Is Kyiv safe for solo female travelers?

Solo travel

Did I feel safe? Mostly yes, but with caution. Air raid alerts happen, and you need to stay updated. People go on with life, but the war is still real. I felt safe during the day in central areas, especially with locals around. Things to do / skip: Do: – Walk around Podil, Andriyivskyy Descent, and Mariinsky Park – Visit St. Sophia’s Cathedral and Kyiv Pechersk Lavra – Check out local bookshops and cozy cafés – Try a banya (Ukrainian sauna) for a unique experience Skip: – Expensive tourist traps (some souvenir shops and “photo spots” near Maidan) – Overpriced tours that don’t offer local insight Food / restaurants: – Milk Bar — perfect brunch and desserts – Puzata Hata — budget-friendly Ukrainian classics – Hum:Hum — great hummus spot in Podil – Veterano Pizza — owned by war vets, with a mission – Also: get syrnyky and varenyky at any good local cafe Budget: I spent around $25–35/day comfortably (including food, transport, and entrance tickets). Cafés were affordable. Street food & bakeries were cheap and tasty. Accommodation: I stayed in a cozy apartment in Podil (Airbnb). Safe, quiet, and well-located. You can also find nice hostels or hotels in the city center. Getting around: Very easy! The metro is fast, cheap, and clean (and it doubles as a bomb shelter). Uber/Bolt are cheap and safe. Locals were helpful when I needed directions. Itinerary (4 days): Day 1: City center walk – Maidan, Khreshchatyk, and Saint Sophia Day 2: Podil exploration + Dnipro river views + sunset from Volodymyrska Hill Day 3: Pechersk Lavra, WWII Museum, and Motherland Monument Day 4: Coffee, street art, shopping, and relaxing in a park

It’s obviously unsafe due to the war: russian missiles and drones attack the city often, so you should know what to do when the air raid alert is announced and be ready to act quickly for your safety. Other than that, Kyiv feels like a safe city. I have lived here for 7 years, and never got robbed or physically attacked. Some districts feel nicer that others, but overall it’s safe and comfortable

Kyiv it's pretty safe city, except war, it's only LARGE unsafe thing Our peoples not angry and ready to fight exepr the warriors with ptsd, who can be dangerous, but their just traumatised with war I feel safe here

Except for martial law, everything in this city is beautiful. But you can wait out the air raid in the shelter. The right bank of the city is also much safer. In the city centre at the Golden Gate metro station, you are 100% safe as a woman.

Basically, the main threat in Kyiv is, as you may know, russian attacks with ballistic missiles, drones, and rockets. Safety for women depends on a neighborhood you stay in, though I used to live in "bad" ones and didn't have attacks on streets. I was robbed once, but I'd say it's the same as in any other big city in the world. So if you feel you can manage the air raids, please come to Ukraine and enjoy it.

I’ve lived in a few different countries, and I feel more comfortable in Ukraine than them (except Krakow, I felt even safer there). I literally don’t worry about anything here) once in a long while some guy won’t take a hint and talk to me longer than I want him to. I can’t say everyone’s experience is like mine, maybe I got lucky. But overall I feel like this city is safer than a lot. And I definitely worry about nothing here.