Is Lausanne Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Lausanne is generally regarded as an extremely safe city for solo female travelers. Its low crime rates, excellent public transportation, and friendly residents render it a welcoming destination. The law enforcement authorities are also dependable. However, like anywhere else, it’s always essential to exercise common sense and be aware of your surroundings.

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How safe is Lausanne 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, 2025
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Is Lausanne safe for women?

Women’s safety index

4.4 /5

Based on 23 reports

Crime index

1.3 /5

Based on 23 reports

I feel safe in the street of Lausanne. As a reference, I grew up in Paris. Probably not as safe as in South Korea but still better than most of European cities. I would say it's most of the time really quiet and calm, I never felt insecure

Posted: February 13, 2026
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Danaé

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
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Lou

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
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Marie

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.

Posted: August 15, 2025
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Safety map

Based on reports from women living in Lausanne, we created a safety map highlighting areas where they feel unsafe during the day or at night.

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Ariadna

Ariadna

Lausanne

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3 days

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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 traveled and hosted in the past with couch surfing but I stopped after a weird experience as a traveler, I’m happy to discover this platform only for women

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Mathilde

Lausanne

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Hi I’m a personal trainer and give collective classes for ladies. I born in Paris. Used to live in Lyon and moved to Switzerland. I love to make new friends. I’m a girls girls. 🤍

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Marie

Marie

Lausanne

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Hi ! My name is Marie, I am a PhD candidate in psychology and I love meeting new people :) I love drawing and theatre ☺️

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Lorena

Lausanne

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3 days

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Hello my name is Lorena, I'm 24 and I'm a brazilian girl living in Lausanne. I really like to travel a lot, specially in the nature. Also, I love outdoor sports as hiking/trekking and during the winter skiing. I recently move to Lausanne, so I'd like to do some friendship.

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Sarah

Lausanne

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3 days

About me

Warm hello there 😊 My name is Sera, and I am an Armenian living in Switzerland! I am always curious to meet new people and hear about their stories - let’s meet for a drink or ice cream if you are around 🌸

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