, but not for days. Ideal for a short trip.

Geneva is a very safe city, I would not say there are any unsafe areas, but there are very few people around at night and everything closes early so it can feel strange. The area behind Cornavin station can be a bit sketchy so I would avoid it if you can but it’s not unsafe, you just need to pay a bit more attention to your surroundings.

Geneva is quite safe overall, I’ve always walked home even in the middle of the night without a problem. However it can be quite shady around the gare cornavin, whether it’s day or night so be careful there!

A very safe city, I feel very secure to walk here alone even at night. There are sometimes weird people but not something too extreme. I would recommend staying here if you need some pretty views and a safe place to walk in

Mostly a safe place, but be aware of pickpockets when you walk in the middle of the city or while riding public transportation, that's where broad daylight stealing happen the most. And just don't go at night near the main station (Cornavin) and hotels nearby if you don't have some locals to walk you around, it can get creepy at times. If you have any local low/mid-important issue and understand-speak french, call the nearest municipal police station (you can find their numbers on the web, just...

Geneva is really safe but be mindful to not spend too much time around the central station area during the night. Take an uber back to the hotel if you can instead of a bus or tram that you have to change here!

Super safe The best place to go out alone or enjoy doing some activities outdoors You have a lot of options to chose. So no problem if you want to come and visit. But always keep safe your belongings