Is Lausanne Safe for Solo Female Travelers?
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Lausanne is a clean and safe but unnecessarily expensive city. There are a couple museums that are free (or cheap) for people under 25 so it makes up for the cost of living ! I would recommend the Rumine Palace.
Posted: March 11, 2025Is Lausanne safe for women?
Lausanne is in general safe but be careful around the main bus stations. Don’t wear too much exposed gold jewellery because I have heard of incidents of people trying to grab/steal gold (or gold-looking) jewellery.
Posted: September 21, 2026Lausanne is overall safe, just be aware of your surroundings at nighttime, and don't be on your own at Chaudron, Place de Tunnel and at the main station at night. During the day there are no problems at all ;)
Posted: August 27, 2026Very safe just avoid non crowded areas at night if you want to walk around but in my experience I’ve never gotten dangerously harassed in 10 years living here although keep in mind that I’m white and tall so that does go in my way
Posted: July 15, 2026
Danaé
Lausanne is my heart town I love it. I think it’s pretty safe I mean you can let your wallet and Keys and phone and life on your blanket at the beach and come back and everything is still there. (But don’t take the risk) There is no thief or pickpocket. Not at all !!(embarrassing for us when we go somewhere where there is pickpockets because we have the impression it’s ok) And for a woman alone, maybe just avoid “tunnel” and “la riponne” because there is some junkie and you can feel...
Posted: November 21, 2025
Lou
As a woman it is easy to feel unsafe even in Lausanne I have some good and safe places to recommend... But if I compare the city to other ones or very big ones it is safe, Switzerland in general is really safe thanks to how people are calm I guess... However since the illegal demonstration for Palestine the police as been really aggressive and violent, it proves that police is not the thing that will makes you feel safer, (maybe as a tourist...) By day I would say you don't have to take...
Posted: October 16, 2025
Marie
Very safe overall, however it's better to avoid walking alone in the night in some areas. If you party until late, try to be escorted home especially near Riponne, Flon, Chauderon or the train station.
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I’m from Spain 🇪🇸 (Valencia) and living in Lausanne (Switzerland 🇨🇭) last 10 years. So I speak French and Spanish fluently, and English good enough I took my first trip using Couchsurfing in 2014, and I did my first solo bike trip in 2016 using Warmshowers. Since then, I’ve hosted people a few times and have also traveled as a Couchsurfer.
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A Couchsurfing refugee after that weird update of theirs. I was really happy to discover an app made specifically for women travellers. My past Couchsurfing experiences brought me many warm and memorable encounters, with good experiences shared on both sides, and I’d love to continue that adventure here and meet more great women along the way. I’m deeply interested in programming, physics and engineering, and I usually approach things with a lot of persistence. Recently, I’ve also been getting very interested in cryptography. Beyond that, people often describe me as open-minded, organised and communicative. Having lived between different cultures, I enjoy meeting people with different stories, habits and ways of seeing the world. I love nature and creative things in many forms: hiking, swimming, art, design, and the unique ideas people bring with them. Looking forward to meeting you :) 💜🏳️🌈
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